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was forbidden to her, period. It was not her place to try to reason why; it was her place to obey without question. This is what w...
a conduit between two otherwise strangers. Poetry is as diverse a means of communication as any medium, yet there are vast arrays...
In five pages this essay considers the audience and poet relationship as represented in 'The Divine Comedy' by Dante and 'The Odys...
see the shades of Penelope or Telemakhos here -- but implores Odysseus to give him a decent burial before his body is ravaged by s...
This paper contrasts and compares how women's rights are depicted in The Bible, 'The Odyssey' by Homer, and The Thousand and One N...
In three pages life and death as they are thematically represented by the Trojan war and the city of Troy are examined in this ana...
This paper consists of five pages plus includes an outline of one page and analyzes three speeches from King Oedipus, and two spee...
This 10 page paper considers the views of a number of theorists, including Ernest Burgess, Homer Hoyt, Georg Simmel, Louis Wirth a...
to his position, he represents all the virtues and flaws of a man, in spite of the fact that he is only part human. But it is the...
In five pages this research paper examines how irony is used in these tragedies in a comparison and contrast of characters and the...
In four pages this paper compares and contrasts how the authors depict private life and public life in these ancient literary work...
The writer presents a creative essay written in iambic pentameter, describing the journey Teiresias commanded Odysseus to make aft...
can defeat death too. His first leg of the journey involves descending into a tunnel-like cave composed of nine terrifying leagu...
In five pages this research paper contrasts and compares Shakespeare's tragedy with the epic by Homer. Five sources are cited in ...
In three pages this paper emphasizes Aeneas' and Odysseus' differences as reflected in the works by Virgil and Homer. There is no...
In four pages this paper examines the play's good vs. evil conflict in a consideration of how divine power is dominated by demonic...
In five pages this essay discusses the tragic elements of Oedipus the King in terms of plot, the Chorus' role, plot elements, and ...
his disposal beyond his huge physical size. It would seem no human could be safe against this creature that could easily pierce o...
(Hickham, 2000, p. 1). That one simple opening sentence tells readers what kind of conflicts the book explores: there is the confl...
that Aegisthuss death is certainly deserved, "But my heart breaks for Odysseus, / that seasoned veteran cursed by fate so long -- ...
and error, in an artistic career that lasted 50 years and produced some 2,000 known works. Such a large body of work leaves admir...
so "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" are rare glimpses into the feminine status in what was essentially a strict Greek patriarchy. Wh...
and Achilles argue over who has the "rights" to one of the "spoils of war," which in this case is a person, a girl who has already...
the long journey is not necessary, but that does not mean that the odyssey as a concept was not necessary years ago. Indeed, in th...
not something he will believe as he has already made a choice to be a shepherd and not a priest which is what was determined for h...
Antinoos and Eurymakhos, presided" (IV 654-657). In this way, sports is used as competition for a womans hand in marriage. The c...
In five pages this paper examines how democracy is metaphorically depicted in the actions of Achilles and Agamemnon in 'The Iliad'...
can one accept that time runs out and that everyone will die someday? After all, time is of the essence. How does one love, be hap...
on a number of issues. Jocasta is presented in Oedipus the King as a middle-aged woman, a bit reserved, and uncomfortable in the ...
and in order to protect the city and its citizens, Oedipus was compelled to take drastic action. Also, he wished to cement his re...