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This paper considers the many struggles of Oedipus throughout the course of Sophocles' tragic play in five pages. Four sources ar...

A 10 page analysis of the tragic hero as he manifests in these two classic plays. Twists of events affect these heroes differentl...

where there were festivals and dancing choruses which appear to have competed for prizes (ClassicNote). At one point it appears as...

In five pages this paper argues that the protagonist of Sophocles' play successfully satisfies the classical tragic hero criteria ...

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

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...

In 5 pages this paper examines how perceptions of truth are shaped through illusion in these two plays. There are 3 sources cited...

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...

to speak out. Of course, Oedipus is infuriated by such statements and knows that they must have been instigated by one of his enem...

upon the very nature of man to enjoy learning something about others and in return about him or herself. In this way, he argues, w...

to convey the importance of unquestioning obedience to the will of the gods; and, secondly, to emphasize the importance of familia...

The mores of society are frequently presented in theatrical productions of the time. This paper describes Oedipus Rex by Sophocles...

In 5 pages this paper examines this thematic conflict as it is represented in A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, Macbeth by William S...

In 5 pages this paper examines how the 'Faustian Bargain' is depicted in the literary works Faust by Goethe, Don Quixote by Cervan...

In 6 pages the theme of free will as it appears in Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley, King Lear by William Shakespeare, Docto...

This paper consists of nine pages and considers how violence is perpetuated by the gods in Thebiad by Status, Oedipus Rex by Sopho...

Medea and Oedipus Rex are like many ancient Greek plays in dealing with a sub-theme of cruelty. This research paper examines the a...

In five pages this paper discusses how these characters featured in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles can be describes as mythic because th...

In five pages this essay discusses the moral belief in atonement as represented by the irony and symbolism featured in Oedipus Rex...

In five page this paper considers Gods and their roles in ancient Greek society and literature in a consideration of a passage fro...

charities was remarkable. She was coming into her own, moving out of the extremely heavy shadow cast by the royal family (particu...

of Oedipus, the man who kills his father and marries his mother, is actually older than Sophocless version of the story. Its timel...

intelligent man, a man of integrity, and a man who is willing to seek answers, even if those answers point to him as the problem. ...

consequence. Her grief is obviously great even though the event was decades ago. She tells Oedipus, "...my son/ he wasnt three day...

In five pages this paper examines the different ways in which heroine Antigone and hero Oedipus wielded power in these plays by So...

In eight pages this paper examines how the protagonist Oedipus changed from one work to the next in this analysis of these tragedi...