SEARCH RESULTS

states that such archetypes are "mental predispositions independent of individual experience, which have their source in the colle...

its extreme, I pointed out the evil being perpetuated against the Irish." Lady Macbeth interrupts, "I am familiar with this wo...

by stating that he will defeat Grendel without his weapons or protection. Symbolically, this is showing that good will triumph ove...

when the Beowulf poet writes "Fate always goes as it must" (43) and "Fate often saves an undoomed man when his courage is good" (...

faith primarily in their thane and in "wyrd," which is a pagan reference to fate or destiny, according to Abrams, et al (1968). ...

lays dead. No individual has truly come to help him save for one youth, Wiglaf. In these particular lines we note the following: "...

rural lifestyle. Lacey and Danziger comment that the popular image of the medieval hall, with its rush-covered floor and central f...

very clear division between those who followed Christianity in the genuine way, and those who used it merely for their own advance...

that Beowulf meets Grendel, but out of family ties and vows of allegiance to the Queen. Even Grendels mother gets into the act. T...

In the battle, the dragon emerges as the symbol of evil and consequently exists as the monster of this encounter" (King). In this ...

comes to the aid of Hrothgar: "Thou Hrothgar, hail! Hygelacs I, kinsman and follower. Fame a plenty have I gained in youth! These...

is in danger, and perhaps also eager to gain some fame through the process. His character is somewhat innocent, but yet no less wi...

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...

"proud of his plunder, sought his dwelling with that store of slaughter" (p. 25). Beowulf is written in Old English and set some...

believes, would seal his everlasting fame (Irving 86). The poem championed Beowulfs desire for fame as a badge of honor: "In all ...

his murderous attacks upon Hrothgars sleeping warriors. Hrothgar makes it clear that Beowulfs obligation is based not on ties of ...

for protection against the creature that has been terrorizing his subjects, Beowulf can hardly refuse. It is not simply because H...

not necessarily better than the other. Death was perceived as a place, a further step in life that would offer more security and s...

so important because it represents at the beginning the significance of having a male heir to carry on ancestral traditions. The ...

While there is a sense of pride, it is not an arrogant pride or a pride that is only involved in self for Beowulf is proud of bein...

Green Knight and comes across challenges which he seems to deal with honorably. At one point in the story he is staying in a won...

made of its mortality" (Dante 539). For Dante, then, "the way to God is found in human life. This was Abelards message. It was the...

any serious faults or weaknesses. As such the story has no frivolous moments, no humor for it si not necessary and was likely not ...

a "master swordsman," arriving at the Emperors fortress. Nameless explains to the Emperor how he vanquished "three deadly assassin...

this late hour / To save our army from these howling Trojans. / Think of yourself, of the regret you will feel / For harm that wil...

The mad hero Before comparing the two heroes of each story, it helps to discuss the background and plot of each work....

meanings of friendship and death. Gilgamesh was a solitary soul until he encountered the primitive nature man Enkidu, with whom h...

In five pages this paper compares these pleas in an analysis of 'The Iliad' by Homer. There are no other sources listed....

In three pages these characters featured in Homer's epic poem are contrasted and compared in terms of their similarities and diffe...

In six pages this paper assesses the spouses featured in 'The Odyssey' by Homer in order to determine which displays the most cons...