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the "tragic flaw." In Oedipuss case, his tragic flaw is his pride. That flaw has to cause him great suffering, but from that suffe...
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 ...
to work to include everyone. Now lets consider a scene from Oedipus Rex and how it could be staged, and what that tells us about...
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...
In 5 pages this paper examines how the 'Faustian Bargain' is depicted in the literary works Faust by Goethe, Don Quixote by Cervan...
In 5 pages this paper examines this thematic conflict as it is represented in A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, Macbeth by William S...
In five pages this paper examines the predestination concept and also discusses if tragic flaws can be overcome in a consideration...
The mores of society are frequently presented in theatrical productions of the time. This paper describes Oedipus Rex by Sophocles...
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 five page this paper considers Gods and their roles in ancient Greek society and literature in a consideration of a passage fro...
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...
This paper discusses three classic literary works, Gilgamesh, Hayy Ibn Yaqzan, and Oedipus Rex. The author draws comparisons from...
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...
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...
did not attract the attention of the gods. This was still true in Shakespeares time. The few commoners he included were never cen...
bodies in its past, the King confidently reassured his ailing people, "My search has found one way to treat our disease - and I ha...
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...
in which a drunk calls Oedipus a "bastard," thus forcing him to the extreme of looking for the cause of the plague on the city whe...
charities was remarkable. She was coming into her own, moving out of the extremely heavy shadow cast by the royal family (particu...
resides in Thebes. Oedipus demands that someone come forward with information. When no one comes, Oedipus puts a curse on whoever ...
of Oedipus, the man who kills his father and marries his mother, is actually older than Sophocless version of the story. Its timel...
when the play opens, he has no knowledge that he has actually done so; he believes he was successful in avoiding the prophesy. Th...
is true that Greek culture allowed infanticide via death by exposure, this custom was typically reserved for girls and babies with...