TRAGEDY ESSAY Over the course of time, many things tend to change significantly. Such is the case of tragic literature and the cathartic effect it has on the reader, which has deteriorated a great deal from Sophocles" writing of the true tragedy, Oedipus. Hamlet exemplifies partial decomposition of ...
1.1 Summary The cast sits about palace. The Chorus descends from the top of the staircase and introduces the players to the audience. It begins with Antigone, explaining that she is about to "burst forth as the tense, sallow, willful girl" who will rise up alone against the king and die young. Wit...
Where Are You Going, Oedipus? Oedipus, the protagonist of Sophocles' play, Oedipus the King, goes through a transition in his life. He experiences a life altering change, just as Connie, the protagonist of Joyce Carole Oates' short story, "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?- does. Connie and Oedipus undoubtedly have contrasting qualities. ...
