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have to hear; and he ends up discovering the truth about himself, a truth so agonizing and abhorrent that he blinds himself (Sopho...
his infant son, Oedipus, die from exposure on a mountainside. The baby Oedipus was subsequently found and raised by the rulers of ...
truth about who killed his wifes husband is being uncovered. He shows himself again as noble by insisting that justice be done and...
city is in turmoil. The next several lines have a messenger enter and inquire as to Oedipus home and whereabouts. The Chorus info...
and instead gives the infant to another shepherd, who takes the boy to Polybus, king of Corinth, who raises it as his own (Sophocl...
In five pages fate as it affects Antigone, Hector, and Achilles is examined. There are no other sources listed....
In five pages the Theban plays of Sophocles are examined in a consideration of responsibility, fate, and their power. One other s...
concerned for his people; self-regarding but caring. This paper answers several questions about him and his actions in the play. D...
and in order to protect the city and its citizens, Oedipus was compelled to take drastic action. Also, he wished to cement his re...
In five pages essay examines how justice is conceptually portrayed in this tragic play by Sophocles. There are no other sources ...
on a number of issues. Jocasta is presented in Oedipus the King as a middle-aged woman, a bit reserved, and uncomfortable in the ...
In five pages this essay compares and contrasts these two literary works regarding the portrayal of morality in each. There are n...
In five pages this paper examines a passage from the Greek tragedy in order to determine to what extent Oedipus portrays himself a...
The trials featured in these works are contrasted and compared in a report consisting of five pages. Two sources are cited in the...
In seven pages this research paper discusses the various interpretations of this classic Greek tragedy including those of Sigmund ...
In six pages this essay considers the psychological, moral, and literary influence Sophocles exerted in his play in a discussion o...
the god Apollo sees" but Teiresias has not come (Sophocles 36). This initial perception of Teiresias capacity and Oedipus convict...
In five pages this paper argues that instead of free will Oedipus is instead controlled by determinism in this tragic play by Soph...
"childhood and neurotic mental processes" (Appel, 1995, p. 625), Freud was able to create a link between family relationships and ...
individual would grow up, kill his father, and marry his mother. In reality, few people would ever find themselves in such a circu...
Jocastas acceptance of her role and of the death of her son is fundamental to the actions of the play. When Oedipus kills Laius a...
he has heard the dreadful prophecy that he will kill his father and marry his mother, Oedipus meets Laius on the road, becomes enr...
largely concerns issues of perception. When Oedipus at last learns the truth of his origin and situation, he takes broaches from t...
the King that the murderer of Laius (the previous King) must be brought to justice. Oedipus swears he will go on this quest to fin...
modern cultures to view the character of Antigone as a perfect example of heroic resistance to tyranny, the play is not a politica...
calls on the various gods (including Triple Artemis, in her aspects as huntress, moon-goddess, and goddess of dark sorcery), to sa...
In five pages this paper examines the different ways in which heroine Antigone and hero Oedipus wielded power in these plays by So...
In five pages this paper analyzes the importance of families in these classic Greek plays by Sophocles. There are no other source...
In five pages this paper considers how this imagery combines to represent lost vision and spiritual confusion in this tragic play ...
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...