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counterparts instead. By transposing these characteristics from male to female, the male character is given the opportunity to el...

be reciprocated. In spite of the fact that she fully understands the unlikely nature of such a relationship, this does not deter ...

be viewed within its historical context in order to be fully understood. For example, rather than viewing the Salem Witch Trials a...

assessment of the likelihood of her return "And was there any chance that his strong-minded relative would take the hint? Not one ...

good man, whom he has treated unjustly. Desdemona has, of course, been persuaded by Iago to defend Cassio, as he knows that this w...

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...

he rolls a huge boulder across the opening to the cave. Polyphemus eats two of Odysseuss men and it is clear that he plans to make...

was time to allow Odysseus to return home. Should he be allowed to go back to Ithaka to be reunited with his wife Penelope and hi...

withdraws from the battlefield, refusing to fight. This quarrel typifies how the Greeks valued personal honor above all other cons...

of Helen of Troy in marriage if she wins. This starts the war. In this we see that the war is being fought over a woman, Helen, c...

This paper discusses the argument between Achilles and Agamemnon from a political perspective. Three pages in length, two sources ...

This essay answers three question. The first pertains to the arguments presented to Achilles on why he should fight, the second li...

This essay pertains to "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" by Homer, the ancient Greek poet and the worldview and cultural values that a...

the conflict in terms of an insult to his personal honor. Homer writes that Achilles responded by telling Agamemnon, "Ah me, cloth...

which the argument that arises between the Greek heroes, Achilles and Agamemnon. The poem begins roughly ten years into the war an...

sees the development of his character because this is the focus of the story and his journey. One reads as Odysseus moves through ...

of his father Ulysses" (Homer I). From this excerpt it is quite obvious that divine intervention is a powerful part of the stor...

In a paper consisting of five pages the writer argues that the purpose of XXIV is to provide the story with both a summary as well...

In five pages the teachings featured in these texts are contrasted and compared. Seven sources are cited in the bibliography....

quoted as saying: "Achilles, valiant though you be, you shall not thus outwit me. You shall not overreach and you shall not persua...

although portrayed by many in a sympathetic light Homer see her as a wicked woman who brings shame on herself and her society thro...

a whole. According to Hector, Paris has brought ruin on his people and has allowed his lust for women to drive him to insane actio...

Greek society was that imposed upon them by either their fathers or purchasers. They would never aspire to privilege or influence...

states, "Up, then, and late though it be, save the sons of the Achaeans who faint before the fury of the Trojans. You will repent...

and craft are clear throughout the narrative, but such episodes as her deceiving of the suitors are not considered in the same lig...

that whatever the customs of good behavior, these people are not observing them. In light of this we would assume that the people ...

with not only Odysseus but with the other characters as well" (Athena, the Goddess). For example, "At the opening of the book, Ath...

wish to take any chances, yet knows he must rest. The place he found to hide is described as follows: "he crept beneath two shoots...

the strongest women in the piece are the goddess Pallas Athena and Penelope, Odysseuss wife. In addition, although her part was sm...

In five pages this paper examines jimson weed indulgence and lotus eating in this consideration of how substance abuse is represen...