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destroy Sigurd. She says that she has a favor to ask and makes the king promise that he will keep his word. He does, and asks her ...

they can stop the men from going off to war and would ultimately bring some peace. The premise of the story is a tragic one, in th...

enough to truly consider them a hero. For example, Miranda is one who is strong and determined. She wants to change the world and ...

that would make him a hero. He does not make powerful decisions and he does not truly step outside any realm within himself or soc...

the every day people who live, work and form the community, from stay-at-home moms who mold their families, to fire-fighters, who ...

there are some wars that "must" be fought, they we will probably agree with Clevinger: that everyone is caught up in the war and h...

reacts to the presence of the men by eating two of them, Odysseus attacks and manages to blind Polyphemus by stabbing him in his e...

In this introduction to the character of Titus it is obvious that he is well regarded and that he has a reputation of being a nobl...

university-trained expert in his field. And yet he finds that intellectual learning is not very important in this world, whats nee...

is wildly jealous of Elizabeth (Miller, 2003). Abigail is also the leader of the towns young women, and she and her friends were...

(2000) says that Mother Theresa is a good role model. Yet, there are many others who may be considered good role models. Mendelsoh...

old families and the nouveau riche, who had made their fortunes in more recent years" (Books and Writers). For the most part this ...

"behold the beauty of another character....with...vivacity....behold in another the expression of a love so high that it assures i...

king also ordered killed. They were subsequently left to die of exposure and were discovered by a she-wolf. Discovered by the king...

honorable combat and murders Ither by throwing a javelin into Ithers eye (Ash). A true knight would never have indulged in such a ...

boasts of his strength and courage, believing those alone are the lone criteria by which a hero is judged. The gods intervene to ...

a man who has a prophecy following him, and he is a man who is relatively clueless about what is going on. He inadvertently kills ...

in the city in the midst of the excitement (Mary Cassatt biography). When she first arrived in Paris, she exhibited her work at ...

complete madness, until at last Elizabeth Proctor, who is completely innocent, is charged with being a witch (Miller, 1952). Not s...

Egyptians, whose fantastic death cult gave us some of the greatest monuments on earth. The Egyptians believed in an afterlife that...

plague wreaks death and despair onto the Theban people, Oedipus pride motivates him to make a deal whereby he reveals the identity...

see that Harry is not perfect because he is not filled with self confidence, nor is he incredibly knowledgeable about his gifts of...

the "tragic flaw." In Oedipuss case, his tragic flaw is his pride. That flaw has to cause him great suffering, but from that suffe...

as a direct result of Nationalism. Tensions in Germany in particular before the outbreak of war were phenomenal (Arthur, 2004). ...

were formed as a direct result of Nationalism. Tensions in Germany in particular before the outbreak of war were phenomenal (Arth...

sons leads him to raise them as privileged beings that deserve having everything handed to them, simply by virtue of who they are....

film Hero, released in 2002 and costing $30 million to produce, is the most expensive film in the history of the Chinese film indu...

suitors, who grossly outnumber him. Odysseus himself vows that he will fight "while Ive got arrows to defend me", committed to the...

were associated with him. Indeed, his story continues to deeply impact our emotions even today. Aristotle posited that a tragic ...

Seger explains why people respond strongly to characters in film when those characters go on a journey that touches the audience. ...