A Comparison Of Antigone, Medea & Nora
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This 3 page paper provides an overview of the similarities of three of the best-known female protagonists is theater -- Nora of Ibsen's 'The Doll House,' Medea in 'Medea' by Euripides, and Antigone in Sophocles' play of the same name. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
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Appearances and Reality in 'Othello' and 'Oedipus the King'
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A 3 page paper which examines the protagonist's ability to determine between appearances and reality as differently presented in William Shakespeare's Othello and Sophocles' Oedipus the King. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Character of Oedipus in Sophocles' 'Oedipus The King' / The Struggle
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In 5 pages the author discusses Oedipus in 'Oedipus the King' by Sophocles. Oedipus is like an adopted child trying to meet his birth parents, although his is not the case. Oedipus fulfills his destiny and the prophecy comes true. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Fate and Morality in Sophocles' Theban Plays
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A six page analysis of the way Sophocles' sense of the individual's self-determination grows through his Theban trilogy -- 'Oedipus the King,' 'Oedipus at Colonus,' and 'Antigone.' The paper asserts that by the final play, the outcomes of one's actions have become inevitable because the individual has chosen them, rather than being the result of the machinations of some god. No additional sources.
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Heroes In Oedipus and Antigone
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A 5 page paper discussing the two main characters of the plays by Sophocles. Each of these individuals held a position of power in one form or another and each used their power differently with a different result. Where Oedipus was strong and perhaps blind to many truths, Antigone was a fighter yet yielded to the pressure of the truths and eventually killed herself. Oedipus was strong and ignorant, where Antigone was passionate and destroyed by the recognition of the truth. No additional sources provided.
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Heroism and Tragedy in Sophocles and Shakespeare
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An eight page paper comparing Sophocles� Oedipus Rex and Shakespeare�s King Lear in terms of their development of the tragic hero. The paper concludes that the way Shakespeare has developed his hero also owes much to the influence of Sophocles and Greek tragedy. Bibliography lists seven sources.
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Oedipus & The Irony of Sight
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A 5 page paper that provides an insightful overview into the use of sight and blindness in Sophocles' 'Oedipus the King' and relates this imagery to the irony of the play. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Oedipus and Teiresias as Mythic Figures
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A 5 page paper analyzing why these two figures of Greek literature, more than any other literary characters of the classical period, deserve status as mythic figures. The paper argues that the figures of Teiresias and Oedipus, both featured in Sophocles� Oedipus Rex, represent facets of the human condition which transcend culture and time. Bibliography lists two sources.
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Oedipus as Tragic Hero
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A 5 page paper looking at Sophocles' play in terms of Aristotle's definition of the classic tragic hero. The paper determines that Oedipus is a tragic hero because, although the cards are stacked against him through little fault of his own, he does his best against insurmountable odds. Bibliography lists two sources.
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Oedipus Sex
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6 page essay which explores the sexual symbolism in Oedipus The King. The writer proves that Sophocles wrote about a subject that has influenced our literature, psychology and morals. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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