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Sophocles vs. Euripides

While both Sophocles and Euripides are considered writers of Greek tragedy, their plays (Antigone, Oedipus Rex, Medea) have some s...

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kalvinklen Published on 11/07/2001 8893 Reads Antigone

Theme in Antigone

Antigone, by Sophocles, is a play that has three major themes. All three of these themes play a very important part in this play. ...

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Metaihedd Published on 10/25/1999 2508 Reads Antigone

How does King Oedipus fit the profile of the Classical Greek tragic hero and how is his fall typical

In his Poetics, Aristotle defined the term ‘tragedy’ as ‘a man not preeminently virtuous and just, whose misfortune, however, is b...

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ying_ling Published on 04/23/2001 1683 Reads Literature

Is Oedipus The True Tragic Hero?

In his Poetics, Aristotle defined the term ‘tragedy’ as ‘a man not preeminently virtuous and just, whose misfortune, however, is b...

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ying_ling- Published on 05/07/2001 1742 Reads Literature

Oedipus - Short Analysis

“This is the king who solved the famous riddle...Yet in the end ruin swept over him.” As a marionette to fate and the prophecies, ...

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kalvinklen Published on 11/07/2001 1565 Reads Literature

odepus

Oedipus’ life is revealed during the hours on stage. It is difficult to think of another play in which unity of time as a formal p...

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neilfin Published on 02/25/2004 1623 Reads Literature

Oedipus the King and Ghosts - The Effects of Parent's Sins upon their Children

Sophocles' play Oedipus the King was written for a Greek audience as a religious right and lesson around two thousand years ago, w...

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notrealytrilian Published on 05/13/2001 2797 Reads Literature

Oedipus Rex Essay

Oedipus has a "tragic flaw" that leads to his demise, and efforts to attribute one to him to him seem forced . In his quest to unc...

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Derekvo Published on 02/14/2000 1843 Reads Literature

Sophocles, Gilman & Browning/Oppressed Women

An 8 page research paper/essay that discusses three works that highlight the subjugated role of women in history. It has only bee... ...

Oedipus Rex & Darker Face of the Earth

A 5 page essay that discusses Rita Dove’s 1994 play “The Darker Face of the Earth,” which mirrors many of the themes and plot dev... ...

The Effects of Parents’ Sins upon their Children: A Comparison between Oedipus the King and Ghosts

Sophocles’ play Oedipus the King was written for a Greek audience as a religious right and lesson around two thousand years ago, w...

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trillianmcmillan Published on 07/30/2002 2647 Reads Literature

Oedipus Rex

Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles, (as translated by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald), is replete with dramatic devices - one of which ...

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Admin Published on 05/09/1999 1251 Reads Literature

Psychosocial Development Stages According to Sigmund Freud

In five pages psychosocial development's 5 stages as defined by Freud are discussed along with the growing Oedipus complex controv... ...

Tragedy in Oedipus the King by Sophocles

In five pages this essay discusses the tragic elements of Oedipus the King in terms of plot, the Chorus' role, plot elements, and ... ...

Tragic Hero Oedipus in Oedipus the King by Sophocles

In five pages this paper examines how Aristotle defines a tragic hero and then applies it to the protagonist in Sophocles' Oedip... ...

Changes in King Oedipus

In four pages this research paper discusses Oedipus the King by Sophocles in order to analyze the changes the King of Thebes under... ...

Blind Oedipus

In seven pages this essay discusses how Oedipus was able to 'see' certain things after blinding himself, from this knowledge he ga... ...

Oedipus's Struggle in Sophocles' Oedipus the King

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

Free Will or Determinism in Oedipus the King by Sophocles

In five pages this paper argues that instead of free will Oedipus is instead controlled by determinism in this tragic play by Soph... ...

Citizen Example of Oedipus

In five pages this essay discusses the complexities involved with the citizen example served by Oedipus the King in Sophocles' pla... ...

Ignorance is Bliss Theme in Oedipus the King by Sophocles

In six pages this essay discusses how Oedipus would have been more content without the knowledge of his fated life in this themati... ...

Sophocles' Antigone, Oedipus, and Heroes

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

Literature and Fate

In seven pages the literary device of fate is examined within the context of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Edgar Allan... ...

Works of Sophocles and Homer and the Gods

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

Oedipus and Jason

In five pages the tales of Oedipus and Jason are analyzed in terms of the differences and similarities that exist between them. T... ...

Dramatic Tragedy and How It Has Evolved

In five pages this paper examines Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare, and Death of a Salesman by... ...

Comparison Between Oedipus Rex, King Lear, and Prince Hamlet

In five pages this paper compares Sophocles' Oedipus Rex with the plays by William Shakespeare in terms of their similarities and ... ...

Sophocles' Oedipus Trilogy Themes

In four pages this paper examines the characters, chorus, women, and state 'spiritual bankruptcy' theme featured in Sophocles' Oed... ...

Sophocles' Oedipus Rex and Irony

In five pages this paper examines how irony is used by Sophocles in Oedipus Rex from various Freudian perspectives. Five sources ... ...

Penance Rather Than Death in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles

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