Essays 121 - 150
In seven pages this paper discusses past and present myths and violence with examples provided from ancient works The Aeneid, The ...
In three pges this paper contrasts and compares the characterizations of Penelope in 'The Odyssey' by Homer and Desdemona in Othel...
She is disgusted by the fact that she must respond to the blackmailer, but also proud that she has defended her husband and her li...
Goddess). She even enhances his physical appearance in order to assure he gets home. "Once Odysseus reaches the city that Nausi...
that allows the poem to celebrate or immortalize its national culture (Epic Poetry). The distinguishing characteristics of Homers...
manner, concerning Telemachus worries about his father. He is speaking to Minerva asking for some help. She replies, "Is that so? ...
The first task at hand in our study is the provision of a historical explanation of existentialism. A concise explanation is prov...
of the Muse to introduce its tale: "Sing in me, Muse, and through me tell the story / of that man skilled in all ways of contendin...
episode. Examining the evolution and fundamental importance of Odysseus life brings one to consider the elements of ethics ...
tying themselves to the underside of Polyphemus flock" (Stories from the Stars). Though the cyclops checked the sheep, "he didnt d...
debate in terms of wanting a peaceful and inner spiritual life and letting go of his past indiscretions (St. Augustine, Bishop of ...
note his passion for such in the following lines when Hamlet responds to the facts presented by the ghost: "Haste me to knowt, tha...
traits he possesses that is less than admirable, one thing is clear. He exhibits loyalty and trustworthiness. He respects the gods...
holds the Greeks captive in his cave, into allowing them to escape by first blinding his one eye while he sleeps. However, Odysseu...
that whatever the customs of good behavior, these people are not observing them. In light of this we would assume that the people ...
is important for it illustrates one of the reasons why the hero is determined to go back. Because she is honorable and admirable t...
this historical puzzle dating back to the novice citizen investigations to the more scientific and sophisticated Illinois River Va...
and marginalized in both classical and modern literature, one must first understand how the prevailing viewpoint of women as funda...
In six pages this paper discusses the author's creation of the 'Other' soul as a way of expressing Creole political issues and how...
In nine pages this paper examines how metaphysics is represented in Arthur C. Clarke's science fiction novels such as Rendezvous w...
In six pages this paper discusses how the values of the societies of ancient Greece and Rome are reflected in such works of litera...
In five pages this paper compares Euripides' character of Medea with the character of Penelope in Homer's 'The Odyssey.' There a...
In five page this paper considers Gods and their roles in ancient Greek society and literature in a consideration of a passage fro...
observes a boatman named Charon who is transporting the souls of the dead across the river. There are "hollow groans, and shrieks...
having given his word, feels that he has no choice but to keep it, even though he fears, rightly, that the boy will end in disaste...
and speaking Homer" discusses the different translations and interpretations of the Homer classic "The Odyssey". Using Robert Fagl...
Telemachus taking his first step towards responsibility and manhood. "Telemachus calls an assembly of the men of Ithaca. It is the...
home, his palace, his wife, his son, his people. Ogygia Ulysses is trapped on Calypsos island for many years. If it werent for...
slave, and ironically enough, he is enslaved by the prophesy. "People of Thebes, my countrymen, look on Oedipus. He solved the fam...
rested for two days, then sailed on again, but where blown off course once more by the North Wind (Homer). They ended up in the la...