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Essays 121 - 150
rage of Achilles is evident throughout the poem. He sought revenge for his best friends death. The reader can see an outcry agai...
In eight pages this paper analyzes 'The Iliad' in a consideration of the relationships between males and females and humans and go...
In 8 pages this paper contrasts and compares how warfare is ideologically presented in each classical work. There are no other so...
In seven pages the classical Greek definition of hero as revealed in the epic poems of Homer is discussed....
In a more recent translation we note a great deal of anger and a powerful sense of revenge, as we see in the following excerpt fro...
(2) which struck the coup de grace" (Floyd ucla13.html). As we can see, although Hektor obviously killed Patroklos, he was just on...
are not primarily about war. The love element is significantly greater. In exploring Virgils Aeneid, it is perhaps the metamorpho...
of the gods in these works appears to be more focused on generating chaos than introducing peace and tranquility to the universe. ...
original adventure stories; Indiana Jones has nothing on Odysseus, Achilles, Ajax and the rest of the characters who struggled on ...
reader how "everything well stowed, the wine in jars, and the barley meal, which is the staff of life" which indicates that wine r...
this late hour / To save our army from these howling Trojans. / Think of yourself, of the regret you will feel / For harm that wil...
many as he can. If his own life is destroyed in the process, then that intrinsically establishes him as both a stellar leader and...
the student works on this project, he or she will want to consider the ways in which the story deals with legendary events that ma...
how all true tragic heroes apply the same principle: by purging his sins in exchange for forgiveness from nature and the gods. He...
be regarded as a historical document. There is very little certain about the poem itself or its author, who was supposedly a blin...
so "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" are rare glimpses into the feminine status in what was essentially a strict Greek patriarchy. Wh...
is somber (tragic). "...In great works of art all levels in which interpretation can be pursued fruitfully probably remain in som...
Aspects of Homer's epic poem are analyzed in this paper that contains five pages. There are no other sources listed in the biblio...
In four pages this paper examines evaluates the acceptability of the protagonists' actions in these classic literary works by Virg...
facts" (Manley 55) which leads to the realization that there are also "no true biographies...about this very ancient Greek poet" (...
more day and this is granted. Jason lamely agues that his abandonment of her and their children is for the best. After formulating...
In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at a passage from The Iliad. The cultural values of war and honor inherent in the pass...
banquet. Aeneas begins to talk to Queen Dido. Dido becomes enamored with Aeneas, something not unprovoked by the gods and goddess...
In three pages this paper examines the literary relationship between theme and setting in 'The Odyssey' by Homer and 'Circe' by Eu...
the theme of hospitality in such situations is emphasized when we recognize that this same theme is repeated many times in the Bib...
growing stronger and more defiant with every passing episode. "...Homer certainly recognizes the notion of intention, and in many...
but commercial burglaries are up (Star Tribune 02B). For many reasons, burglars find commercial establishments a better target th...
In five pages the ways in which Judaism ins represented in Franz Kafka's works are examined with an emphasis upon his story 'Metam...
In five pages this paper examines the Department of Justice's antitrust case against Microsoft and issues regarding the Internet E...
This is a 5 page book review in which the author relates her own upbringing which is in sharp contrast to most members of American...