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…When Louis XVI became King of France in 1774, he was only 20 years old. As the years passed, he learned how to rule better. Then he began to make changes. He abolished the age old practice of feudalism. The calling of the Estates-General was another…

…Can too much of a thing be bad? Where does one draw the line at how much is enough and what is over the top? Relating it to Sophocles, Oedipus' relentless drive to uncover the truth in Oedipus the King is both fueled by its firm determination and utter…

…King Arthur The legends of King Arthur of Britain and his Knights of the Round Table, among the most popular and beloved of all time, originated in the Middle Ages. As they do today, medieval people listened to the accounts of Arthur…

…Aristotle’s key principles as found in Oedipus the King Drama was an important way to transmit culture, education, morality and religion during the Golden Age of Greek theatre, which lasted from about 500bc to 400bc. There were three main tragedians…

…Oedipus the King Oedipus the King starts in the legend where Oedipus, king of Thebes, is trying get rid of the plague in his city. Oedipus sends Creon to the oracles at Delphi to get…

…The Fall of a Tragic Hero In the play Oedipus the King by Sophocles, Oedipus is a classic tragic hero. There are a number of characteristics that identify a tragic hero. Although a tragic hero causes his own downfall, his fate is usually not deserved…

…Oedipus vs. Creon In Sophocles’ epic tragedy, Oedipus the King, the protagonist, Oedipus brings about his own downfall. His relationship with his friend, uncle, and brother-in-law, Creon, reflects his emotions that led to his ruin. They go through…

…Oedipus: King Of Riddles? In Greek mythology the oracles or gods are rarely wrong in their predictions of the future. Yet the characters still try to fight the predictions. Do their personalities and traits decide their future, or does…

…, and justifiably so. In Oedipus the King, Sophocles justifies the gods’ actions by dramatizing the effects of Oedipus choices to avoid his god-given predestined fate. Once Oedipus made the decision to avoid his fate, the gods then decided to punish him for his…

…Kings of Fantasy Readers of fantasy novels are probably familiar with both J.R.R. Tolkien and Robert Jordan. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy introduced the genre back in 1954. Many consider Robert Jordan the reigning king of fantasy, and his…