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Odysseus' Tale in Homer's 'The Odyssey'

In five pages this paper considers Odysseus' heroic tale as described in Homer's poetic epic 'The Odyssey.' There are no other so...

'The Odyssey' by Homer and Themes of Quest and Identity

In 5 pages this paper examines themes of quest and identity as they are represented in Homer's epic and how they enable Odysseus a...

'Beowulf' and the Grendel Character

In 5 pages this paper presents a character analysis of Grendel as featured in the epic 'Beowulf' and how he is intended to be repr...

Identity Quest of Odysseus in 'The Odyssey' by Homer

was also a master of trickery. Odysseus would often hesitate before taking action. This was not out of cowardice. It was his way...

Color Green in 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'

In twn pages this paper discusses the symbolic significance of references to the color green in the Medieval epic 'Sir Gawain and ...

Storytelling and Emotions in Beowulf

as an adventurous and noble man, and offers us the romance of a story. From this simple beginning we can readily assume that Be...

Odysseus' Journey Mirrored in a Student's Life Narrative

though they were in a war. Their life is perhaps not threatened, but they must struggle to become more honorable and noble as they...

'Paradise Lost' by John Milton, Christianity, and Classics

very important fact when considering the relationship between the classics and Christianity in Miltons poem by stating the followi...

'The Odyssey' by Homer, the Gods, and Odysseus

journey home to his wife Penelope and son Telemakhos in Ithaka. The gods and goddesses also shape the poem structurally, and are ...

Mother Courage and Her Children by Bertolt Brecht

spectator into the action, Brechts goal was to place the spectator outside the action as an observer, but one who is actively invo...

Greek Culture and 'The Iliad' by Homer

occurs near the end of the conflict. These two warriors fight over who has the greater claim to a captive woman who is also the d...

'Hero and Leander' by Christopher Marlowe

In five pages the influence Marlowe received from writers of ancient Greece and Rome are considered as reflected in this poetic ep...

The Four Zoas by William Blake

of them all, the Sumerian Gilgamesh. Its not that Blake copied anyone, but his poem tends to evoke some of the same feelings in a ...

Fame, Fate and Destiny in “Beowulf”

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

Analysis of Beowulf

monstrous creature Grendel, Grendels mother, and the dragon - it considers the impact of social obligations (loyalty to God and co...

Penelope's Suitors and Odysseus in 'The Odyssey' by Homer

He gains allies and waits for the right opportunity to enact justice. This also allows Homer to thoroughly document the wrongs per...

Mixture of Christianity and Paganism in 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'

student researching this topic has indicated that no additional sources should be used. In writing your own paper, drawing upon th...

Mortal Women in the Iliad

and she wishes that she were "wife to a better man" (Homer Book VI). Through Helens eyes and, also, through Homers portrayal of He...

The Culture of the Beowulf Poem

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

'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight' and Setting

"Since this Britain was built by this baron great, / Bold boys bred there, in broils delighting, / That did their day many a deed ...

Ovid's Metamorphoses/Concept of Art, Poet

her sisters husband and how he had cut out her tongue to keep silent and a prisoner (Ovid BkVI:571-619). Those characters who as...

Revenge and the Law in Beowulf and Njal’s Saga

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

The Hero’s Journey: Moses and Jesus

the hero receives the call to adventure, which he initially rejects before crossing the threshold into adventure. Next comes initi...

The Kebra Negast and the Sundiata

oral tradition, which makes the tales uniquely alive and constantly changing. This paper briefly compares two such epics, the Sund...

Homer, The Iliad and Death

original adventure stories; Indiana Jones has nothing on Odysseus, Achilles, Ajax and the rest of the characters who struggled on ...

The Warrior Culture of Beowulf

it clear that the most important societal relationship is between a warrior, the "thane," and his liege lord (Donaldson 32). This ...

Environmental and Abortion Ethics

on "what all human beings should do if they want to be moral: They should always act in their own self-interest" (Thiroux 37). Ad...

Song of Roland: Analyzing Laisses XIV and XV

An analysis of stanzas XIV and XV of this anonymous poem are consider in terms of their significance particularly regarding the re...

Hector of Troy

but also by the fact that he is the king, and his people protect him rather than urging him onto the front lines as they might a y...

Analyzing a Visual Text of a Cyclops

his disposal beyond his huge physical size. It would seem no human could be safe against this creature that could easily pierce o...