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    Oedipus Rex

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    Scene 5 * ’I may pour my spirits in thine ear‚/ And chastise with the valour of my tongue/’ --> Wants to influence Macbeth by her determined words * ’...Come‚ you spirits/ That tend on mortal thoughts‚ unsex me here’… ’Come to my women’s breasts‚/ And take my milk for gall‚’ * Shows that she is willing to go to any ends to fulfill Macbeth’s ambitions * Soliloquies testify to her strength of will‚ which completely eclipses that of her husband --> Shows the relationship

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    The name of Oedipus has been borrowed from the classical story of king Oedipus who unknowingly married his own mother and had children by her. The psychologists‚ Sigmund Freud and others use the term Oedipus complex for ‘a manifestation of infantile sensuality in the relations of the child to its parents. It is a state in which a person shows excessive affection for the parent opposite in sex to him or herself‚ and corresponding distance from others’. A great part of his life is actually controlled

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    Oedipus and Antigone

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    Sebastian Villa Composition 2 April 5‚ 2014 Antigone Essay The story of Antigone is a tragic story that means that the universal themes are going to make the audience thinks twice about their decisions or life itself. This story has a lot of universal themes like facing darkness‚ role of women and the most important theme in my opinion would be injustice. This universal can be applied to today’s world. Facing darkness! After the two brother named Eteocles and Polyneices fight for

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    Oedipus and Creon

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    The play opens up with Antigone trying to convince her sister Ismene to be on her side with the burial of their brother‚ and while Ismene yields to what kind Creon wants‚ Antigone’s pride keeps her mind set on wanting what she wants best for her brother. “ But I will bury him; and if I must die‚ I say that this crime is holy: I shall lie down with him in death‚ and I shall be as dear to him as he is to me.”(Sophocles‚55). Obviously Antigone makes it clear that she has made her choice and stands by

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    while the plot is similar under the circumstances of structure and overall progression‚ the two plays differ in their approach to character‚ both in terms of physical characteristics and of literary intentions. In both scenarios‚ such as in case of Oedipus and Dionysus‚ the two are both of noble origins‚ the former a god appearing in human form as a middle-aged man and the first of nobility by birth and because of his deeds‚ which caused him to be revered by the whole town of Thebes and regarded as

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    Oedipus Rex‚ a play written by Sophocles‚ and Fight Club‚ a movie directed by David Fincher‚ are two stories that relate to one another by sharing similar ideas and life lessons. One could argue that both contain essential qualities and characteristics of classical tragedy‚ but are they both ultimately tragic in the classical sense of the word? I believe that both Oedipus Rex and Fight Club do‚ in fact‚ exhibit the important qualities of classical tragedy but ultimately‚ I think that only one of

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    My Oedipus Complex

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    My Oedipus Complex In the story “My Oedipus Complex”‚ Frank O’ Connor writes about a little boy Larry and his relationship with his parents. Everything was fine when his father was away for war because Larry got all the attention and love from the mother. When the father returned from the war‚ Larry felt that he had to share his mother with his father and disliked that. Then‚ Larry tried to do everything he could to get his mother’s attention and started seeing his father as his rival. Later when

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    Oedipus Vs Creon Analysis

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    March 3rd‚ 2016 Oedipus from “Oedipus Rex” and Creon from “Antigone” both share a common feature. They’re both tragic heroes and share the same story. Although their title throughout the play was the same‚ some of their intentions‚ moral and ways of thinking weren’t as much but also were at the same time. In spite of their failure to lead Thebes when they most needed a leader to protect the city their effort was valued but it wasn’t enough. Oedipus and Creon played the same role and

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    My Oedipus Complex

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    The story "My Oedipus Complex" by Frank O’Connor deals exclusively with a little boy named Larry and his feelings towards his father. When his father returns home from World War II‚ Larry is resentful and jealous of losing his mother’s undivided attention‚ and finds himself in a constant struggle to win back her affections. <br> <br>I really enjoyed "My Oedipus Complex‚" because it reminded me a great deal of my elementary school days. My brother Brian was born when I was five‚ and from that day

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    The Dramatic Irony in Oedipus the King Before taking a closer look on the identity of the protagonist and murderer‚ and having in mind that Oedipus the King is a very spacious and difficult to analyze play‚ including opportunities for discussion on quite a few topics‚ I have chosen to briefly focus on the dramatic irony used by Sophocles to disclose the characters’ identity throughout the play. In general‚ irony is a very common technique used in every drama work and it is usually used by the

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