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Essays 271 - 300
Whether or not Helen was the cause of all the uproar is really unknown, but what seems certain, according to archaeologist Manfred...
original adventure stories; Indiana Jones has nothing on Odysseus, Achilles, Ajax and the rest of the characters who struggled on ...
This essay presented an argument that Chaucer's "The Knight's Tale" reflects the ideals of Homer's The Iliad. Four pages in lengt...
This essay discusses Homer's ancient classic epic, The Iliad, and the film Troy (2004, directed by William Petersen), indicating ...
This essay utilizes a feministic approach and an anthropological approach to interpretation of Homer's Iliad. Eight pages in lengt...
but also by the fact that he is the king, and his people protect him rather than urging him onto the front lines as they might a y...
of this minister, and "his belief in Gods sense of humor and His fondness for neer-do-wells," inspired Sonny, as this fueled the ...
ultimately started the war, Priam, his father and the king of Troy, and Hector, the other son of Priam. While there are other impo...
ugliness of battle and death. Homers soldiers do not die cleanly and quickly; they suffer, they claw the ground; they cry out an...
no power and they were possessions. So in that respect with Paris of Troy stealing something from Athens was cause enough for batt...
great deal of loss and death in his wake. But, he is not the power, the real power, behind the war and he really only seems to ser...
and she wishes that she were "wife to a better man" (Homer Book VI). Through Helens eyes and, also, through Homers portrayal of He...
(Tracy). He traveled from place to place and although poor and impoverished at many points in his life, he was also warmly receive...
could well be said that his acceptance of his brothers actions, despite his berating his brother, may have been the most important...
This 3 page paper discusses the role women play in "The Iliad" when it comes to marriage and sexual relationships; it also discuss...
in war. Helen had no power, and no women in the story had power. Helen was simply a symbol of beauty and purity and hence justifie...
deliberation," much like Nestor had cautioned "Agamemnon against hasty judgment" (Gore on War). In both cases, despite any heeding...
is not identified as a goddess except for when a servant speaks to Achilles about the legends that have begun to be spun concernin...
how all true tragic heroes apply the same principle: by purging his sins in exchange for forgiveness from nature and the gods. He...
as Homer based his story on fiction which would occur in the context of history and mythology. While the tale has been critically ...
occurs near the end of the conflict. These two warriors fight over who has the greater claim to a captive woman who is also the d...
and the Greek forces suffer mightily without their hero. Later in the narrative, his anger propels him into battle. But, just as a...
we mortals bear perforce, although we suffer; for they are much stronger than we. But now I will teach you clearly, telling you th...
ultimate control, where there could be no arguments. Although all power was concentrated in the hands of a single ruler, Roman c...
In three pages Homer's Penelope is compared with William Shakespeare's Desdemona in terms of Desdemona's simplicity and naivete in...
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 three pages this paper examines the events presented in Homer's epic in comparison with the burial rituals of Egypt in a consid...
Homer's and Virgil's works are compared and contrasted. This research report suggests that various trends for each of these works....
In five pages this paper examines the definition of identity in the works of Euripides, Sophocles, Sappho's poetry, the Oresteia, ...