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Essays 151 - 180
the way; at the same time, the "old man," who was watching carefully, "struck me from his carriage, / full on the head with his tw...
both royalty, they have both been told by an outside agency to look for a murderer in their midst, and in both cases, the agency t...
In 5 pages this paper examines the individual and a fate he cannot control in an analysis of Death of a Salesman, Macbeth, and Oed...
In eight pages this paper discusses Greek theater's traditions, rituals, and ceremonies with Oedipus the King among the topics cov...
In seven pages this paper discusses past and present myths and violence with examples provided from ancient works The Aeneid, The ...
a man so much that she would do anything for him-- lie, cry, and eventually die. In many ways, Queen Jocasta submits fully...
In five pages Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero is applied to these two literary monarchs. One source is cited in the bibli...
In three pages this essay examines the patriotism of Creon who thinks he has the support of the gods in this analysis of Antigone....
In ten pages this paper evaluates the extent of man's power over his fate within the literary contexts of 'Epic of Gilgamesh,' 'Th...
as revealed in the literary/mythological writings of ancient Greece. In "The Iliad," for example, when the mighty warrior Achille...
This paper examines 3 tragic elements in an analysis of Amanda Wingfield, Prince Hamlet of Denmark, and King Oedipus of Thebes fea...
Oedipus story we have one that seems to offer us the belief that through intellectual pursuit we can somehow avoid the inevitable,...
In five pages this paper examines how Oedipus exemplifies the Athenian male ideal. There are no other sources cited....
with Teiresias (Johnston). It seems odd to some, but the quarrel makes sense if we understand Oedipus as someone who sees things i...
the disease is the god Apollos punishment because the murder of the kings predecessor, Laius, has not been properly punished. He ...
In five pages this research paper examines how irony is used in these tragedies in a comparison and contrast of characters and the...
In four pages this paper examines the play's good vs. evil conflict in a consideration of how divine power is dominated by demonic...
In five pages this report analyzes how power is featured in these respective works and how they influence the featured characters ...
biological mother and father. On leaving the Oracle at Delphi, having heard the dire prophecy that he would murder his father and ...
seek guidance from an oracle. When he returns he tells the King that the murderer of Laius (the previous King) must be brought to ...
that should be born to him by me" (Sophocles). This tragic portent would surely have put most couples who believed in fate off of...
In six pages this paper presents a structural analysis of this ancient Greek tragedy and examines how the rising action and confli...
This paper contrasts and compares the tragic flaws of Achebe and Sophocles' protagonists in 5 pages. There are no other sources l...
In 5 pages the recurrences of these motifs in the dramas of ancient Greece are examined in this work by Sophocles. There are 3 so...
In 5 pages this paper examines the uses of verbal, situational, and dramatic irony as it emphasizes the plot's paradox within the ...
you think, I should not have you, even if you asked to come...apparently the laws of the gods mean nothing to you" (Sophocles). ...
In five pages fate's role in this ancient Greek tragedy is examined. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....
will; summation of all applicable elements will likely lead one to conclude that determinism played a significant and essential ro...
others, or more intelligent than others. In short, there must be some element which somehow sets him above the average man, but ye...
logical explanation, Othello seemed bent on confirming that he will never be more than a misfit in Venice. Desdemonas protestatio...