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In seven pages this paper discusses past and present myths and violence with examples provided from ancient works The Aeneid, The ...

nations, and they did not attract the attention of the gods. In the past few centuries, on the other hand, we have ample examples...

marriage of his mother to his uncle. Hamlet remarks that she overcome her grief and remarried within a month of his fathers death-...

of our concern. If this story simply told of Oedipus as a king who is found guilty of murdering his father and...

his infant son, Oedipus, die from exposure on a mountainside. The baby Oedipus was subsequently found and raised by the rulers of ...

events that all resulted in tragedy was when Laius insisted that his healthy infant son should be left to die from exposure. While...

he was the victim of an unspeakable crime: it was prophesied that Laius would die by his sons hand, and so when Oedipus was born, ...

truth about who killed his wifes husband is being uncovered. He shows himself again as noble by insisting that justice be done and...

of his father Ulysses" (Homer I). From this excerpt it is quite obvious that divine intervention is a powerful part of the stor...

Oedipus. He learned that his predecessor and his wifes late husband, King Laius, had been murdered, Oedipus contends that it shou...

of tragic flow Aristotle also stipulates that the plot of a tragedy should follow a logical tragic flow. Aristotle writes that "a...

city is in turmoil. The next several lines have a messenger enter and inquire as to Oedipus home and whereabouts. The Chorus info...

more many people are punished for not heeding the word of God. There are numerous people and numerous situations presented in G...

the disease is the god Apollos punishment because the murder of the kings predecessor, Laius, has not been properly punished. He ...

serve as a compass for the character when facing great and insurmountable odds. Oedipus held staunchly to his moral codes, and whe...

will; summation of all applicable elements will likely lead one to conclude that determinism played a significant and essential ro...

that should be born to him by me" (Sophocles). This tragic portent would surely have put most couples who believed in fate off of...

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...

has heard rumors about the how his new wifes (his mothers) husband was killed and he is investigating it. He slowly finds hints th...

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

devastating plague that has been killing many of his subjects. He speaks as if he is an anguished father: "My children, I am fill...

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

modern cultures to view the character of Antigone as a perfect example of heroic resistance to tyranny, the play is not a politica...

if he should have a son. Therefore, Laius took steps to prevent conceiving a son by Jocasta. However, Jocasta wanted a child and c...

seek guidance from an oracle. When he returns he tells the King that the murderer of Laius (the previous King) must be brought to ...

others, or more intelligent than others. In short, there must be some element which somehow sets him above the average man, but ye...

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...

becomes the focus of attention in the family. Both Larry and his father are now ousted from being the center of attention. This, h...

biological mother and father. On leaving the Oracle at Delphi, having heard the dire prophecy that he would murder his father and ...