Sophocles' 'Oedipus The King' / Bound By Determinism Or Free Will?
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5 pages in length. Oedipus the King represents what happens when one tries to interrupt fate and abandon responsibility. Having grasped the meaning behind Oedipus the King, the writer easily argues that Oedipus was more than significantly overruled by determinism rather than free will. No additional sources cited.
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Sophocles' Antigone vs. Homer's Penelope
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A 7 page paper that compares two main characters in Sophocles' Antigone and Homer's Odyssey: Antigone and Penelope. These two women share a number of common characteristics and make similar determinations in regards to morality and family duty. Though the outcomes are significantly different, the inherent qualities of these two women are considerable. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Sophocles' Oedipus & Shakespeare's Othello / Use of Irony
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A 5 page research paper that compares the use of irony in Shakespeare's 'Othello' and Sophocles' 'Oedipus Rex.' Both Othello and Oedipus, two of history's greatest tragedies, have irony as a key ingredient to their make-up. In each case, pride overcomes other human emotions and this quality, even more then jealousy in the case of Othello, can be argued as the tragic flaw that causes the downfall of each protagonist. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Sophocles' Oedipus The King / Oedipus [Himself] As A Tragic Hero
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A 5 page paper discussing Oedipus the King as a tragic hero, according to the definition set forth by Aristotle. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Sophocles’ “Antigone”
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A five page paper looking at the issue of righteousness in this classic drama by Sophocles. The paper argues that Antigone is in the right because her actions spring from a higher authority than the law she breaks. Bibliography lists four sources.
Filename: KBantig3.wps

Study in Tragedy / Sophocles' Oedipus the King
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A 5 page essay on how 'Oedipus the King' is a definitive example of tragedy. Elements of plot, the role of the Chorus, and the theme of guilt are discussed in great detail to help explain how the circumstances of this particular story are in line with the classic definition of 'tragedy.' Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Oedipus2.wps

Summation of Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles
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A 5 page summation and analysis of the second play in the Oedipus Trilogy which reveals Oedipus' fate after being blinded and exiled at the end of Oedipus the King. The writer demonstrates how this play reveals the changes which have occurred in Oedipus' character during his twenty years in exile. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The Gods and Oedipus the King
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This 3 page report discusses Sophocles “Oedipus the King” and the ways in which the ancient gods of Greek mythology were overwhelmingly powerful, dominating, and played an influential role in the lives of the characters in the play. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWoedgod.wps

The Role of Family in 'Antigone' and 'Oedipus'
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A 5 page paper comparing the representation of familial bonds in Sophocles' 'Antigone' and 'Oedipus Rex.' The paper contends that Sophocles defines family not only in terms of emotional closeness -- the way we would define it today -- but as a mysterious genetic bond that connects its members through a complex web of immutable social obligations and fate. No additional sources.
Filename: KBantig2.wps

The Role of Gods in Homer and Sophocles
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A 5 page paper comparing the significance of the gods' intervention in human affairs in the works of these two Greek authors. Specific works discussed are the 'Odyssey,' the 'Iliad,' 'Oedipus Rex,' with one additional passage from Thucydides' 'History.' No additional sources.
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