Aristotle's Concept of ‘Organic Unity' in 'Poetics,' As it Appears in the Plots of 'Oedipus the King' & 'Agamemnon'
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A 5 page paper which examines Aristotle's concept of ‘organic unity,' as defined in his work, Poetics, and by analyzing the plot functions of the characters Tiresias in the play, Oedipus the King, by Sophocles, and Cassandra in the play, Agamemnon, by Aeschylus. Specifically compared and contrasted are how these characters do or do not perform organic functions within their respective plots. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Greek Tragedies
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A 5 page paper in which the writer examines repeating themes in the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles,and Euripides. The Greek chorus is viewed as multifaceted levening agent. Bibliography lists 0 sources.
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Human Sacrifice in Aeschylus' 'Agamemnon'
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A 7 page paper looking at this rather surprising theme in Aeschylus' tragedy. The paper suggests that in the conflict between Agamemnon and Clytemnestra over the sacrifice of their daughter, Aeschylus captured a significant moment in Greek religious history -- the point when the value of human life began to supersede the rights of the gods. Bibliography lists five sources.
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Oresteia, The Odyssey, & The Aeneid / Public vs. Private Life
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A 4 page paper examining the nature of public life versus private life in these three classical works. The write concludes that Homer and Virgil are more concerned with the community and state, and less with the individual; Aeschylus alone champions the individual's separate existence. No additional sources cited.
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Prometheus and Oedipus: the Greek Tragic Hero
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An 8 page paper contrasting the protagonists of Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound and Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex. The paper points out that both heroes fight the status quo and lose with their honor intact, but Prometheus chooses his battle deliberately and Oedipus is thrust into his by fate. Bibliography lists one source.
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