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Essays 301 - 330
how all true tragic heroes apply the same principle: by purging his sins in exchange for forgiveness from nature and the gods. He...
prince, a warrior and one who will fight to the death to defend what he believes in. However, in order to support the above thesis...
heroic ideal of the young and noble combatant who appears to be destined to die at an early age on the battlefield. Achilleus is ...
for "The Story of Rama" chronicles the heroic saga of Sri Rama, who along with his three siblings Laksmana (or Lakshmana), Bharata...
could live. It was on the broad shoulders of this classical hero upon which the security of society rested. While the hero walke...
we see Hector awaiting his battle with Achilles and again there is a strong indication of the emotion which drives and influences ...
which the argument that arises between the Greek heroes, Achilles and Agamemnon. The poem begins roughly ten years into the war an...
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 woman to his commander, but withdraws from the battlefield, refusing to fight in retaliation for the humiliation imposed upon ...
are not primarily about war. The love element is significantly greater. In exploring Virgils Aeneid, it is perhaps the metamorpho...
In five pages these poetic works are examined in terms of the portrayal of Homer in each. There are 3 sources cited in the biblio...
These two classic epics are contrasted and compared regarding the perspectives on death and immortality in the afterlife contained...
second is the code of Honor that prevails for both sides. The issues of courage, the sanctity of marriage and friendship and the h...
on Mount Olympus, where the gods lived. As the Iliad opens, the Trojan War has actually been going on for nine years, but the figh...
In five pages this paper compares these two works in terms of wartime reality portrayals. Two sources are cited in the bibliograp...
In eight pages this paper discusses the epic's glorification of violence in an analysis that also considers gender roles, human na...
In seven pages with a Roman numeral outline of one page also included this paper analyzes how symbolism is used to thematically po...
In this paper containing four pages Achilles and Hektor are compared and it is determined that while Hektor's tragedy is synonymou...
bow rang death as he shot his arrow in the midst of them. First he smote their mules and their hounds, but presently he aimed his ...
In five pages the importance and symbolism of the shield of Achilles is considered in this examination of Homer's epic....
In five pages this paper examines how the epic represents Achilles' shield in a consideration of what its importance symbolizes....
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 five pages the epic's final chapter is analyzed with the banquet scene and its significance thoroughly considered....
In five pages these epic war tales are examined in a heroic contrast and comparison of Roland and Achilles. Three sources are cit...
In six pages this paper considers classical and contemporary examples of war literature. There are 3 sources cited in the bibliog...
In three pages this paper examines the events presented in Homer's epic in comparison with the burial rituals of Egypt in a consid...
leader, Hector (son of King Priam), he kills in single combat. The poem closes as Achilles surrenders the corpse of Hector to Pria...
In 8 pages this paper contrasts and compares how warfare is ideologically presented in each classical work. There are no other so...