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An eight page research paper considering the literary concept of the hero's journey in this classic science fiction film by direct...

This essay consists of seven pages and presents the argument that the motifs in the contemporary Superman stories are much like th...

look at the example of Odysseuss wife Penelope. This queen is pictured as not only being desirable, but she is also pictured as be...

In five pages Homer's poetic epic is examined in a consideration of the significance of the armor worn by Achilles and the effects...

In five pages this paper compares the heroes Hector and Achilles as presented in Homer's epic in an evaluation of whose heroism wa...

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

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

In a paper consisting of six pages this paper examines how the themes of faith anf retribution are reprsented in the 'Noah and the...

This paper examines the power by women in ancient Hebrew and Greek societies as represented by Rebekah in the Old Testament and Na...

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

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

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...

to his mother, he has been depicted as a solitary creature, not unlike the hombres in Sergio Leones "spaghetti" Westerns, who walk...

Two characters from each of Homer's epics are compared in five pages in order to ascertain which is the most heroic of the charact...

In four pages the conformity or nonconformity of Coleridge's prose in this poem is compared with the sonnet's and epic poem's trad...

In five pages the difficult decisions Aeneas had to make in Vergil's epic 'Aeneid' are explored. There are 3 sources cited in th...

In five pages this paper examines the legendary status of the Beowulf epic. There are no other sources listed....

leader, Hector (son of King Priam), he kills in single combat. The poem closes as Achilles surrenders the corpse of Hector to Pria...

King Arthur and his knights of the round table. Regardless of the permutation in which the story appears, it always carries with ...

In a paper consisting of four pages the ways in which Pope mocks feuding families, the ancient Greek epic, and the aristocracy wit...

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

involves not only examining the authors words for literal meaning, but also considering the meanings behind symbolism and imagery....

journey from the court to the Green Castle, illustrating how the travels are obviously a metaphor for the journey from childhood t...

praise and... desire for glory" (McNary 528). Beowulf is strong, courageous and brave in combat, and likes nothing better than to...

how all true tragic heroes apply the same principle: by purging his sins in exchange for forgiveness from nature and the gods. He...

means by which to punish him for past indiscretions. Mans first instinct is to provide for his own preservation, to tend to his o...

into marriage, religion/gods, revenge, rituals, and reputation. Marriage Clearly Ulysses story involves the condition of marria...

home, his palace, his wife, his son, his people. Ogygia Ulysses is trapped on Calypsos island for many years. If it werent for...

(Hunter). She takes him to the River Styx because, "everything the sacred waters touched became invulnerable, but the heel remain...