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enough, women have generally not had the political voice that would allow for such demands. In fact, in the United States women ha...
has heard rumors about the how his new wifes (his mothers) husband was killed and he is investigating it. He slowly finds hints th...
(Sophocles). In this she is arguing how she has not followed the laws of "men" or even of the gods in this case, but rather per...
and is not open to the charge of flattery" (Plato). While Socrates then discusses the love of youth, possibly referring to having ...
in war. Helen had no power, and no women in the story had power. Helen was simply a symbol of beauty and purity and hence justifie...
of patriarchal privilege and set society against her is not sufficient justification for ignoring what she perceived to be a highe...
However, Antigone dared to do just that. Her brothers Polyneices and Eteocles fought on opposite sides and when both were killed ...
Shakespeares characters that the audience (or the reader) immediately understands will not have an easy time of it. The story of "...
been killed and because he is deemed a traitor the powers refuse him a burial. Antigone fights for this cause claiming that her br...
if he should have a son. Therefore, Laius took steps to prevent conceiving a son by Jocasta. However, Jocasta wanted a child and c...
actions is shaped by the other characters around her. Creon is of particular importance in shaping the character Antigone in both...
his mother, he fulfills the prophesy. As Oedipus tells the story, one gets the sense that he is more than just a character. He is ...
all. However, Hamlet does not see it this way and becomes very angry with his mother for marrying Claudius. Because of this, Ham...
becomes the focus of attention in the family. Both Larry and his father are now ousted from being the center of attention. This, h...
In six pages this report compares these two Freudian childhood complexes. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....
In five pages the tragic characteristics these plays' feature in terms of such conflicts as male and female, good person or monarc...
In five pages fate's role in this ancient Greek tragedy is examined. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....
In five pages the ways in which characters are utilized by the playwrights as instruments by which the audience can be manipulated...
In five pages this paper analyzed the family conflict experienced by father Creon and his son Haemon in Antigone and how it fits w...
In five pages this paper argues that Antigone is the first feminist work. There are no other sources listed....
In five pages the play's final scene and how its philosophical and theological issues reflect the society of ancient Greece. Ther...
In three pages this essay examines the patriotism of Creon who thinks he has the support of the gods in this analysis of Antigone....
In a paper consisting of five pages ways in which organic unity serves as an important function in ths plots of these ancient Gree...
In five pages this essay examines gender conflict within the contexts of these 5 dramas from ancient Greece. There are no other s...
In five pages Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero is applied to these two literary monarchs. One source is cited in the bibli...
In five pages the tragic flaws of these play protagonists are contrasted and compared....
In five pages this paper discusses these kingly characters and their flaws in a consideration of what value if any their suffering...
The tragedies these leaders experience that lead them onto a path of self knowledge are the focus of this paper consisting of five...
will; summation of all applicable elements will likely lead one to conclude that determinism played a significant and essential ro...
classic confrontation between the forces of good and evil in the Christian biblical tradition. The society of ancient Greece was ...