Essays 91 - 120
This research paper offers a detailed examination of the characeristics of masculinity asdescribed in several literary works, whic...
In five pages Ancient Greek society is compared with the Medieval society represented in the epic 'Beowulf' in terms of citizen ex...
oo well that here was the last of...
In seven pages this paper examines the epic 'Beowulf' in a consideration of the poetic oral tradition. Seven sources are cited in...
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 six pages this paper examines these character genres and how they occasionally have coincided or overlapped throughout literary...
In a paper containing three pages the discussion of whether Beowulf should be considered a pagan or Christian hero is presented. ...
In this paper of five pages the human suffering featured in 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight' and 'Beowulf' along with other theme...
In nine and a half pages this paper considers how social values are reflected in the ancient literary works Phaedo, Euthyphro, Cri...
How the word 'druncen' or drunken is used in the epic Beowulf is the focus of this analysis consisting of five pages. Three sourc...
In twelve pages a discussion of the demons in Beowulf are examined in terms of the uses of doubling and the displacement of evil f...
In five pages this paper examines how Anglo Saxon dramatic society has been reflected in Burton Raffel's New Historicist interpret...
a bit. When it appears that his warriors are no match against this monster who has taken on a craven for human flesh, Herorot r...
is a serious offence. But Ganelon, the man who is held, has a friend who challenges his accuser to a match and the friend loses. T...
swords" (Heaney 2; Raffel 2). 2.) Comment on the differences in Heanys and Raffels translations and the authors of literary/rhet...
worth in the final reckoning (2250-2252). The fatalistic nature of the passage is emphasized by the use of language evoking imager...
and Christian values that are embedded within the narrative; in other words, it, like many myths, intends to convey a central less...
similar to the character of Virgil, who, despite occupying a seemingly major role in the Divine Comedy, primarily exists to better...
This essay pertains to the epics of Gilgamesh and Beowulf and their respective life journeys to maturity. Seven pages in length, s...
when the Beowulf poet writes "Fate always goes as it must" (43) and "Fate often saves an undoomed man when his courage is good" (...
states that such archetypes are "mental predispositions independent of individual experience, which have their source in the colle...
it clear that the most important societal relationship is between a warrior, the "thane," and his liege lord (Donaldson 32). This ...
observing the "loud mirth in the hall," yet unable to be a part of such fellowship due to no fault of its own, but rather the circ...
himself was portrayed as the incarnate of evil, whose ravenous attacks on King Hrothgars subjects were nothing more than examples ...
rural lifestyle. Lacey and Danziger comment that the popular image of the medieval hall, with its rush-covered floor and central f...
In the battle, the dragon emerges as the symbol of evil and consequently exists as the monster of this encounter" (King). In this ...
very clear division between those who followed Christianity in the genuine way, and those who used it merely for their own advance...
is in danger, and perhaps also eager to gain some fame through the process. His character is somewhat innocent, but yet no less wi...
comes to the aid of Hrothgar: "Thou Hrothgar, hail! Hygelacs I, kinsman and follower. Fame a plenty have I gained in youth! These...
lays dead. No individual has truly come to help him save for one youth, Wiglaf. In these particular lines we note the following: "...