Now King Shahrayar vows never to be betrayed again by a woman. ... For years he is going mad; the girls are victims of his power as king and man. ... Evidently the females in the Prologue of the Thousand and One Nights are the cause of all evil and consequently all the women are evil and mean only evil. ... "All women are lawful to you, provided you seek them with your wealth in modes conduct, not in fornication" (Koran 1431). ... In the Thousand and One Nights King Shahrayar represents the male authority. ...

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The downfall of Oeidpus the King was not only caused by the Gods through his fate but also by his own actions. ... As the time pasted he began to realize that it was King Laios and if anyone found out the truth he would be denounced as King and self exiled from Thebes. ... As the messenger went on and confessed to him they King Laios and Iocaste were his biological parents he became ill. ... If only Oeidpus new Polybos and Merope were not his biological parents and had stayed in Cornith he would not have endured all the pain and misery of killing his father, marrying his mother and having c...

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Every knight in every tale who has served under King Arthur has shown extraordinary bravery and a good heart, but of all the knights of King Arthur's Round Table, Sir Gawain exhibits the most. ... In return for her troubles, King Arthur is faced with finding her a husband. ... In exchange for the answer that saved King Arthur's life, the Loathly Lady was to marry one of the King's knights. ... That exhibited Sir Gawain's allegiance to King Arthur. ... His loyalty to his King is extraordinary, and his kindness to all individuals no matter who they are, is truly to be...

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He was after all, the second son. ... Henry was educated with intent of him joining the church, not on becoming a king. ... Anne did not realize the King's repulsion for her over several months. ... Katherine Howard was the fifth wife of King Henry VIII. ... Katherine Parr had been married twice before King Henry VIII. ...

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Those two themes would be fate and the fact that power corrupts all. ... So in hopes of avoided this fate, the King has a servant take the baby away with an iron rod in his ankles. ... Creon says it best when he tells Oedipus, why should I want to become king and have that responsibility when I have all the rights and luxuries of a king with out all the pressure and decisions. ... Also in Antigone, power becomes a major theme, as Creon becomes king. ... As the new king he passes a law immediately saying that Polyneices should not be properly buried. ...

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Hamlet's soliloquy shows how disgusted Hamlet is with Gertrude, Claudius and the world which is shown in the line "How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable, seem to me all the uses of this world"(I,II,133-134). ... In the soliloquy hamlet refers to his world as useless or disgraceful His speech is full of words that suggest rot and corruption which is shown with words like "gross" (I,II, 138) and he also refers to his world as an "unweeded garden" all this shows how unstable hamlets state of mind is since he can't seem to think of anything good about the world he lives in which is cau...

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This loss greatly impacts the decision making of both King Lear and Gloucester. ... Although Kent attempts to calm the King, his efforts are in vain, without a strong, caring matriarchal counter to the King's decree Cordelia is banished without a second thought. ... When Cordelia is executed all the hope and goodness turns to tragedy. ... if it be so,/It is a chance which does redeem all sorrows/That ever I have felt.... Cordelia, in all her purity and goodness, is executed. ...

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In fear, King Laius and Queen Jocasta sent the baby Oedipus off with a slave to be killed. He was never killed, but rather was given to a childless king and queen which lovingly raised him. ... Upon confrontation, Oedipus killed all but one of the men in self defense. ... Seen as a savior by the citizens of Thebes, Oedipus was made king and subsequently, the husband of Jocasta. ...

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He has fought in crusades all over the world and comes to the pilgrimage seeming fresh out of battle, for the narrator says he is in military dress and that his clothes are still soiled. ... She tells a story from a distant time, when King Arthur ruled the nation. King Arthur had a knight who, when riding home one day found a maiden walking along and robbed her of her virtue. This crime usually held the penalty of death, but the queen intervened and begged the king to spare the knight. ...

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In the play "Oedipus the King-, Sophocles defamed the gods' reputation, and lowered their status by making them look harmful and evil. ... "It was Apollo, friends, Apollo, who brought to fulfillment all my sufferings. ... "I would never have become my father's killer, never have been known to all men as my own mother's husband. ... Finally, they send a plague to the Thebans for not punishing the murderer of their king, which results in Oedipus' exile or execution. Oedipus, the wise king, has never been destroyed by an evil man, but he was totally destroyed by what they call...

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These are all things we will never know because they didn't respect the old man. ... He is sent to court, in front of the King and Queen. The King gave his Queen the power to let him live or die. ... To have me old and ugly till I die, but still a loyal, true, and humble wife that never will displease you all her life. ... Both elders in the stories seem to hold the answers to all the questions. ...

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A woman's love will overcome all obstacles. In a similar fashion, the stories of "The Thousand and One Nights" told by Sherazad to King Shahrayar demonstrate the patience required to earn the king's love. ... In book X, this story is all about love, deception, good, and evil. ... Griseida does not say a word or change her expression at all. ... She returns all of her possessions back to her husband, although she is deeply hurt, but she obeys. ...

