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Comparison of Oedipus the King and Othello

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Hamlet and the Oedipus Complex

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Summation of Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles (5 Pages, 59.75 $ (USD) )

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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Character of Oedipus in Sophocles' 'Oedipus The King' / The Struggle (5 Pages, 59.75 $ (USD) )

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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Oedipus/Lines 954-997 (3 Pages, 35.85 $ (USD) )

A 3 page essay that discusses this passage from the classic Greek drama Oedipus the King by Sophocles, which hinges on the prediction of the Oracle that he will murder his father and marry his mother. The audience knows the ending, knows that Oedipus' fate is inevitable, therefore, the task before Sophocles, as a playwright, is how to introduce a sense of tension into the well-known drama that can underscore the tragic nature of the story. He achieves this through such devices as in lines 954-997, which is a passage that makes it appear to Oedipus that he has managed to thwart the dire prediction. No additional sources cited.

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Oedipus & Antigone on Power (3 Pages, 35.85 $ (USD) )

A 3 page essay that argues that in his plays Oedipus the King and Antigone, the ancient Greek playwright Sophocles meant to edify his audience as well as entertain them concerning issues of power. In regards to Sophocles' concept of power and the right to rule, Oedipus portrays the king as embodying the state. Because the king has sinned, the body politic itself is seen as sinful and is, therefore, punished by the gods. Antigone, on the other hand, concerns whether or not the state ever has the right to overrule religious principles. An examination of these two plays shows that in relating both plays to modern society, the lessons of Antigone retain the most relevance, but the lessons of Oedipus are also applicable to a certain extent. No additional sources cited.

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Oedipus: Creating His Own Problems (3 Pages, 35.85 $ (USD) )

A 3 page paper discussing several ways in which Oedipus created many of his own problems. A prophecy at his birth stated that he would kill his father and marry his mother, and in the end, the prophecy was fulfilled. It would not have been, however, had Oedipus been (1) more accommodating and (2) less determined to learn every detail possible. Ultimately, it was his impetus nature that led to his downfall. Wandering as a beggar instead of ruling over Corinth can be seen as not being entirely Oedipus’ fault, but still he must share the blame for bringing the fate on himself. Bibliography lists 1 source.

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Sophocles/ The Saga of Oedipus (8 Pages, 95.6 $ (USD) )

An 8 page essay that discusses the ways in which the character of Oedipus changes between Oedipus the King and Oedipus at Colonus. The writer argues that in these plays Sophocles delineated the evolution of a man's character as he evolved in response to incredibly hardship and pain over the course of his lifetime. No additional sources cited.

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Oedipus/Antigone & Responsibility (3 Pages, 35.85 $ (USD) )

A 3 page essay that examines both plays. In both Oedipus the King and Antigone, the ancient Greek playwright Sophocles addresses issues of social responsibility. In both tragedies, the protagonists exhibit socially responsible behavior. Oedipus, as a good ruler, diligently searches for the reasons why the gods are displeased with his city and his people, and accepts his own judgement of banishment when the search leads back to himself. Antigone, likewise, never shirks from her cultural duty to provide burial rites for her brother, even when it means her death. However, in contrasting and comparing the behavior of these two characters, Antigone may be judged as the more responsible as she realizes from the beginning of the play that her actions will mean her death, while Oedipus remains ignorant of his situation until the climax of the tragedy. No additional sources cited.

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Tragedy and the Tragic Hero (5 Pages, 59.75 $ (USD) )

A five page work comparing Sophocles' Oedipus, Homer's Odysseus, and Shakespeare's Macbeth as tragic heroes, and the works in which they serve as protagonist ("Oedipus Rex," the "Odyssey," and "Macbeth") as tragedies. The paper concludes that Odysseus is not a tragic hero at all, because his problems do not arise from a doomed conflict between external forces and his own tragic flaw; while that is, indeed, the case with both Oedipus and Macbeth. Bibliography lists three sources.

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