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of an omnipotent God, and therefore there is considerable debate as to whether the actions of a human being can be genuinely consi...
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 ...
the "tragic flaw." In Oedipuss case, his tragic flaw is his pride. That flaw has to cause him great suffering, but from that suffe...
charities was remarkable. She was coming into her own, moving out of the extremely heavy shadow cast by the royal family (particu...
individual would grow up, kill his father, and marry his mother. In reality, few people would ever find themselves in such a circu...
inseminated, and so forth. Technology has had a way of impinging on morality, and today, there is a sense that part of the process...
A deetailed description of the 'three unities' as they are manifested within William Shakespeare's King Lear and Sophocles' Oedipu...
logical for him to wonder. Oedipus was in fact rescued and brought up by the king. Because he does in reality end up killing a ma...
In eight pages Homer's 'The Odyssey' and Sophocles' 'Oedipus Rex' are compared with Poe's 'Ms. Found in a Bottle' and 'The Purloin...
In five pages this paper compares Sophocles' Oedipus Rex with the plays by William Shakespeare in terms of their similarities and ...
Polybus, and his queen, Merope. After he is grown, Oedipus is told by a drunken man at a banquet that he really isnt the son of Po...
In five pages this essay discusses the moral belief in atonement as represented by the irony and symbolism featured in Oedipus Rex...
In five page this paper considers Gods and their roles in ancient Greek society and literature in a consideration of a passage fro...
contribution to the image in Greek mythology is the story of Chiron, who was born of a union between Zeus and Ixion, the son of Ar...
In eight pages these ancient Greek tragic protagonists featured in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus are ...
Medea and Oedipus Rex are like many ancient Greek plays in dealing with a sub-theme of cruelty. This research paper examines the a...
In five pages this paper discusses how these characters featured in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles can be describes as mythic because th...
This paper consists of nine pages and considers how violence is perpetuated by the gods in Thebiad by Status, Oedipus Rex by Sopho...
In 8 pages this paper examines the concept of the tragic hero in a comparison of King Lear by William Shakespeare and Sophocles' O...
The mores of society are frequently presented in theatrical productions of the time. This paper describes Oedipus Rex by Sophocles...
In 6 pages the theme of free will as it appears in Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley, King Lear by William Shakespeare, Docto...
This paper discusses three classic literary works, Gilgamesh, Hayy Ibn Yaqzan, and Oedipus Rex. The author draws comparisons from...
In 5 pages this paper examines how the 'Faustian Bargain' is depicted in the literary works Faust by Goethe, Don Quixote by Cervan...
is true that Greek culture allowed infanticide via death by exposure, this custom was typically reserved for girls and babies with...
This 5 page paper gives an overview of how Oedipus was a victim of fate in Oedipus the King. This paper includes how Oedipus was a...
Oedipus as the helmsman of a ship confronting a storm or as a metaphor describing King Oedipus himself and the plague his patricid...
not romantically involved. Jack is imitating a robot: his arms are bent at the elbows, hes bent at the waist and moving very stiff...
Kings plea for assistance in his crusade, Oedipus demands to know why, and is shocked to hear the words, "You are the murderer, yo...
concerned for his people; self-regarding but caring. This paper answers several questions about him and his actions in the play. D...