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Written by the legendary Greek mastermind Sophocles, Oedipus Rex is a tragic play involving prophecies, mythology, and certain doom. Along with that, many judgments are cast upon the characters and it is up to the reader to decide which are sound, and which are fallacies. To be sure that the reader is clear on what judgement is, the Oxford English Dictionary declares that a judgement “is the ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions.” In his argument against Oedipus,…

debut was a legendary piece of pure cinema - simultaneously a terrifying monster movie, epic fairy tale, tragic love story, and deeply resonant cultural myth. His name is King Kong.” (Morton, 2005) This research essay will be analysing the film(s) King Kong 1933 directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack and the remake King Kong 2005 directed by Peter Jackson. The essay will compare and link each style of films, the narrative, genre and aesthetics. Throughout the discussion the essay…

a fearful storm of disaster has struck him” (1478-80), said the Chorus towards the end of the play. Human greatness is measured by inner qualities rather than achievements, wealth, or social status, and this idea is well-established in Oedipus the King. Although the playwright, Sophocles, wrote this play in 429 B.C., the concepts can still be applied to one’s life and morals. The Athenian tragedy focuses on the consequences that come from emphasizing one’s own self-importance and disregarding…

the key to saving the city from terrible plague. His struggles reach much farther than his kingly duties as he is faced with the slow realization and terror of his own actions and what pain they have caused to those around him. Throughout Oedipus the King, he is confronted with the horrific truth and suffers many adversities through his journey of consciousness and true vision. His life crumbles in front of him, spiraling downward into the dark abyss of blindness. Though through all of his wrong…

From the start of the play, King Lear demonstrates the opposing personality traits of tremendous love, and hatred towards his youngest daughter, whom he loves the most. During the dinner when King Lear announces the split of his land between his three daughters, he first shows a tender love for Cordelia, which transitions into a denouncement of her as his rightful daughter. "To thee and thine hereditary ever Remain this ample third of our fair kingdom, No less in space, validity, and pleasure…

Oedipus the King “The destiny of man is in his own soul”-(Herodotus). In the play, “Oedipus the King” Sophocles depicts the Greek gods as evil and destructive with his use of Apollo. The play demonstrates the tragic fate of Oedipus by making the gods appear evil and powerful. This is crafted in such a way that it shows the forces that sentence the character to a miserable and terrible life based on his regrettable actions. King Oedipus’s life is hence instantly changed when he kills King Laius.…

“King Lear” is one of the great works of William Shakespeare. It is the tale of an elderly king who leaves his entire estate to two of his three daughters as he slowly descends into madness. One of the main themes in this play is suffering. There is a vast amount of suffering felt by all of the major characters throughout the play, but it is nothing compared to that felt by king Lear and Gloucester. These two characters are pushed to their limits by the pain that they must endure. However,…

In Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, King Lear, Lear fatal flaw is his blindness which is evident in the first half of the play when Cordelia is banished, Kent is banished, and when bestowing his kingdom to his older daughters. Firstly, Lear was blind to Cordelia, true intention and purpose of not falsely praising Lear. When Cordelia is asked of her love, she replays “I love your majesty / According to my bond, no more nor less”(1, I,97-98). Cordelia love for Lear was the greatest. Cordelia in the…

argue that Oedipus and Jokaska were still somewhat responsible for what happened to them because of free will. At one point in the play Jokaska recalls a prophesy her and King Laios received form an oracle before Oedipus was born, “It said that Laios was destined to die at the hands of a son born to him and me.” (Oedipus the King, 52). At this point they both had the choice to not have any children at all, though it would have been hard it was a possibility.…

This is shown by consulting Oracles and looking for the killer of the former king. Even if he says something that isn’t something a King would do, the people would most likely still choose to support him in his decision, thinking it’s the right thing to do. This also backfires on him when his step brother thought he was abusing his power and wanted to overthrow…