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In five pages this essay discusses the complexities involved with the citizen example served by Oedipus the King in Sophocles' pla...

In six pages this essay discusses how Oedipus would have been more content without the knowledge of his fated life in this themati...

In four pages this paper examines the characters, chorus, women, and state 'spiritual bankruptcy' theme featured in Sophocles' Oed...

In five pages this 2nd portion of Sophocles' Oedipus Trilogy is summarized and analyzed. Three sources are cited in the bibliogra...

In a paper consisting of six pages these three African novels written by Fa Digi Sisoko, Flora Nwapa, and Chinua Achebe are compar...

daughters. This structurally ironic situation creates the entire basis for the plot of King Lear, as it quickly becomes apparent...

In five pages this paper examines how thematic elements are developed by Chinua Achebe in this critical analysis. There are no ot...

A 10 page analysis of the tragic hero as he manifests in these two classic plays. Twists of events affect these heroes differentl...

which the British officer solicits his aid illustrates the bipolar reaction of Ezeulu verses the office who has been appointed to ...

Okonkwo relished in the traditions which consolidated his power within the village and reinforced his identity. The supreme test ...

has absolutely certainty in his own value and the value of his "modern" ideas. However, by rejecting older, more traditional appro...

you think, I should not have you, even if you asked to come...apparently the laws of the gods mean nothing to you" (Sophocles). ...

tragic hero. Creon, on the other hand, realized his mistake when Teiresias made his prophecy. He is forced to live, knowing that...

sight of their original teaching passion, or the education system insists that teachers simply instruct, as though the children we...

where there were festivals and dancing choruses which appear to have competed for prizes (ClassicNote). At one point it appears as...

In five pages this paper argues that the protagonist of Sophocles' play successfully satisfies the classical tragic hero criteria ...

In six pages this paper examines the transformation of the epic hero in ancient Greek literary works such as Euripides' Medea, Sop...

front panel." Kozierok (2001) also explains that the term "external drive bay" is a "bit of a misnomer" in that the term ex...

The audience sees Oedipus to be a good and caring King, one who has a grasp of right and wrong. Oedipus is also shown to be a bit ...

of an omnipotent God, and therefore there is considerable debate as to whether the actions of a human being can be genuinely consi...

behold his greatness without envy? Now what a black sea of terror has overwhelmed him. Now as we keep our watch and wait the final...

calls on the various gods (including Triple Artemis, in her aspects as huntress, moon-goddess, and goddess of dark sorcery), to sa...

blind lord Dhritarashtra so much that she voluntarily bandaged her eyes, as she vowed that she would not enjoy anything that she c...

he has heard the dreadful prophecy that he will kill his father and marry his mother, Oedipus meets Laius on the road, becomes enr...

position in the court was not higher than it was. He is the source of all conflict in the story for he presents Othello with subtl...

charities was remarkable. She was coming into her own, moving out of the extremely heavy shadow cast by the royal family (particu...

is that so many people believe in ideals like Willys. In the end, what is show is that a man with so much potential ends up losing...

who others looked upon with envy, and characters who others judged for their actions and essential character. The paper looks at G...

the subtle element of inference. The extent to which Oedipus Rex can be examined from a combination of behavioral perspecti...

audience feel watching a tragedy" ("Greek Theory of Tragedy: Aristotles Poetics"). The audience has to feel something significant ...