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Essays 421 - 450
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...
the audience; and finally, it must be complex (McManus, 1999). Complex here means the plot contains a "reversal of intention (peri...
this writer/tutor encourages the student to reread the play, noting passages that support the chosen theme. While certainly study ...
an already contradictory situation. Consider how she acknowledges the baby as both "my son" and as "valuable property." Her matern...
the plague will end and his grateful subjects will worship him like a god. However, the aging oracle Tiresias (sometimes spelled ...
way out of his situation at all because no matter what he does to avoid the killing of his father and marrying his mother he has n...
and is not open to the charge of flattery" (Plato). While Socrates then discusses the love of youth, possibly referring to having ...
having given his word, feels that he has no choice but to keep it, even though he fears, rightly, that the boy will end in disaste...
of Oedipus, the man who kills his father and marries his mother, is actually older than Sophocless version of the story. Its timel...
In three pages the differences and similarities in these two plays are discussed in order to determine if they should be regarded ...
In six pages this report compares women's subservient status in each of these literary works. Eight sources are cited in the bibl...
In 5 pages this paper examines the uses of verbal, situational, and dramatic irony as it emphasizes the plot's paradox within the ...
one to conclude that determinism plays a significantly essential role. Were Oedipus and Creons lives determined or were the...
In seven pages this research paper discusses the various interpretations of this classic Greek tragedy including those of Sigmund ...
In eight pages the protagonists of each play are compared and contrasted in terms of desire for truth, changes, and the collision ...
In five pages this essay compares and contrasts these two literary works regarding the portrayal of morality in each. There are n...
and in order to protect the city and its citizens, Oedipus was compelled to take drastic action. Also, he wished to cement his re...
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 six pages this paper presents a structural analysis of this ancient Greek tragedy and examines how the rising action and confli...
point that in order to become complete, we must learn more about ourselves and who we are. In order to do this, we need to experi...
seek guidance from an oracle. When he returns he tells the King that the murderer of Laius (the previous King) must be brought to ...
is considered a step in the right direction for women of the era who were trapped in unhealthy and unequal marriages. Regardless o...
In all honesty, Dr. Stockmann fails to think outside his scientific reasoning. He is, in a sense, blind to those who do not believ...
and changes his mind. He will not sacrifice his only daughter because of Menelaus unfaithful wife. (The impetus behind the Trojan ...
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 report analyzes how power is featured in these respective works and how they influence the featured characters ...
particularly like the characters of Christine and Krogstad, especially since Krogstad is essentially blackmailing Nora, we see tha...
In four pages this paper provides an overview of the play and a character analysis of the self involved title character. There ar...
In five pages this paper is analyzed in terms of characters and the female characters' role, symbolic elements, and themes such as...
In ten pages this play is analyzed in terms of themes, plot, and characterization. Six sources are listed in the bibliography....