The Stories of Hamlet (Shakespeare) and the Odyssey (Homer) Throughout the world of literature‚ of Homer’s The Odyssey and Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ revenge has been a common theme. Revenge can come in the form of many faces. It can manifest itself through pride‚ greed‚ carelessness‚ and murder. Revenge can provoke deep dark feelings towards others. These feelings lead to one not thinking about what’s moral but instead to just act instinctually. Revenge is expressed on behalf of a fatal occurrence
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Originally‚ this is introduced in the conversation with Tiresias where Oedipus‚ having no idea that he is the center of all this disarray‚ believes that he is just a king that simply wants to avenge the previous king. Tiresias begins by refusing to “reveal my dreadful secrets‚ or rather‚ yours” (21) and goes on to the point of depleting the patience of Oedipus. This leads to Oedipus beginning
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Antigone: Protagonist or Misinterpreted Innocence? A literal “age old” argument that has sparked intelligent conversation since the BC era is still as potent as ever in Sophocles’ Greek tragedy‚ Antigone. Since the play’s origin‚ there has always been a toss-up as to who the true tragic hero‚ or protagonist‚ is. A popular misconception is that the character Antigone must be the protagonist due to her direct name being the title. Sophocles intends the play to highlight Antigone and her soon to
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Since the inception of Sophocles’ Antigone‚ there has been an argument regarding the true tragic hero of the play. It is a commonly held certainty that Antigone must be the tragic character merely because she and the drama share the same name. This is‚ of course‚ a very reasonable supposition. Surely Sophocles must have intended her to be viewed as the protagonist; otherwise‚ he would not have given her the name as the play’s title. However‚ analytically speaking‚ Creon seems to fit the category
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Sophocles - Antigone The Plot Antigone has been immensely popular through ages. It has an irresistible appeal to modern mind. The heroine of the play is the first protestant in world’s history. Antigone is a woman who has prized truth above everything. Creon‚ the King of Thebes has forbidden on pain of death the burial of the dead body of Polynices‚ eldest brother of Antigone. To the Greeks‚ respect for the dead was an article of faith. Oedipus’ daughters Antigone and Ismene are living
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Fate in The Odyssey In Homer?s The Odyssey‚ fate plays an important part in the story development. People who believe in fate or destiny think that their lives are spun out in front of them before they are born‚ and there is nothing they can do to change that. Some characters‚ like Polyphemos‚ find out their fate beforehand but still end up fulfilling prophesies they tried to avoid‚ but most characters acted out their fate without realizing it‚ like Odysseus. He blinded the Cyclops without knowing
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Road to Self-Destruction From the ancient Greek society to the modernistic world in which [we] reside‚ the one constant which has had the ability to both bind and divide masses of people remains to be an unparalleled belief in a higher power. For it is human nature to submit to a divine presence as justification for that which is beyond the realm of man’s comprehension. But what are the criteria to substantiating the intangible? Fleeting passions have lead many to challenge the limits of mankind
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Oedipus’ ignorance is compared to Tiresias’ blindness. Teiresias says this ironic statement to Oedipus‚ “There is‚ but not for you. You don’t have this‚ since you are blind in your ears and mind and eyes” (390-391). Teiresias may be blind but Oedipus’ ignorance leads for him to be at a greater
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the sinfulness of his marriage‚ and the patricide he committed. They learn all of his horrible history and their view of him does a complete reversal. This upsets him even more he begs them and Creon to banish him. This is the horrible ending that Tiresias was warning him about. Of all the tragedies ever written‚ Greek tragedies are probably the most fascinating and intense. This genre is well known for its sophisticated plots that most often turn on the protagonist. In Oedipus the King‚ Oedipus is
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Fragmentation and Coherence in The Waste Land T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land is an intricate poem that is intentionally difficult to understand; it contains a myriad of allusions to other texts‚ it has a fragmented narrative structure‚ speaks in various languages and utilizes surreal imagery. These features‚ amongst others‚ contribute to the poem’s complexity. I wish to examine‚ in detail‚ how these features create or suppress meaning. In The Waste Land the reader is presented with a series of stanza’s
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