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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.
Filename: Troed.doc

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.
Filename: Oedcol.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.
Filename: KBgreeks.doc

The Tragic Flaws Of Hamlet And Oedipus
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A 5 page paper on these two classic plays by Shakespeare and Sophocles. This paper analyzes both plays to determine what makes them tragedies, what their heroes have in common, how they are different, and the dynamics that make each play work.
Filename: Shaksoph.wps

Use Of Irony In 'Oedipus Rex' By Sophocles
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A 5 page research paper and analysis that demonstrates how irony is an overriding characteristic of the play. The writer discusses several Freudian interpretations of the meaning behind the irony in the play and argues that Green (1993) has the most logical interpretation. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Useirony.doc

Tony Hillerman's 'The First Eagle'
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This is a 5 page paper that gives a basic summary of Tony Hillerman's book, The First Eagle. In the book it is the Black plague that has returned, or rather, has survived, for centuries. In the long interim it has developed a resistance to modern antibiotics, making it more virulent and much more dangerous. It is attacking prairie dogs and an occasional human. One of the main points to the story involves the efforts of a scientist to determine why some animals have developed an immunity and others succumb quickly. On the other hand is the murder of a Navajo Tribal officer. Lieutenant Jim Chee believes he has the murderer in custody, Robert Jano, a young Hopi man with a history of poaching eagles. The intertwining of the two story lines and the two cultural perspectives forms the basis for this novel. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Firste.wps

Free Will in Four Works of Western Literature
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A six page paper looking at the issue of free will as it is developed in Sophocles' 'Oedipus Rex'; Christopher Marlowe's 'Doctor Faustus'; Shakespeare's 'King Lear'; Walter Mosley's 'Devil in a Blue Dress'. Each author argues that the protagonist's free will is in fact tempered by social or cultural factors that make his free will not so free. Bibliography lists two sources.
Filename: KBfrewil.wps