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any further for Gilgameshs psychological implication than his unyielding ambition to attain what he hoped for on his journey after...
into insanity, which becomes her only way she can avoid the domination that threatens to totally suffocate her individuality. In h...
in any real noble cause, he quickly succumbs to the realities that surround him, the bullets and the danger. This man has taken i...
turbulent in respect to British history ("Angelcynn" PG). It was a time when England was first created, and the time of King Arth...
obviously keenly intelligent, and it is clear that, if he applied himself, he could have achieved any goal to which he might have ...
slave, and ironically enough, he is enslaved by the prophesy. "People of Thebes, my countrymen, look on Oedipus. He solved the fam...
In seven pages these works by Stephen Crane and Homer are examined within the context of the tragic hero and his combat motives. ...
The writer argues that Beowulf can be seen as an archetype of the ideal hero, and that his deeds have come to be considered as a m...
the weak and defender of his territory and do whatever he must in the name of survival. A ravenous Odysseus is described by Homer...
In three pages this paper examines Turnus and Aeneas as they represent the Roman concept of heroic ideals depicted in The Aeneid b...
In 8 pages this paper examines the concept of the tragic hero in a comparison of King Lear by William Shakespeare and Sophocles' O...
In eight pages this paper evaluates this biography within a historical context. There are no other sources listed in the bibliogr...
In five pages these epic war tales are examined in a heroic contrast and comparison of Roland and Achilles. Three sources are cit...
In four pages the concept of the hero's journey as it manifest itself in these classical works of literature is examined. There i...
An eight page research paper considering the literary concept of the hero's journey in this classic science fiction film by direct...
The writer compares and contrasts the Old English poem Beowulf with Sundiata, which is an African epic. The writer argues that whi...
In five pages this paper argues that for readers of the 20th century Creon and Antigone appear more like victims than heroes in th...
In 5 pages this paper examines Cervantes' heroic protagonist and how defies the cynics in his depiction of him. There are 7 sourc...
that no two people define heroism in just the same way. Merriam-Webster defines a hero as a person who is admired for his achieve...
theater itself, and his own background upon the stage. Hamlet plays the clown with the other actors who arrive to perform ...
In five pages these heroic protagonists are compared in terms of their differences and how they reflect the authors' quite differe...
Using examples from literature and from world events, this essay identifies some of the heroes everyone knows and those nobody kno...
In 5 pages the leadership concept is examined within the context of these 2 Medieval stories. There are no other sources listed....
The tragedies these leaders experience that lead them onto a path of self knowledge are the focus of this paper consisting of five...
cultures. In addition, the kind of difficulties and trials faced by different ancient communities will also tend to be similar. On...
In five pages these stories are contrasted and compared in terms of their presentation of magical creatures and gods. There are n...
In five pages the flood and creation tales are among the similarities discussed in a consideration of these three great works of l...
a feast of rejoicing, as well as to keep himself clean and well groomed; he is to cherish his children and his wife (Radcliffe PG)...
of creation are vastly different" (Anonymous Selected Portions of the "Enuma Elish" enumaeli.htm). "The six days of creation i...
Mitchells translation, Mark Jarman argues that Gilgamesh enlightens the modern reader as to what the ancient Mesopotamians valued ...