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How the word 'druncen' or drunken is used in the epic Beowulf is the focus of this analysis consisting of five pages. Three sourc...
In five pages this paper examines the pride of Beowulf and its impact upon his actions and outcomes of the epic tale. There are n...
In five pages this paper examines how parent and child relationships are portrayed in this epic in a consideration of Gilgamesh's ...
This paper examines the themes, development of character, and narrative of 'The Odyssey' in order to determine wither or not the f...
In ten pages this paper discusses how violence is portrayed in the heroic epics of ancient Greece and Mesopotamia. Six sources ar...
The writer discusses the difference between postmodern theatre and the epic theatre of Bertolt Brecht. The paper is seven pages lo...
In five pages this paper examines how Anglo Saxon dramatic society has been reflected in Burton Raffel's New Historicist interpret...
This 10 page paper examines the way writers have treated women in mythology. The writer examines The Epic of Gilgamesh, the Metamo...
In five pages Ancient Greek society is compared with the Medieval society represented in the epic 'Beowulf' in terms of citizen ex...
the many delights of civilization, and thus showing Enkidu this type of pleasure is important (PG). Enkidu himself however sees i...
In seven pages this paper examines the epic 'Beowulf' in a consideration of the poetic oral tradition. Seven sources are cited in...
In seven pages this paper discusses the placement of Gotterdammerung's Act I, Scene III as it fits into the epic scheme of 'Ring o...
The writer considers how we might learn about Beowulf's society by considering what sort of society might have developed if it had...
In five pages this paper examines jimson weed indulgence and lotus eating in this consideration of how substance abuse is represen...
In six pages this paper compares Seamus Heaney's and Lucien Dean Pearson's translations of the Medieval epic tale. There are thre...
In a paper consisting of five pages this paper examines the concepts of fate and free will within the context of Virgil's epic and...
over 276 feet above the high water; and weighed an overwhelming 14,680 tons (Wright 616). For anyone who had the opportunity to s...
related to this period, and some of the socio-political reasons for wanting Pu Yi to take the throne within the constructs of the ...
much. In a sense, he is the quintessential manly man. Odysseus in a way is a caricature. While there are a lot of traits he posses...
In five pages these characters as they are featured in Homer's epic are examined in terms of how they contribute to the tale overa...
original adventure stories; Indiana Jones has nothing on Odysseus, Achilles, Ajax and the rest of the characters who struggled on ...
the criminal justice system, some designed to help inmates, others to keep track of them. This paper discusses a program called "E...
it clear that the most important societal relationship is between a warrior, the "thane," and his liege lord (Donaldson 32). This ...
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...
oral tradition, which makes the tales uniquely alive and constantly changing. This paper briefly compares two such epics, the Sund...
I fear death, and now roam the wilderness-- I will set out to the region of Utanapishtim, son of Ubartutu, and will go with utmost...
An analysis of stanzas XIV and XV of this anonymous poem are consider in terms of their significance particularly regarding the re...
were and what they sought in a ruler. That the king was to represent the highest values and virtues of society is evident from sch...
This essay pertains to the epics of Gilgamesh and Beowulf and their respective life journeys to maturity. Seven pages in length, s...
This research paper/essay discusses the "Iliad" and the "Aeneid" as two epic poems that mirror the values of Greek and Roman socie...