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In five pages Ancient Greek society is compared with the Medieval society represented in the epic 'Beowulf' in terms of citizen ex...

In five pages Maximus of the Gladiator film is compared with Odysseus of Homer's epic in a five page comparative analysis. There ...

In five pages this paper discusses the chivalric code and heroic conflicts within the context of this epic Medieval poem. Three o...

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

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...

a feast of rejoicing, as well as to keep himself clean and well groomed; he is to cherish his children and his wife (Radcliffe PG)...

home, his palace, his wife, his son, his people. Ogygia Ulysses is trapped on Calypsos island for many years. If it werent for...

(Hunter). She takes him to the River Styx because, "everything the sacred waters touched became invulnerable, but the heel remain...

noble role in society, and reflects his attributes and responsibilities. First, there is the pearl, symbolic of natural perfectio...

into marriage, religion/gods, revenge, rituals, and reputation. Marriage Clearly Ulysses story involves the condition of marria...

of the press, freedom of speech, religious toleration among Protestants, the sovereignty of the people, the power of sovereigns de...

than life and serves as a role model for others to follow; they are brave, smart and good in battle; and, the hero embarks upon a ...

for his own wants as a man. Sir Gawains virtue is tested against the backdrop of religious implication when Bercilaks wife ...

his household. The suitors have taken it upon themselves to essentially use Odysseus home as though it was their own, killing live...

(2) which struck the coup de grace" (Floyd ucla13.html). As we can see, although Hektor obviously killed Patroklos, he was just on...

Passage to India. However, his creative pinnacle is largely acknowledged to be the wildly successful (both critically as well as ...

on which he has been marooned for twenty years, it would appear as if his ship would have nothing but smooth sailing back to Ithac...

a rather powerful enemy. Thus, one sees heroic feats on either end, but also, there is Christian love and the love of a parent tha...

comes to the aid of Hrothgar: "Thou Hrothgar, hail! Hygelacs I, kinsman and follower. Fame a plenty have I gained in youth! These...

being mindful of his station. Agamemnon is the king of the Achaeans, and Nestor has no designs on Agamemnons position. He does w...

lays dead. No individual has truly come to help him save for one youth, Wiglaf. In these particular lines we note the following: "...

this obvious beast and takes the challenge, severing the Green Knights head, who merely picks up his head, and informs Gawain that...

holds the Greeks captive in his cave, into allowing them to escape by first blinding his one eye while he sleeps. However, Odysseu...

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

for "The Story of Rama" chronicles the heroic saga of Sri Rama, who along with his three siblings Laksmana (or Lakshmana), Bharata...

In the battle, the dragon emerges as the symbol of evil and consequently exists as the monster of this encounter" (King). In this ...

that allows the poem to celebrate or immortalize its national culture (Epic Poetry). The distinguishing characteristics of Homers...

the defeat of Troy and it is about the adventures of Odysseus, king of Ithaca and throughout his travels, the story "provides a pi...