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Two characters from each of Homer's epics are compared in five pages in order to ascertain which is the most heroic of the charact...
the weak and defender of his territory and do whatever he must in the name of survival. A ravenous Odysseus is described by Homer...
In five pages this paper considers Odysseus' heroic tale as described in Homer's poetic epic 'The Odyssey.' There are no other so...
was also a master of trickery. Odysseus would often hesitate before taking action. This was not out of cowardice. It was his way...
In eight pages this paper analyzes 'The Iliad' in a consideration of the relationships between males and females and humans and go...
In five pages the difficult decisions Aeneas had to make in Vergil's epic 'Aeneid' are explored. There are 3 sources cited in th...
In four pages the conformity or nonconformity of Coleridge's prose in this poem is compared with the sonnet's and epic poem's trad...
An analysis of stanzas XIV and XV of this anonymous poem are consider in terms of their significance particularly regarding the re...
This essay pertains to the epics of Gilgamesh and Beowulf and their respective life journeys to maturity. Seven pages in length, s...
This essay contrasts and compares the way that the "Epic of Gilgamesh" and Genesis describe the Flood. The writer argues that the ...
This research paper/essay discusses the "Iliad" and the "Aeneid" as two epic poems that mirror the values of Greek and Roman socie...
This essay discusses Homer's ancient classic epic, The Iliad, and the film Troy (2004, directed by William Petersen), indicating ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
woman), the two became inseparable friends/lovers. From that point forth, Gilgamesh never abused his power again. In te...
faith primarily in their thane and in "wyrd," which is a pagan reference to fate or destiny, according to Abrams, et al (1968). ...
"Since this Britain was built by this baron great, / Bold boys bred there, in broils delighting, / That did their day many a deed ...
He gains allies and waits for the right opportunity to enact justice. This also allows Homer to thoroughly document the wrongs per...
student researching this topic has indicated that no additional sources should be used. In writing your own paper, drawing upon th...
journey home to his wife Penelope and son Telemakhos in Ithaka. The gods and goddesses also shape the poem structurally, and are ...
spectator into the action, Brechts goal was to place the spectator outside the action as an observer, but one who is actively invo...
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...
very important fact when considering the relationship between the classics and Christianity in Miltons poem by stating the followi...
human condition then and now. Throughout the course of the story, Gilgamesh takes several physical journeys. However, the one mo...
have plans for Enkidu and so a Priestess tames Enkidu and convinces him to go with her to meet Gilgamesh in Uruk. Though Enkidu ha...
as an adventurous and noble man, and offers us the romance of a story. From this simple beginning we can readily assume that Be...
Calypsos island and has been since the war ended. Athena begins her guidance by getting agreement from the gods (Homer 1.26-27). ...