An Introspective Look on Fate and Initiation Concerning the Tragedies of Ancient Greece Is man free to mold his own destiny, or is he a mere thread on the spool of life the Fates, the three female deities of Greek Mythology, cut and control? Can, in fact, man determine his life and destiny based ...

Isn't It Ironic?-Oedipus Rex A traffic jam when you're already late. A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break. Ten thousands spoons when all you need is a knife. Meeting the man of your dreams, and then meeting his beautiful wife. Irony is everywhere; you just cannot seem to get awa...

Fate vs Free Will - A Close Look at Sophocles' King Oedipus (Oedipus Rex) In the play King Oedipus, Sophocles suggests that while we have free will, this translates into little control over one's lives, as fate cannot be escaped. At the end of the play, Oedipus has been totally destroyed &nd...

Heroes come in many forms. Some immense in size and strength as Hercules, some in the form of people that are shunned, such as Harriet Tubman, and some that are only valorous heroes to some, such as Kurt Cobain. These heroes have many characteristics that make people flock to their side and follo...

There are two major characters that dominate Sophocles's play, Antigone, that drive the play's action. The first is Antigone who seeks to appease the Gods and lay her brother to rest. The opposing figure in this play is Creon, the king of Thebes, who feels that Antigone's brother deserves no suc...

Before we begin, I would like to congratulate you all on getting selected for the various parts in this production of Hamlet. My name is Glenn Close, and I will be directing this production from today until it closes in Tokyo next May. I have played the role of Gertrude, as many of you know, in th...