Have you been looking all over the internet for a term paper? Stop looking now! Paper University has over 45,000 term papers all in one place. Our huge online paper library has college papers on all sorts of topics and they are all available for downloading or printing immediately. If you are thinking this will cost an arm and a leg, you are wrong! Get instant access to our members section for one low monthly price with no additional fees or long-term obligations. It doesn't matter if you are downloading one essay or one hundred. Join today and get the essay writing help that you need.

The Story Of Oedipus Beginning of Paper After reading Oedipus, one may think that in this story, there was no justice, and nobody could avoid their fate. King Laius and Queen Jocasta, fearing the prophecy of the Delphic oracle, had the young Oedipus left on Mount Cithaeron to die, but the father dies and the son marries t .... Middle of Paper .... and as far as Oedipus knew, King Laius was an enemy. Queen Jocasta wasn't exactly guiltless, either. The great Queen had also tried with King Laius to kill their son, and had no respect for the prophecies of Apollo: "A prophet? Listen to me and learn some peace of mind: no skill in the world, nothing human can penetrate the future." She was also the other half of a mother-son marriage. Greek law considered the act, not the motive - meaning that even though she nor Oedipus knew they were related, they committed the crime. .... 451 words | 2 pages Subscription Length Price Join 30 days membership (recurring) $19.95 90 days membership (recurring) $39.95 180 days membership (non-recurring) $69.95