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In five pages this paper examines how the audience is represented by the chorus in Sophocles' tragic play Antigone. Four source...
In three pages this paper compares and contrasts three major female theatrical protagonists Sophocles' Antigone, Euripides' Medea...
In seven pages this essay contrasts morality as depicted in Plato's Apology and Sophocles' Antigone. Two sources are cited in t...
In six pages this creative essay examines an event in which a college student had to defend beliefs and this experience is related...
then, accompanied by proof, it can therefore be called knowledge. He seems to move in circles a bit with this assertion, in that ...
honor and integrity into the courtroom as well as to the attention of the public (Conte 26). These are the issues that should con...
not a political drama, but the battle of wills between two family members -- Creon and his niece, Antigone. It does not take much ...
left to be consumed by animals. Creon takes this action because he feels it is imperative to the safety of the state that the peop...
the Chorus suggests that it could be the work of the gods (Sophocles). Rather than consider someone elses viewpoint, Creon begins ...
pursue justice with or without her sisters assistance. With an impressive strength that demonstrates her unwavering commitment to...
tragic hero. Creon, on the other hand, realized his mistake when Teiresias made his prophecy. He is forced to live, knowing that...
In essence she marries Othello without her fathers permission, something not done by a traditionally obedient woman. But, this onl...
where there were festivals and dancing choruses which appear to have competed for prizes (ClassicNote). At one point it appears as...
could well be said that his acceptance of his brothers actions, despite his berating his brother, may have been the most important...
very powerful and just individual, putting aside the fact she was a woman. While this speaks of men, and fighting for justice, one...
little less than a monster, sentences her to death; specifically, she is to be buried alive. Antigone and Haemon, who is Creons ...
heroine is willing to risk her life by defying King Creon in order to give her warrior brother Polynices the proper burial he was ...
about the boundaries and concerns of civil, political and religious justice, such as where the jurisdiction of the state can be de...
decreed a heros burial for Eteocles, but that no one, on pain of death, can offer funeral rites for Polynices and that his body sh...
presenting a sensible argument. Burke proposes that rhetoric should be analyzed according to five crucial factors, which he refe...
A 10 page analysis of the tragic hero as he manifests in these two classic plays. Twists of events affect these heroes differentl...
In five pages the truth of this statement is argued with supporting evidence from various philosophers. Four sources are cited in...
In six pages this classical Greek play is examined in a consideration of power, control, and gender prejudice and how the contempo...
In five pages this paper presents a character analysis of Haemon as a reflection of wisdom and his wisdom while also serving at th...
This paper focuses on tragic form as is represented by these works. Neither nobility nor commoner enjoys immunity from tragedy. ...
This paper consists of six pages in which comparisons are made between Oedipus and Ibsen's heroine Nora Helmer along with a compar...
In seven pages this paper compares the female protagonists featured in 'The Odyssey' by Homer and Antigone by Sophocles in a cons...
declares to Creon that the laws of heaven are "unwritten and unchanging, not of today or yesterday is their authority; they are et...
of Helen of Troy in marriage if she wins. This starts the war. In this we see that the war is being fought over a woman, Helen, c...
number and must join the rat race. Individuality is not prized and someone who has opinions, especially if that person is a woman,...