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Jesus Christ and Beowulf as Heroes

a bit. When it appears that his warriors are no match against this monster who has taken on a craven for human flesh, Herorot r...

Beowulf Epic and 'Druncen' Word Uses

How the word 'druncen' or drunken is used in the epic Beowulf is the focus of this analysis consisting of five pages. Three sourc...

History Mirrored in Literature

In five pages this research paper discusses how history is mirrored in literature as reflected in such works as 'Beowulf' and play...

Chaucer, Deceit and Medieval Honor

The Miller's Tale and the Pardoner's Tale from Chaucers' Canterbury Tales are compared in this paper to Beowulf and Sir Gawain and...

Heroes Beowulf and Hamlet

In five pages Joseph Campbell's definition of a hero is applied to Beowulf and Hamlet in a comparison and contrast of these two ep...

'Beowulf' and J,K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

In five pages this paper examine the connections between these works along with character similarities between Beowulf and Harry P...

Ancient Greece and Medieval Societies Compared

In five pages Ancient Greek society is compared with the Medieval society represented in the epic 'Beowulf' in terms of citizen ex...

Epic Oral Poetry Tradition

In seven pages this paper examines the epic 'Beowulf' in a consideration of the poetic oral tradition. Seven sources are cited in...

Beowulf as an Epic Hero

The writer argues that Beowulf can be considered a hero, not only because he does heroic deeds, but also because of the way in whi...

John Gardner's Grendel and Epic Beowulf

oo well that here was the last of...

Multiculturalism Perspectives

This paper consists of 5 pages and contrasts various multiculturalism perspectives....

The Outsider by Albert Camus and Perspective Narrative

a "benign indifference of the universe." This discussion will examine how the narrator, Meursault, aka Camus, gets that message a...

Social Values Mirrored in Classic Literature

In nine and a half pages this paper considers how social values are reflected in the ancient literary works Phaedo, Euthyphro, Cri...

Medieval Women's Role in The Romance of Tristan and Beowulf

In five pages this paper examines the role of women in Medieval society in a literary analysis of The Romance of Tristan and Beowu...

Masculinity and Its Nature

This research paper offers a detailed examination of the characeristics of masculinity asdescribed in several literary works, whic...

A REview of Black Boy by Richard Wright

A 5 page overview of the religious and supersticious perspectives that interlace this book. 2 sources....

Epic Poem Beowulf and the Heroic Code

In six pages this paper analyzes the epic Beowulf in terms of its interpretation of the heroic code both in characters and in deed...

Raffel's Beowulf and New Historicism

In five pages Raffel's interpretation of Beowulf is examined in an application of the New Historicism concept. Three sources are ...

Letter to the Editor and Utilitarian Philosophy

In two pages this paper is structured as a letter to the editor and considers capital punishment form a utilitarian philosophical ...

Beowulf and a Contrast of Battles with Grendel, Grendel's Mother, and the Dragon

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

Jewish Concept of Evil

Jews maintains a direct relation to the way in which the state of Israel exists. The combination of fear and dread that consumes ...

'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...

A Debate about the Nature of Man, Argued by Hamlet, Beowulf and Sir Gawain

The writer presents an imaginary debate among Hamlet, Sir Gawain and Beowulf on the nature of man, why he has been placed on earth...

Comparing and Contrasting Achilles and Beowulf

The writer compares and contrasts Achilles, a hero from Greek mythology, with Beowulf, the hero of the Old English epic poem. The ...

Medieval Literature and the Portrayals of Kingship

In seven pages this paper discusses how the relationship between warriors and their king is symbolically depicted as that of sons ...

Medieval Civilization and Christianity

In six pages Dante's 'Divine Comedy,' 'Beowulf,' 'Song of Roland,' and Augustine's 'Confessions' are examined in terms of gaining ...

An Overview of the Epic Poem Beowulf

The writer of this paper first gives an overview of the poem Beowulf, which was written in Old English, and then relates it to con...

A Textbook Synopsis, Notes on Economic Geography

Eight pages of notes relating to important concepts in a basic Economic Geography textbook. Topics are in a global perspective...

Malcolm X's Autobiography

At first, Malcolm X viewed the living conditions in Roxbury as favorable, and perceived a shift in the social order towards more e...

Are TV Documentaries Informative or Propagandist?

In five pages this essay discusses the appropriateness of television networks to examine issues from a partisan perspective....