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(Logia.com). "Unmoved by the dissuading counsel of an affectionate but timid sister, and unable to procure assistance, she determi...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Of course Oedipus refuses to believe this at first, accusing Teiresias of plotting against the throne; he orders the man to leave ...

her. Antigone The second question involves characters in the story of Antigone. The characters under discussion are Antig...

Antigone is a rebel who is willing to defy King Creon in order to accord her brother Polynices with the proper burial his twin Ete...

on themes that have to do with familial love and altruism, rather than the hostility and fear that were attributed to it by Freud ...

of patriarchal privilege and set society against her is not sufficient justification for ignoring what she perceived to be a highe...

not have written them. Sophocles wrote "Antigone"(c. 442 B. C) and "Oedipus the King" (c. 425 B. C.) among numerous other works. ...

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

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

is true that Greek culture allowed infanticide via death by exposure, this custom was typically reserved for girls and babies with...

very powerful and just individual, putting aside the fact she was a woman. While this speaks of men, and fighting for justice, one...

could well be said that his acceptance of his brothers actions, despite his berating his brother, may have been the most important...

little less than a monster, sentences her to death; specifically, she is to be buried alive. Antigone and Haemon, who is Creons ...

heroine is willing to risk her life by defying King Creon in order to give her warrior brother Polynices the proper burial he was ...

about the boundaries and concerns of civil, political and religious justice, such as where the jurisdiction of the state can be de...

tragic hero. Creon, on the other hand, realized his mistake when Teiresias made his prophecy. He is forced to live, knowing that...

In essence she marries Othello without her fathers permission, something not done by a traditionally obedient woman. But, this onl...

left to be consumed by animals. Creon takes this action because he feels it is imperative to the safety of the state that the peop...

the king is furious at his sons interference. The king asks if the reason he has come was to save Antigone. His foreknowledge, whi...

not a political drama, but the battle of wills between two family members -- Creon and his niece, Antigone. It does not take much ...

This paper consists of five pages with the focus of discussion being Greek mythology particularly as it pertains to the role of wo...

The ways in which male and female virtue changed in terms of the attitudes of Ancient Greece are examined in 6 pages in a consider...

In twelve pages Sophocles' tragedy Antigone is analyzed in terms of the representation of power in accordance to gender. Thirteen...