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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 ...
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 this paper examines a common literary theme as it pertains to Oedipus the King by Sophocles and Othello by William S...
Thyestes and his brother were rivals for the throne of Mycenae. Atreus was married to Aerope. Thyestes seduced Aerope. He was a...
tortured marriage. The world of George and Martha is a closed, stagnant environment. It is filled with highly destructive element...
seek guidance from an oracle. When he returns he tells the King that the murderer of Laius (the previous King) must be brought to ...
specifically tailored their works to suit the tastes of their Athenian audiences, mirroring the "fears, tensions, and potential vi...
In ten pages this research paper examines how the Greek perspective of tragedy is featured in Euripides' plays The Women of Troy a...
In six pages this paper presents a structural analysis of this ancient Greek tragedy and examines how the rising action and confli...
In five pages Euripides' tragic protagonist is examined in an application of Aristotle's Greek tragedy formula. There are no othe...
In seven pages this research paper discusses the various interpretations of this classic Greek tragedy including those of Sigmund ...
running into pre-menopause here, why dont you visit your mother for a while." One of Medeas concerns is her own private humiliati...
In twelve pages this paper discusses Mumia Abu Jamal's 1982 trial as a tragedy worthy of a Greek epic. Ten sources are cited in t...
In 5 pages this paper compares O'Neill's play with Greek tragedies in a consideration of similarities, differences, and morality. ...
In a paper consisting of five pages the similarities between modern Peru and 1960s America are noted in a consideration of how Kin...
In five pages fate's role in this ancient Greek tragedy is examined. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....
events that all resulted in tragedy was when Laius insisted that his healthy infant son should be left to die from exposure. While...
The political context of the stories of the Oedipal trilogy relate to the society of Thebes and the conflicts that arise from shif...
city is in turmoil. The next several lines have a messenger enter and inquire as to Oedipus home and whereabouts. The Chorus info...
drama when Medea finds that she has been betrayed she cries to the heavens and says, "Come, Flame of the sky! Pierce through my he...
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 reaction, the nurse relates that Medea, "the hapless wife, thus scorned...lies fasting, yielding her body to her grief, wasting...
the Sophoclean template, time should also be compressed and restricted, with the action of the play taking no more than one day. B...
in drama, as well as two of the most destructive. This paper compares and contrasts the plays that bear their names. Discussion H...
audience" (66). The reversal refers to a reversal in fortune, which Aristotle believed was classically represented in a fall from...
of the play supports the concept of Willy as someone who is "stuck" emotionally at an immature level. Conclusion : As this indica...
they can stop the men from going off to war and would ultimately bring some peace. The premise of the story is a tragic one, in th...
three months after the murder of her husband. In Measure for Measure, its protagonist is not a man of illustrious social status. ...
serve as a compass for the character when facing great and insurmountable odds. Oedipus held staunchly to his moral codes, and whe...
In nine pages this paper examines how sacrifice is used in the Greek tragic works Agamemnon, Medea, Antigone, and 'The Odyssey' an...