“Antagonist: One who contends with another in an athletic contest‚ a battle‚ or struggle for the mastery; an opponent‚ an adversary” (Merriam Webster). While the definition of an antagonist is simple‚ identifying antagonists in literary works can often be a challenge. Sometimes the antagonist is obvious‚ such as Nils Krogstad from The Doll’s House. Other times the protagonist is the villain while the antagonist is the hero‚ as Macbeth and Macduff in Macbeth. Furthermore‚ sometimes the antagonist
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not come true. As he wandered‚ he one day reached the place where Jocasta says King Laius was killed. There he had an incident with a group of men who pushed him off the road and tried to kill him. He defended himself‚ and ended up killing them. However‚ he not realizing it one of those men was the one and only King Lauis. Oedipus reveals the second major prophecy of the Oedipus story. The first prophecy‚ given to Laius and Jocasta‚ mentions only that the son would kill the father. But‚ prophecy given
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of mind and emotions. Gertrude‚ the Queen of Denmark and Hamlet’s mother‚ is an exception. Throughout the entire play she thinks only of herself. Even when she tries to think of or help others‚ her final decision revolves around her life and how the situation will affect her. Gertrude’s selfishness is displayed in her marriage to Claudius‚ her forcing Hamlet to accept Claudius as his father‚ and her betrayal of Hamlet to Claudius after Hamlet sees his father’s ghost. Gertrude is continuously selfish
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The Innocence of Gertrude and Ophelia "Pretty Ophelia‚" as Claudius calls her‚ is the most innocent victim of Hamlet’s revenge in Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. Hamlet has fallen in love with Ophelia after the death of his father. Ophelia "sucked the honey of his music vows" and returned Hamlet’s affection. But when her father had challenged Hamlet’s true intentions‚ Ophelia could only say: "I do not know‚ my lord‚ what I should think." Ophelia was used to relying on her father’s directions
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Paul fails in his relationships with both Gertrude and Miriam. Paul cannot succeed in any relationship because his mother altered his Id‚ Superego‚ and Ego via implanting ideas in his subconscious. Inherent in the fact that Gertrude is Paul’s mother‚ she an influence in determining who he will become. However‚ Gertrude does not instill the normal morals and ideals in her son; after William’s death from pneumonia and Paul’s outbreak of pneumonia‚ Gertrude becomes obsessed with Paul. She utilizes
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dismissed by both women in his life. His first negative experience is with Gertrude‚ his unsympathetic whore of a mother. He attempts to form a relationship with Ophelia‚ whose weak naive nature demolished any prospect of love. The women in Hamlet’s life drive him into a state of misogyny. He did not innately hate all women‚ but slowly as he reserved rejection after rejection he snapped. Hamlet’s relationships differed between Gertrude and Ophelia‚ but both were for the same purpose of Hamlet having someone
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Name: _________________________________________________________________ Antigone: Prologue 1. Circle the names of the four children of Jocasta and Oedipus: a. Antigone‚ Ismene‚ Polyneices‚ Eteocles b. Antigone‚ Ismene‚ Polyneices‚ Eurydice c. Antigone‚ Haemon‚ Polyneices‚ Eteocles d. Antigone‚ Haemon‚ Teiresias‚ Eteocles 2. Circle the points of conflict mentioned in the Prologue. You may circle more than one answer: a. Creon has
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After the king Oedipus was known that he is a person who killed his own father‚ and after Jocasta decided to take her own life by hanging herself. That led the king Oedipus into guilt. The king Oedipus tore the Jocasta’s golden brooches and smote full on his own eyeballs because he doesn’t want to see anything that fear and he feel guilty. Although
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Myths and legends form part of every known culture in the world. Though not scientifically proven‚ they aid in providing everyday humans to make sense of the universe‚ especially when explaining one’s place in the world. The desire for the truth‚ the passion that ignites the relentless search without once thinking of the consequences. This can be described as the human condition. What is the human condition? Through his interpretation of the Theban legend‚ Sophocles (c. 496 BCE – c.406 BCE) explores
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“Jim the Psychic” episode of Taxi‚ which can be compared to Oedipus Rex. In this episode‚ Jim makes the claim that Alex Rieger is going to die on that upcoming Thursday night after having a dream‚ similar to how the Oracle of Delphi told Laius and Jocasta that their son‚ Oedipus‚ would grow up to kill his father and sleep with his mother. Alex dismissed Jim’s dream in the same manner as Jocasta’s disbelief in the prophets. However‚ everything he stated would happen during the days leading up to that
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