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Thesis Question:
What was the role of men and women in ancient Greek mythology?
What influence did women have in Greek mythology, case study of Sophocles “Antigone”
Outline
History of Thebes
From literature cited in the references, the essay will start with an introduction which will examine Greek Mythology and the city of Thebes.
Mythology
Body
Analysis of characters
King Laius
Oedipus the father of Eteocles, Polynices,
Antigon and her sister
Creon
The sphinx
Jocasta
Play analysis
Marriage
Kingship
Oracles and prophecies.
Use of symbols and metaphors in plays
Mythology in play writing
Conclusion
Work cited
Sophocles. et al. The Complete Plays Of Sophocles. 1st ed., New York, Bantam Classic, 2006,.
Fawkes, Glynnis, and William F Hansen. The Book Of Greek & Roman Folktales, Legends, And Myths. 1st ed.
Sophocles, and Ben Schomakers. Antigone. 1st ed., Zoetermeer, Klement, 2016,.
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, and A. J Boyle. Oedipus. 1st ed., Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2012
Fisher, Roger S, and Sophocle. Antigone V. Creon. 1st ed.
Bell, Robert E. Women of classical mythology: a biographical dictionary. Oxford University Press, USA, 1993.
| Bremmer, Jan N. Interpretations of Greek Mythology (Routledge Revivals). Routledge, 2014. McRobbie, Angela. "Post‐feminism and popular culture." Feminist media studies 4.3 (2004): 255-264. Ormand, Kirk. Exchange and the maiden: marriage in Sophoclean tragedy. University of Texas Press, 2014. Butler, Judith. Antigone's claim: Kinship between life and death. Columbia University Press, 2002. | |
