Essays 61 - 90
This paper examines how society's goals are met by the journey undertaken by Gilgamesh in this essay on Epic of Gilgamesh consisti...
In five pages this paper examines the relationship between order and chaos within the context of these two classical literary work...
The tragedies these leaders experience that lead them onto a path of self knowledge are the focus of this paper consisting of five...
In 5 pages this paper considers the significance of the Great Flood story retelling in the Epic of Gilgamesh and in the Book of Ge...
author does not present stories of his political maneuverings or military battles. Instead, the story is told about a singular ma...
In 5 pages the leadership concept is examined within the context of these 2 Medieval stories. There are no other sources listed....
In five pages this paper discusses these kingly characters and their flaws in a consideration of what value if any their suffering...
In five pages this paper considers the political dilemma of the Duchess of Calzone and how Odysseus, Gilgamesh, and Machiavelli wo...
In five pages this paper explores the homosexual or bisexual tendencies as revealed in his relationship with Enkidu in the Epic of...
In five pages this paper examines how the concepts of life and death as regarded by the ancient Mesopotamian peoples are reflected...
In 5 pages this epic is discussed in terms of the gender roles that the divine and mortal characters embody and the lack of female...
In seven pages topics of general intent, good, evil, and heroism are related to the epic tales of 'Beowulf' and 'Epic of Gilgamesh...
millennium BC, but probably existed in much the same form many centuries earlier" ("Gilgamesh," gilgamesh.html). Gilgamesh tell...
In six pages this report discusses how the beliefs and philosophies of the ancient culture of Mesopotamia are reflected in The Epi...
olive branch, proving that there is land above water once again. A rainbow appears in the sky as a sign that God will not...
Epic of Gilgamesh. Who was Gilgamesh? According to Biblical scholars who have researched ancient scrolls, Gilgamesh was a ...
of creation are vastly different" (Anonymous Selected Portions of the "Enuma Elish" enumaeli.htm). "The six days of creation i...
possible sense of self. "He took his heavy shield killed the dragon with his heavy bronze axe, which weighed seven talents and se...
a feast of rejoicing, as well as to keep himself clean and well groomed; he is to cherish his children and his wife (Radcliffe PG)...
purposes of taming Enkidu, the wild man (Radcliffe, 2001). Enkidu is important to the story as he exemplifies the average man in s...
the Inferno. "In Dantes Inferno, there is an Upper Hell and a Lower Hell. Upper Hell is the place for those guilty of excessive se...
created by God, given free will and essentially left to tend to all that God had created. God later created a woman for him, which...
with not only Odysseus but with the other characters as well" (Athena, the Goddess). For example, "At the opening of the book, Ath...
king, but not necessarily a good king. Such a man demands fear from his subjects, oppressing them and insisting on his selfish exp...
which features the exploits of a heroic protagonist, is used. Although it was Homer who popularized this literary form with his p...
afterlife, gods and worship, adventure and achievement, and legacy. The gender roles and children depicted in The Epic of Gilgame...
combat and claiming the right to sleep with any woman before her marriage" (Sparknotes). While Gilgamesh is handsome if not beauti...
through his loving he begins to see the fragile condition of life itself. However, these ultimate realizations take their time in ...
until finally, the creation goddesses intervene and create a primitive alter-ego for him that would keep his own in check. Only w...
finally reaches his destination (Young-Mason 347). Gilgamesh eagerly encourages Utnapishtim to share with him this timeless secre...