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In a paper consisting of five pages the differing gender attitudes that existed in the society of ancient Greece is examined with ...

In a paper consisting of seven pages these ancient Greek plays and heroines are contrasted and compared. Four other sources are ...

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

still powerfully under the control of a patriarchal society. "For Antigone, there could never be any laws that could stand in t...

standing up rights and truth. In Henrik Ibsens play "A Dolls House" there are many symbols which represent different aspect...

calls on the various gods (including Triple Artemis, in her aspects as huntress, moon-goddess, and goddess of dark sorcery), to sa...

lie to Antigone because their interests/values lie in their men. While they do not want their men to go to war, they want sex just...

receive a proper burial, and she enlists the services of Ismene, her lone remaining sibling. She states her intentions plainly to...

modern cultures to view the character of Antigone as a perfect example of heroic resistance to tyranny, the play is not a politica...

honor and integrity into the courtroom as well as to the attention of the public (Conte 26). These are the issues that should con...

been killed and because he is deemed a traitor the powers refuse him a burial. Antigone fights for this cause claiming that her br...

father who controlled every aspect of her life. When she married bank employee Torvald Helmer, she was merely exchanging a father...

actions is shaped by the other characters around her. Creon is of particular importance in shaping the character Antigone in both...

were not performed. However, almost as soon as he has made this ruling - that Polyneices body should lay unburied - Creon is faced...

This paper focuses on tragic form as is represented by these works. Neither nobility nor commoner enjoys immunity from tragedy. ...

In a paper consisting of five pages these female characters are compared and contrasted in terms of their focus and personal devel...

In five pages the tragic characteristics these plays' feature in terms of such conflicts as male and female, good person or monarc...

The political context of the stories of the Oedipal trilogy relate to the society of Thebes and the conflicts that arise from shif...

this retaliation against his brother whom Polyneices felt had stolen the throne from him. Both brothers are killed in battle, one ...

pursue justice with or without her sisters assistance. With an impressive strength that demonstrates her unwavering commitment to...

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

of Helen of Troy in marriage if she wins. This starts the war. In this we see that the war is being fought over a woman, Helen, c...

he has heard the dreadful prophecy that he will kill his father and marry his mother, Oedipus meets Laius on the road, becomes enr...

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

her mother, and the present king, Aegistheus. The play opens with Orestes and his tutor returning to the city. The god Zeus appr...

brother in terms of advice and guidelines for her life which is seen in one scene where her brother tells her to watch out and she...

declares to Creon that the laws of heaven are "unwritten and unchanging, not of today or yesterday is their authority; they are et...

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

classic confrontation between the forces of good and evil in the Christian biblical tradition. The society of ancient Greece was ...

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