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The Odyssey is an epic poem about a Greek warrior named Odysseus, who just finished fighting in the Trojan War. He journeys home only to find his house overtaken by suitors trying to marry his wife, and kill his son. During his journey he comes face to face with deadly creatures, and has mind-boggling experiences…

Oedipus the IronyIn Sophocles’s Oedipus The King, Oedipus’s life was set for him. He learned through the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi, that during the span of his lifetime that he would kill his father and marry his mother. He was obviously concerned by this. Laius also received the same Oracle from Apollo. Laius, the…

Sophocles, the playwright of Oedipus Rex, often wrote scripts for events in mythology, which were common knowledge to the populace who viewed his productions. Set in the time of the Golden Period of Greece, Sophocles, knowing that his audience is aware of the outcome of the play, utilizes that foreknowledge to create various situations in…

and JulietCatastrophes that Plagued Characters in Romeo and JulietMany characters in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet invite the catastrophesthey experience. These characters are Mercutio, Romeo, and Friar Laurence. Mercutiobecause he never thinks before he acts. He has a very big mouth and will say anything tocreate a joke. Romeo because of this fight with Tybalt….

s Crucible EssaysArthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, is about the persecution of persons falsely accused of being witches in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692. Many people die in the village after a series of lies and unjust practices. Abigail Williams, after having had an affair with a married man, begins this cycle of lies and accusations…

Kion FinkleyNovember 8th, 2015ENC 1101-027Professor LapinskyDefinition EssayTrue heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost. (Arthur Ashe). I agree with Mr. Ashe that to be truly heroic, one must not be concerned with glory, but focused…

Does man really have free will, or does free will lie within a system of limitations that gradually compose a web of circumstantial fate that ultimately cannot be torn apart?The events in both Oedipus The King and Antigone controversially suggests that man ultimately chooses his own deeds and endures fate and the responsibilities for them….

Greece: HeroismIn ancient Greek times heroism was much different than it is now. Today, allyou have to do to become a hero most of the time is rich, after you do this themedia will take it from there. But in the time of the Trojans it took much more,thing’s that Achilles thankfully, was very good…

Lady MacBethLady MacBeth is one of Shakespeare’s greatest and most intriguing femalecharacters. She is evil, seductive, and witch-like all at the same time. However, during theplay we see her in two different ways. At the time when we first meet her, she is a brutallyviolent, power wanting witch, and later on she turns to a…

I chose to focus on Creon from “Antigone” for my second paper. He is a very interesting character to me because he can be perceived in many different ways. For example, one person may view him as a horrible tyrant king due to his unwillingness to alter his decree. Another may see him as a…