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While King Hamlet was in his rose garden, King Claudius slyly poured the poison in King Hamlet's ear. ... As if taking a mans life isn't enough, King Claudius proceeds to take King Hamlet's wife as well. ... As if taking a mans life isn't enough, King Claudius proceeds to take King Hamlet's wife as well. ... Hamlet now feels personally attacked and that's all it takes for him to drop everything, even go against his mother, to find his own peace. ... He embodies all aspects of being vulnerable after the tragic death of his father, this causes hamlet to lose his...

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She did Claudius a favor by marrying him because he wanted to become King and rule Denmark. ... Thou know'st "tis common; all that lives must die, passing through nature to eternity." (1.2 line 70) This is an example of how Gertrude told Hamlet to forget about his father's death and that everybody dies and to goes to eternity. ... In the killing of the grandfather, the previous King Hamlet and the threatening of the new king, Claudius, Gertrude and Hamlet destabilize the government and the queen's power. ... King- "Gertrude, do not drink. (5.2 line 317-318) Queen-"I will...

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It is important to Hamlet that he gets revenge but he also wants to torment the king and show everyone the truth. ... In Oedipus the king, a child is born to a royal couple, this king and queen want to know how their child will be in the future. ... In the end, Oedipus finds his mother hanged herself, so in the midst of all this Oedipus gouges his eyes out and banished himself from the castle. ... He may have become king but because truth was so important to him Hamlet ended up dying as well. As for Oedipus, knowing the truth may not be all its cracked up to be. ...

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It is important to Hamlet that he gets revenge but he also wants to torment the king and show everyone the truth. ... In Oedipus the king, a child is born to a royal couple, this king and queen want to know how their child will be in the future. ... In the end, Oedipus finds his wife/mother hanged herself, so in the midst of all this Oedipus gouges his eyes out and banished himself from the castle. ... He may have become king but because truth was so important to him Hamlet ended up dying as well. As for Oedipus, knowing the truth may not be all it is cracked up to be. ...

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Those that are married already, all but one, shall live. ... Hamlet has lost all respect for women because of what his mother did. ... Therefore she is the source for his hatred towards all women. ... Hamlet seeks revenge after the king for the murder of his father. ... Hamlet wants the king dead and he will make sure that he be the one who kills him. ...

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Oedipus the King is a very tragic story. Oedipus is a high and mighty king with no worries what so ever. ... As this man put all of the clues together he shouts "Ah God! ... All the prophecies!... In Oedipus the King, the king is blind and is fooled by all surrounding him. ...

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Claudius, both uncle and father to Hamlet, second husband to Gertrude and the murderer and brother of the dead king. Despite his moral drawbacks, Claudius is a very impressive king. ... All this makes Claudius a quite notable character in Hamlet. ... Claudius' speech can be compared to the poison poured in the dead king's ear - sly and swift. The same way he killed the old king. ...

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- / A little month, or ere those shoes were old / With which she followed my poor father's body, / Like Niobe; all tears, why she, even she- / O God, ! ... in how all other people would feel. ... I"ll call thee Hamlet, / King, father, royal Dane. ... This sets the precedent of how Hamlet will react to all situations of conflict that arise in the rest of the play. ... If Queen Gertrude did not marry King Claudius, Hamlet would have been king. ...

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The King ends up sending the child to her aunt where she lives for her most of her life. ... The end result leaves Griselda happy and she forgives the King even though he treated her unkind. ... Even though it is unsaid either Griselda or the King could be in the relationship for this reason. ... Griselda took the King back after everything that he had made her sacrifice. ... Reading the Cleric's Tale helped me realize that women can, and should, stand up for their selves throughout all relationships. ...

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First of all, Oedipus was the child sent away by his biological parents due to a prophecy and adopted by the royalty of Corinth and eventually became the prince. ... There, as said in the story, he was harassed and a brawl in the road happened, making him kill the man, which appeared to be King Laius, his biological father and the king's servants. ... King Laius was with his servants and a cart. ... By all means, fate or not, it is a fact that he killed a person, to be exact, persons – without knowing their identities. ... Absolutely, it represents all the moments of choices in our ...

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Oedipus Rex Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles, is the story of a king named Oedipus. ... The story of Oedipus would be an entirely different subject all together. ... And then I killed them all. (450) If Oedipus had been a woman, this event might not have occurred. Oedipus as a woman would not have been struck by the man in the carriage, who happens to be Laius, king of Thebes and Oedipus" biological father. ... Gender basis was a big issue in ancient Greece because countries weren't ruled by Queens but by Kings so I find making the king a man correct for the place this story takes place. ...

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His father convinces him that it was all a dream and he is imprisoned once again in the tower. ... He falls asleep and then is taken to the king's palace. ... Basilio is disappointed in his son and sends him back to the tower and tells him this was all a dream. ... Segismundo lets Clotaldo return to the king because he knew how loyal he was to the king. ... Segismundo while not imprisoned could have chosen to do whatever because he was told all of it was a dream. ...

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But despite the different roles, views, and positions of the women in both societies, they all contained one strength that only a woman could possess and that is their biological capabilities to carry and birth the lives of children. ... To top all that off they were to watch their figure and often were malnourished as were the daughters. ... It has been popularly quoted that the wife of Spartan King Leonidas was asked why Spartan women were the only women in Greece who "ruled" their husbands. ... But when it all boils down to it, none of us would exists if it hadn't....

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