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Literature and Violence

In four pages this essay contrasts and compares how violence is used in Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler, The Thing... ...

Power According to Antigone and Oedipus

In three pages this essay examines how power issues are expressed to audiences by Sophocles in his plays Antigone and Oedipus the ... ...

An Analysis of Tragedy in Three Plays

An analysis of the element of tragedy in Shakespeare's Othello, Ibsen's The Doll House, and Sophocles' Oedipus the King. This pap... ...

Cultural Values in History

Throughout history, major civilizations have had quite differing cultural values. This paper deals in brief with The Odyssey, the ... ...

"Oedipus the King": Quotes

This essay presents four quotes from Sophocles's "Oedipus the King" and then discusses their context and meaning. Four pages in le... ...

Dramatic Irony - Examples from Theater

In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at the use of dramatic irony in theater. The plays "Master Harold and the Boys" and "Oe... ...

Arthur Miller, William Shakespeare, Sophocles and Consideration of the Individual and Fate

In 5 pages this paper examines the individual and a fate he cannot control in an analysis of Death of a Salesman, Macbeth, and Oed... ...

Impressions from the Readings

This 3 page paper is a reaction to some of the readings in a semester, including Homer (“The Odyssey”); Ovid (“Metamorphoses”) and... ...

Elements of Tragedy in The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, Hamlet by William Shakespeare, and Oedipus the King by Sophocles

This paper examines 3 tragic elements in an analysis of Amanda Wingfield, Prince Hamlet of Denmark, and King Oedipus of Thebes fea... ...

Ancient Literature on the Life's Meaning of Moral Order

In seven pages this report considers the meaning of moral order in life in a consideration of gods and human relationships present... ...

Theater History

In ten pages this paper examines the theater's history from its origins and with an emphasis upon Sophocles' Oedipus the King. Ei... ...

Ancient Literature and Cultural Characteristics

In five pages the cultural traits reflected in Lysistrata, Oedipus the King, and The Epic of Gilgamesh are compared with today's c... ...

Oedipus Fate vs Free Will

Oedipus the King, was written by Sophocles between C.A.496-406B.C. In this play, Oedipus is a great example of Sophocles’ belief t...

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Admin Published on 11/02/2000 2029 Reads Literature

Oedipus - Fate

In the play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, Oedipus is a classic tragic hero. According to Aristotle's definition, Oedipus is a tragic h...

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Admin Published on 10/02/2000 1951 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 events in Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles, show an underlying relationship of man's free will existing within the cosmi...

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Admin Published on 03/27/2000 1563 Reads Literature

Hamartia: Oedipus' Tragic Flaw

According to Aristotle, the tragic hero is impeded by a distinguishable characteristic or character trait which leads to his ultim...

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Admin Published on 04/29/2000 2213 Reads Literature

Oedipus and Antigone

A 3 page character analysis of the tragic hero, Oedipus and Antigone from the Oedipus Trilogy. No additional sources cited.... ...

Predetermination in “Oedipus Rex”

This 3 page paper argues that contrary to most opinions, Oedipus does have free will in the play “Oedipus Rex.” Bibliography lists... ...

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

Oedipus, the King and Allegory of the Cave - Comparative Analysis Essay

In Sophocles’ play, Oedipus, the King, there are various instances where Oedipus tries to escape his destiny—enlightenment—only to...

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Galaghard Published on 07/22/2001 2840 Reads Literature

Comparing and Defining Tragic Heroes

This 5 page paper compares three tragedies and their protagonists: Oedipus from Oedipus Rex, Macbeth from Macbeth and Odysseus fro... ...

Jocasta/Maternity in Oedipus Rex

A 5 page essay that discusses the role of Jocasta in Oedipus Rex. The writer argues that Sophocles uses his characterization of Jo... ...

Oedipus Rex: Behavioral Perspective And Interactionist Theory

15 pages in length. The extent to which Oedipus Rex can be examined from a combination of behavioral perspective and interactioni... ...

Major Points of Adam Hochschild's King Leopold's Ghost

In this essay of five pages summary of the work's major points along with the King's atrocities against the people of the Congo ar... ...

The Biblical Ruth

Ruth is a very short Book in the Bible but it is one filled with lessons and one that is essential in history because Ruth was the... ...

Oedipus the King

The events in Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles, show an underlying relationship of man's free will existing within the cosmi...

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Admin Published on 11/18/1999 1448 Reads Literature

Oedipus the King: Free Will vs Fate

The events in Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles, show an underlying relationship of man's free will existing within the cosmi...

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Admin Published on 12/04/1999 1671 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 - 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