Essays 31 - 60
still just one being who is in constant struggle with his own existence. When determining who truly exercises power in an a...
The writer uses a close reading of the Old English epic poem Beowulf, and in particular the events at King Hrothgar's court, to ex...
in Charicleia, who is a long-lost princess of an Ethiopian queen, even though she appears to be white. Heliodorus relates that her...
The writer discusses the connection between the Old English epic poem Beowulf and today's rap culture. The writer argues that alth...
readers know that despite her monstrousness, Grendels mother is considered to be human (Porter). When Grendel enters the mead-ha...
the hero receives the call to adventure, which he initially rejects before crossing the threshold into adventure. Next comes initi...
view. The ambitious virtues that Beowulf embodies are representative of the earnest attempts required for such characters of this...
The writer compares and analyzes the Song of Roland and Beowulf, two epic poems. The main focus of the paper is the death of the r...
praise and... desire for glory" (McNary 528). Beowulf is strong, courageous and brave in combat, and likes nothing better than to...
himself was portrayed as the incarnate of evil, whose ravenous attacks on King Hrothgars subjects were nothing more than examples ...
oo well that here was the last of...
In five pages Ancient Greek society is compared with the Medieval society represented in the epic 'Beowulf' in terms of citizen ex...
In nine and a half pages this paper considers how social values are reflected in the ancient literary works Phaedo, Euthyphro, Cri...
The writer argues that Beowulf can be considered a hero, not only because he does heroic deeds, but also because of the way in whi...
In ten pages this paper discusses how violence is portrayed in the heroic epics of ancient Greece and Mesopotamia. Six sources ar...
males. In both "Enuma Elish" and in Hesiods mythology, the Earth goddess is described in terms of motherhood. Tiamet first rages a...
the defeat of Troy and it is about the adventures of Odysseus, king of Ithaca and throughout his travels, the story "provides a pi...
In five pages the influence Marlowe received from writers of ancient Greece and Rome are considered as reflected in this poetic ep...
rap artists came to be regarded as heroes by many. With the tragic events of September 11, 2001, however, we have once again com...
occurs near the end of the conflict. These two warriors fight over who has the greater claim to a captive woman who is also the d...
by stating that he will defeat Grendel without his weapons or protection. Symbolically, this is showing that good will triumph ove...
The writer discusses the fact that in Beowulf, which is the oldest poem in English, many of Beowulf's enemies are non-humans. Thes...
The writer considers how we might learn about Beowulf's society by considering what sort of society might have developed if it had...
In five pages this paper contrasts and compares how heroes are defined in these ancient epics. There are no other sources listed....
turbulent in respect to British history ("Angelcynn" PG). It was a time when England was first created, and the time of King Arth...
In six pages this paper examines the transformation of the epic hero in ancient Greek literary works such as Euripides' Medea, Sop...
Gawain is presented with similar atrocities and the same type of need for retribution, though his choice of actions and his determ...
it is essentially the duty of this narrator. Beowulf is a man who sees his duty as that which involves risking his life. He goes...
night returning, anew began ruthless murder; he recked no whit, / firm in his guilt, of the feud and crime" (II 12-22). When Hrot...
until a water snake slithered by. Panicked and briefly forgetting about the traveler on his back, Puff-jaw dove, which threw the ...