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a man so much that she would do anything for him-- lie, cry, and eventually die. In many ways, Queen Jocasta submits fully...

In three pages the differences and similarities in these two plays are discussed in order to determine if they should be regarded ...

In seven pages this paper examines the conflict of man's struggles in accepting duties and responsibilities to the polis from the ...

In ten pages this paper evaluates the extent of man's power over his fate within the literary contexts of 'Epic of Gilgamesh,' 'Th...

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...

enough, women have generally not had the political voice that would allow for such demands. In fact, in the United States women ha...

Oedipus story we have one that seems to offer us the belief that through intellectual pursuit we can somehow avoid the inevitable,...

This paper examines 3 tragic elements in an analysis of Amanda Wingfield, Prince Hamlet of Denmark, and King Oedipus of Thebes fea...

as revealed in the literary/mythological writings of ancient Greece. In "The Iliad," for example, when the mighty warrior Achille...

Alabama because he was "invited here" and because of his "organizational ties" to the area (King). Statement of Understanding: H...

watch these plays we see not only human frailty, but the workings of fate. Consider Oedipus: he killed his father and married his ...

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...

(La Machine Infernale), Oedipus is a man of great looks with an ego to match, but of what could best be described as limited intel...

woman who was now a widow, he fell in love and married her-his mother (Sophocles). Apollo curses Thebes and says that the city wil...

the end of the Gita, Arjuna says "The delusion is gone...by your grace I have recovered my wits. Here I stand with no more doubts....

Before the particular works are examined, however, it can be useful to attempt a brief examination of the concept of irony in lite...

In a paper consisting of five pages the similarities between modern Peru and 1960s America are noted in a consideration of how Kin...

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 ...

In eight pages this paper argues that the King is victimized by his own arrogance in a consideration of how the theme of hubris or...

In five pages this research paper examines how irony is used in these tragedies in a comparison and contrast of characters and the...

contrasts dramatically with Antigones ideas, and forms the basis for the conflict that drives the plot. At the core of Creons val...

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 six pages this paper presents a structural analysis of this ancient Greek tragedy and examines how the rising action and confli...

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

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 ...

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