the place of his birth in Corinth. Oedipus because he responded to the deltaic oracles‚ he was not aware that he would be the one to kill his father Linus and the wed his mother Jocasta‚ have four children Antigone‚ Ismene‚ Eteocles‚ Polyneices. Tiresias‚ the blind profit did not want Oedipus to know how the dreadful knowledge was going to impact him‚ however when Oedipus found out the truth he screamed out to the heavens never have my eyes seen the horrible things that I have seen all of the things
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Hamlet vs Oedipus Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Oedipus the King by Sophocles are both tragic stories which contain many elements of which are similar and different. Although both Hamlet and Oedipus suffer from fate‚ Hamlet’s father is murdered by his brother Claudius‚ while Oedipus kills his own father. Both Hamlet and Oedipus have the opportunity to shun their fate‚ but the two men believe themselves to be the only individual who can resolve the predicament which they are faced with. The
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The waste Land T.S.Eliot complcted ‘The Waste Land’ in the autumn of 1921‚ and with the constructive suggestions of Ezra Pound about the structure of the poem ‚the present draft of the poem ‚ which was published in 1922‚ has become a classic. It is also‚ more importantly‚ the symbol of a whole age‚ signifying a new kind of poetry and a poetic revolution in modern English Literature and culture. The poem is a masterpiece of innovative poetic design and embodies an entirely new and original poetic
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An Introduction to Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides “I was born twice; first‚ as a baby girl… and then again‚ as a teenage boy.” (Middlesex‚ 3) From just its opening line‚ Jeffrey Eugenides’s sophomore novel‚ Middlesex‚ provides an interesting paradox. The book’s title instantly suggests a biological ‘in-between’ of literally being of a middle-sex‚ whereas the opening line introduces the issues of gender‚ birth and self as a binary of being one or the other. This juxtaposition poses an intriguing
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Hamlet and Oedipus: The Tragedy Tragedy can be defined as the downfall of a protagonist through some fatal error or misjudgment‚ producing suffering and insight on the part of the main character. No matter how hard someone tries to prevent tragedy‚ it still may occur even if you try and avoid it or ignore it. Oedipus tries to escape tragedy by running from it. Often times in order to forget something or prevent it from happening we try and run away or try something new. We may even carry
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The ancient Greek societies had a strong corrective method to maintain order. Authorities had to maintain a self-survival attitude‚ which consisted of putting away those few that could challenge their power and create chaos. Both Antigone of Sophocles and Socrates of Plato are examples of threat to the socio-political order or their respective societies. Antigone is a woman in the context of fifth-century Athens‚ Greece who challenges the socio-political orders of the city in name of a blood relationship
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acting on them. With all his past accomplishments and achievements‚ Oedipus developed a strong sense of confidence‚ which fueled his over inflated ego. Unfortunately‚ when circumstances did not turn out in his favor‚ such as in his conflict with Tiresias the blind prophet‚ Oedipus became rigid and refused to see the problem on any one else’s terms except his own. Oedipus only wanted things to go the way he thought they should go. Whatever stood in his way he tried to overcome publicly and
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‘The Odyssey’ and ‘Big Fish’ In what ways has Homer’s Odyssey influenced your chosen epic? Homer’s Odyssey is full of themes and ideas‚ many that have influenced the modern world today. The ideas have been portrayed in various books‚ movies or epics. The epic i chose is ‘Big Fish’. It is a movie directed by Tim burton and it features a lot of themes and ideas that were in the odyssey‚ and i believe it was highly influenced by it. There are many similarities between Odysseus and Edward’s wives. They both have great love
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The word tragedy is when an event ends in misfortune. However‚ when the word tragedy is put in context within a play or a story it is a story circling around a protagonist who is of high power and stature. A tragedy is usually the development of a protagonist whose in conflict with a more superior force; the superior forces that the protagonist could be faced with is his destiny‚ free will and the Gods that rule over them. The end of a tragedy is usually the protagonist whose in a state of deterioration
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waging a personal war leading back to his father’s term a decade earlier. Creon did not have the support of the people when he implemented his decree‚ just as George Bush did not have the proper international backing when he carried out his vendetta. Tiresias urged Creon to overturn his punishment‚ yet Creon remained confident in his position. When Creon finally realized the blunder he had made it was too late‚ and he suffered the loss of his son and wife. This mirrors the political situation before Gulf
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