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    While viewing the play‚ Trifles‚ and reading the play‚ one may notice there are some vast differences in the two. The characteristics stay about the same for the characters that are being analyzed in both the story and the play. Through a diligent analysis of Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Hale one may see that‚ Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters cover up the evidence of how Mr. Wright dies. They stand up for Mrs. Wright because they have some suspicion that Mrs. Wright was being abused by Mr. Wright. In the beginning

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    than some people can wrap their brain around. The play Oedipus Rex‚ written by Sophocles‚ shows a complex and ravishing combination of the contrasting of characters‚ the development of a tragic hero‚ and the progression of the play throughout one important and unforgettable interaction between two characters. In Oedipus Rex‚ there are many characters that contrast Oedipus‚ the main character. The person that shows an obvious contrast to Oedipus is the blind prophet‚ Tiresias. Tiresias’ brute honesty

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    authors could write about the same situation but view it differently and the reader will get two different stories out of one. Trifles and Jury of Hers are about the same conflict but from two different perspectives‚ Trifles is from the perspective of people outside of the house and Jury of Hers is from the perspective of the wife who lives in the house. In the story Trifles we read about a few characters going into a home owned by Mr. and Mrs. Wright to figure out conflict that happened between

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    Compare and Contrast Oedipus and Creon Creon and Oedipus are two very interesting characters. Their personalities‚ the way they ruled‚ forgiveness etc. was very unique to certain situations. In this essay I’m going to compare and contrast the two‚ and then decide whom I thought was the better ruler. Oedipus was seen as a good leader by the townspeople (Scene3.1468-1475). In the story he demonstrates the qualities any good leader possesses. For instance‚ when Oedipus learned the plague had

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    Compare and Contrast: Oedipus and Othello When comparing and contrasting the character’s Oedipus and Othello by means of the different theatrical practices‚ one must take in account that there have been many interpretations‚ and productions of each of their respected plays. The differing presentations of each may lead someone to think differently about the play than another would. In comparing and contrasting the dramatic representation of the protagonists Oedipus and Othello‚ theatrical presentation

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    When it comes to a hero‚ what does it take? There are many different versions to this 
word but when it comes to being an epic hero it takes some serious criteria. Both Beowulf 
and Oedipus could be considered a hero. They save people and do things for the greater 
good‚ but are the considered to be epic? 
Oedipus was determined to help the people of Thebans out of their troubled state after
the outbreak. His compassion and his drive to help and protect his people is especially what 
makes him a

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    When pondering a similar theme between "A Rose for Emily"‚ "Trifles" and "Winter Dreams" one finds that the fear of being alone is what joins the three. "A Rose for Emily" is a tale of how an eccentric woman refuses to let go of the ones she loves which eventually leads to her poisoning her boyfriend. In “Triffles” the murder of Mr. Wright is caused by him killing Mrs. Wright’s only companion: her canary. "Winter Dreams" tells the story of a man who due to his lack of decisiveness in his romantic

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    genre can create some similarities and differences between them The different genres of Trifles and “ A Jury of Her Peers” can have an effect on the stories point of views and are similar to the story that they both tell. Trifles and “ A Jury of Her Peers” have many things in common one of which being the choice of words that they use. For example‚ “Not having children makes less work‚’ mused Mrs.Hale”(Trifles 719). Also‚ “No‚’ she didn’t have a cat. She got afraid that feeling some people have about

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    Jon Solis Professor Mullins EWRT1B 15 February‚ 2014 Compare and Contrast Separated by almost 3000 years of literature‚ two plays can still contain similar elements and characteristics that tie the two together. This is the case between the two plays‚ Oedipus The King and its counterpart Death of a Salesman‚ one written approximately 430 BC and the other written in 1949. When first reading this book‚ one might question‚ what could these stories possibly have in common; one is about a king

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    In this Greek Tragedy Essay‚ I will compare and contrast the two tragedy Antigone and Oedipus Rex. During the essay I will be describing their Tragic flaws‚ Tragic hero‚ and the overall tragic downfalls. In Antigone‚ the main character is Antigone. The first tragic flaw of Antigone is she described as stubborn. In one of the scene she was captured and sentenced to be put to death because she broke the law. The reason why she was caught is because she was burying her brother. I honestly give Antigone

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