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The Red Badge of Courage, 'The Iliad,' Heroism and Heroes

In seven pages these works by Stephen Crane and Homer are examined within the context of the tragic hero and his combat motives. ...

Contemporary World, Heroes, Gods, and Joseph Campbell

In fifteen pages this paper discusses the myths of gods and heroes as contemporary instruments of change as described by Joseph Ca...

Tragic Heroes in Death of a Salesman and Oedipus

This 10 page essay explores the tragic heroes in these classic plays. Oedipus believes he makes his own destiny while Willy belie...

Mahabharata and the Heroes Karna and Arjuna

In a research paper consisting of sixteen pages the heroes of the epic Indian saga are examined in a comparative analysis that als...

Critically Evaluating the Hero in 'Beowulf'

In a paper containing three pages the discussion of whether Beowulf should be considered a pagan or Christian hero is presented. ...

Heroic Storyteller Huck Finn

he was gone he come back and put his head in again, and told me to mind about that school, because he was going to lay for me and ...

The Role Models of Athletes

In six pages the ways in which professional athletes have emerged in society as role models are examined and considers if athletes...

Comparative Analysis of 'The Aeneid' and 'The Odyssey'

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares how heroes are defined in these ancient epics. There are no other sources listed....

A Review of Fields of Fire

A 5 page overview the fictional tale of the Vietnam War by James Webb. The young protaganist is a Marine hero. 1 source....

Ancient Greece's Tragic Heroes Agamemnon, Achilles, and Hector

their lives? These are some of the questions we will consider as we look at these men in action in Homers Illiad. Tragedy Accord...

Romantic Relationships and the Humanism of the Renaissance

In eight pages this paper discusses the gender and sociopolitical implications of the romantic relationships depicted in The Faeri...

Poetry and Different Romantic Modes of Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats, and Lord Byron

In eight pages this research paper discusses the romantic modes featured by Shelley's 'Platonic love,' Keats' 'doctrine of art,' a...

Tragic Hero Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

life determined or was it the result of free will? In establishing the answer to this question, it is essential that one understa...

Brian Bosworth

In six pages analytical, psychodynamic, and personality paradigms are applied to former professional athlete Brian Bosworth as dep...

Lewis Puller, Jr.'s Autobiography Fortunate Son

In five pages this paper considers the autobiography of a disabled veteran of the Vietnam War and son of a Second World War hero i...

Odysseus and Achilles

In this paper of five pages two classical heroes are contrasted in terms of the older and noble Odysseus and the young and volatil...

Defining the Tragic Hero in William Shakespeare's Othello

man who seeks respectability in a white mans society. Despite his many military victories and his marriage to Senator Brabantios ...

Tragic Hero Exemplified by William Shakespeare's Othello

This paper discusses why Shakespeare's protagonist sufficiently qualifies as being a tragic hero in a consideration of the charact...

Were the Vikings a Constructive or Destructive Force?

traced back to the rather lurid sensationalism of ecclesiastical writers of that period (Magnusson 10). Since monasteries were fre...

William Shakespeare's Tragic Hero Hamlet

In nine pages this paper analyzes the tragic hero aspects of Hamlet's character in a consideration that also includes Shakespeare'...

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare and the Tragic Hero Marcus Brutus

contradictions of his character. Certainly, Brutus is strong. Even his name conveys strength. He is idealistic, and at least in...

Character Comparisons in William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing II

becomes more and more obvious. Their words, which appear to be that demonstrating disdain, are words spouted by lovers who are con...

Women in Much Ado About Nothing and Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

In ten pages this paper discusses how the traditional and nontraditional roles of women are represented in Hero and Bianca, and Be...

Heroic Comparison of Hector and Achilles in 'The Iliad' by Homer

In five pages this paper compares the heroes Hector and Achilles as presented in Homer's epic in an evaluation of whose heroism wa...

Motifs of Ancient Greek Literature and Superman

This essay consists of seven pages and presents the argument that the motifs in the contemporary Superman stories are much like th...

Heroic Native American Paul Bernal

In four pages this historical Native American hero is discussed as he is portrayed in [The] Taos Indians and the Battle for Blue L...

Homeward Journey of Odysseus in 'The Odyssey' by Homer

In five pages this paper examines the delays in Odysseus's return to Ithaca and how the hero is at fault for them. There are no o...

Louis-Ferdinand Celine's 'Journey To The End Of The Night'

In 4 pages, this paper argues that the main character Bardamu is representative of an anti-hero as well as an autobiographical por...

Heroism in Antigone by Sophocles

In five pages this paper argues that for readers of the 20th century Creon and Antigone appear more like victims than heroes in th...

Tragic Hero Oedipus in Oedipus the King by Sophocles

evolves to become so much more than he, at first, appeared to be as he came to see the errors of his ways by the end of the play a...