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Antigone Choose a complex character from this play who mightóon the basis of the character's actions aloneóbe considered evil or immoral. Then write a well-organized essay that analyzes how and why the full presentation of the character in the play makes us react more sympathetically than we otherwise might. Avoid plot summary. Analyze the recurring theme seen in this play of the classic war between passion and responsibility. For instance, a personal cause, a love, a desire for revenge, a determination to redress a wrong, or some other emotion or drive that may conflict with moral duty. Then, in a well-written essay, show clearly the nature of the conflict, its effects upon the character, and its significance to the work. This play depicts a conflict between a parent or parental figure and a son or daughter. Write a well-organized essay that analyzes the sources of the conflict and explain how the conflict contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole. Avoid plot summary. In this play, a character who appears briefly, or does not apppear at all, is a significant presence. Write an essay that shows how this character functions in this work. You may wish to discuss how the character affects action, theme, or the development of other characters. In this play, a characterónot necessarily the protagonistóis pulled in conflicting directions by two compelling desires, ambitions, obligations, or influences. Write a well-organized essay that identifies each conflicting force and explain how this plaguing conflict within one character illuminates the meaning of the work as a whole. Oedipus Rex Describe the major differences and similarites in a sequence of parallel or recurring events that occur in this play and discuss the significance of such events. Do not merely summarize the plot. Some of the most significant events in this work is mental or psychological; for example, awakenings, discoveries, changes in consciousness. In a well-organized essay, describe how the author manages to gives these internal events the sense of excitement, suspense, and climax usually associated with external events. Do not merely summarize the plot. The Tempest This work offers a happy ending through moral development. Write a well-organized essay that identifies the moral reconciliation evident on the ending and analyze its significance in the work as a whole. |