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Essays 121 - 150

'The Odyssey,' 'Epic of Gilgamesh,' Violence and Heroism

This essay consists of six pages and in a comparative heroic analysis of Gilgamesh and Odysseus presents the arguments that despit...

Egypt's Burial Rites and Homer's 'The Iliad'

In three pages this paper examines the events presented in Homer's epic in comparison with the burial rituals of Egypt in a consid...

Virgil's The Aeneid and Heroism

In three pages this paper examines Turnus and Aeneas as they represent the Roman concept of heroic ideals depicted in The Aeneid b...

Miguel de Cervantes, Dante Alighieri, and Homer's Heroic Quests

In 5 pages the heroic quest is analyzed within the context of Cervantes' Don Quixote, Dante's 'Inferno' and Homer's 'The Odyssey.'...

William Shakespeare Plays Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Hamlet, and Journeys

In five pages the heroic journeys presented in each of these plays by William Shakespeare are analyzed in terms of their significa...

Song of Roland, 'The Iliad,' and Heroism

In five pages these epic war tales are examined in a heroic contrast and comparison of Roland and Achilles. Three sources are cit...

The Aeneid by Virgil

In three pages a character analysis of the protagonist Aeneas in Virgil's 'The Aeneid' focuses upon his heroic characteristics. I...

Ulysses by James Joyce and the Heroic Ideal of Leopold Bloom

In five pages this paper discusses the differences in the heroic ideas presented in literature, art, and film contained within the...

War of 1812 and Commodore Isaac Chauncey

to cut off British communication along the seaborne routs (On and Around the Lakes, nd). The Lake Ontario location also gave Chaun...

Analysis of 'Dulce et Decorum Est' by Wilfred Owen

behind. Gas! GAS! Quick, boys!--An ecstasy of fumbling Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time, But someone still was yelling out...

J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring and the Heroic Quest

said that whilst the aim is to lose the Ring forever, what will be gained as a result is peace and safety for the inhabitants of M...

Conflict and Culture in the Epic of Gilgamesh

possible sense of self. "He took his heavy shield killed the dragon with his heavy bronze axe, which weighed seven talents and se...

Flawed Hero Victor Frankenstein

that he could not control it (Marcus 188). On the one hand, there are the critics who claim that Frankenstein had no...

Elie Wiesel's Character as a Hero Analyzed

personal codes (much like Hemingways did) which serve them in good stead when faced with insurmountable dangers. Along their journ...

Antigone Character Analysis

receive a proper burial, and she enlists the services of Ismene, her lone remaining sibling. She states her intentions plainly to...

Which is the Hero, Victor Frankenstein or His Monster?

monster could be seen as a perversion of an epic hero, given his greater than human abilities and stature" (Anonymous Synopsis of ...

Odysseus Compared with Genesis' Jacob

son of Odysseus, wearing a disguise and instills in him the courage to challenge the suitors of his mother. Additionally Athena pe...

A Hero in Print and Throughout Time

the path to order by bringing structure to the process of understanding. The classical hero was one who was brave, honest, pious ...

Ancient Literature and Companionship

of common suffering or accomplishment. Once the student working on this project sees these factors, it becomes obvious throughout ...

Heroic Literary Symbolism

In six pages an analysis of the heroic symbolism in the epics 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,' 'Beowulf,' and 'Epic of Gilgamesh...

Tragic Hero Analysis of William Shakespeare's Richard the Second and Prince Hamlet

which we, the reader or viewer, can relate to. We see them as noble individuals who demonstrate weakness, yet still battle against...

Heroic John F. Kennedy

In five pages this paper considers the heroic concept of JFK based upon his personal charisma. Three sources are cited in the bib...

Historic British Literary Heroes

imaginations. In examining the changing role of the hero in English Literature, five British literary periods will be examined. F...

Comparative Analysis of the Heroic Code in The Book of Job and in Homer's 'The Iliad'

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares how the heroic code is represented in these two works. There are no other sources...

Hero's Personality of Odysseus

In five pages Homer's protagonist Odysseus featured in 'The Odyssey' is examined in terms of his heroic personality attributes. F...

Epic Heroes Gilgamesh and Hercules and Violence

In ten pages this paper discusses how violence is portrayed in the heroic epics of ancient Greece and Mesopotamia. Six sources ar...

Reason and Different Views

In five pages reason as incorporated into the satire of plays by Moliere, Pope, and Swift are compared with classical heroic views...

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes and Heroism

In 5 pages this paper examines Cervantes' heroic protagonist and how defies the cynics in his depiction of him. There are 7 sourc...

Interchangeability of Homer's Heroic Hektor

In six pages this character analysis of Hektor in 'The Iliad' by Homer reveals how he is a hero who also happens to be human and h...

Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece and Rome

In three pages three student posed questions pertaining to mythical Greek and Roman gods and goddesses are answered in a heroic co...