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The Tragic Elements of Sophocles’ “Oedipus the King,” William Shakespeare’s “The Tragedy of Hamlet,” and Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie”
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A 5 page paper which examines how three elements of tragedy and of the tragic hero apply to the protagonists of King Oedipus, Prince Hamlet, and Amanda Wingfield. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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The Tragic Flaw in Oedipus
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This 3 page paper examines the tragic flaw in the character of Oedipus as revealed in the play "Oedipus the King." Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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The Tragic Hero in "Oedipus Rex" and "Things Fall Apart"
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A five page paper looking at these two works by Sophocles and Chinua Achebe, respectively, in terms of the similar characterization of their protagonists. The paper concludes that the fact that both heroes share a tragic flaw -- arrogance -- as well as a similar fate, makes us realize the extent to which the elements of tragedy transcend both time and space. No additional sources.
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The Tragic Heroes: Hector, Achilles and Agamemnon
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(8 pp) Do you ever wonder if the Greeks would have booed a good comedy off the stage? I guess, the chorus responding to, "a funny thing happened to me on the way to the tragedy this evening, just wouldn't cut it. It is tragedy that has survived in the Greek theater. Were all our characters doomed at the beginning of their lives? Did only the gods reek havoc on these men, to cause their failings, or did they contribute to their own downfall as well. Or did blaming the action on the Gods, absolve them of taking responsibility for their lives? These are some of the questions we will consider as we look at these men in action in Homer's Illiad. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BBilliad.doc

The Transcendental Thinking of Walt Whitman and Ralph Waldo Emerson
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This 5 page report discusses transcendental thought and allusion in the poetry of Walt Whitman and both the poetry and prose of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Each believes the so-called “common” man to be a noble part of humanity and each is aware of the unique and important connections that exist between humanity and nature. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWtrwhit.rtf

The Treatment of Death in All the Pretty Horses
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5 pages. Examines the symbolism and treatment of death as it appears in Cormac McCarthy's All the Pretty Horses. This paper also contains contextual information such as the treatment of death by the Comanche Indians and the Mexicans of that era. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JAdthtrt.rtf

The Treatment of Women in Literature
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This 5 page paper looks at the way the representation of women has evolved throughout literature, from “Frankenstein” in 1818 to “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” published in 2005. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: HVLitFem.rtf

The Treatment of Women in Works by Pope and Swift
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6 pages. This paper will serve to show how Jonathan Swift in his A Modest Proposal and Alexander Pope in his Rape of the Lock treat the female subjects of their works as an irony of society. It must be remembered that at the time that both of these pieces were written that women for the most part carried a less important role in society than did the male. Women were considered to be more of a possession than an equal partner; indeed, women were not allowed to speak with any authority in the topics which men considered to be of most importance. With this fact in mind, it is not surprising that women are considered the brunt of jokes and satire more often than were their male counterparts in both of these works. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: JGApopes.wps

The Trial of Tom Robinson: America in the 1930s
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This 3 page paper discusses the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” and what the trial of Tom Robinson in particular tells us about America in the 1930s. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: HVMckBrd.rtf

THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF OSCAR WILDE
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This 6 page paper examines several works which were considered incriminating in the trials of Oscar Wilde. Quotes and examples from An Ideal Husband, De Profundis, and H. Mongomery Hyde's The Trials of Oscar Wilde. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MBowilde.rtf