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'The Odyssey,' 'Epic of Gilgamesh,' Violence and Heroism

This essay consists of six pages and in a comparative heroic analysis of Gilgamesh and Odysseus presents the arguments that despit...

'The Iliad' and 'Epic of Gilgamesh' on Death and the Afterlife

These two classic epics are contrasted and compared regarding the perspectives on death and immortality in the afterlife contained...

Tragic Masterpiece Antigone by Sophocles

In seven pages this paper examines the life and works of Sophocles with the emphasis upon Antigone....

Religious Comparison Between the Book of Genesis and Epic of Gilgamesh

it. The man proceeded immediately to build an ark" (Noss, 38). Marietta Moskin agrees that many of the earliest Hebrew stories d...

Order and Chaos in Homer's 'Odyssey' and the Epic of Gilgamesh

In five pages this paper examines the relationship between order and chaos within the context of these two classical literary work...

Oedipus and Gilgamesh Compared

The tragedies these leaders experience that lead them onto a path of self knowledge are the focus of this paper consisting of five...

Heroic Greek Definition in 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' of Homer

In seven pages the classical Greek definition of hero as revealed in the epic poems of Homer is discussed....

Achilles' Shield in 'The Iliad' by Homer

In five pages the importance and symbolism of the shield of Achilles is considered in this examination of Homer's epic....

Achilles' Shield in 'The Iliad' by Homer II

In five pages this paper examines how the epic represents Achilles' shield in a consideration of what its importance symbolizes....

Early Greek Theater and Ritual

In eight pages this paper discusses Greek theater's traditions, rituals, and ceremonies with Oedipus the King among the topics cov...

Mythology and Contemporary Violence

In seven pages this paper discusses past and present myths and violence with examples provided from ancient works The Aeneid, The ...

Guidance of the Angel Raphael in Paradise Lost by John Milton

In ten pages this paper analyzes the guide role of the angel Raphael in the epic poem Paradise Lost by John Milton....

Comparative Analysis of Phaedra and Jocasta

a man so much that she would do anything for him-- lie, cry, and eventually die. In many ways, Queen Jocasta submits fully...

Classical Literature Compared

as revealed in the literary/mythological writings of ancient Greece. In "The Iliad," for example, when the mighty warrior Achille...

Peruvian Racial Prejudice and an Application of Martin Luther King's Theories of Nonviolence

In a paper consisting of five pages the similarities between modern Peru and 1960s America are noted in a consideration of how Kin...

D.T. Niane's Old Mali Epic Sundiata

In six pages this epic is critically reviewed. There are no other sources cited....

Elements of Tragedy in The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, Hamlet by William Shakespeare, and Oedipus the King by Sophocles

This paper examines 3 tragic elements in an analysis of Amanda Wingfield, Prince Hamlet of Denmark, and King Oedipus of Thebes fea...

Forecasting for a Fast Food Outlet

and ice creams sold in the summer, this looks at the trends rather than just the past performance. Regression analysis takes th...

Does Oedipus Receive Justice?

the way; at the same time, the "old man," who was watching carefully, "struck me from his carriage, / full on the head with his tw...

Hamlet and Oedipus as Avengers

both royalty, they have both been told by an outside agency to look for a murderer in their midst, and in both cases, the agency t...

Oedipus and Medea: Leadership and Kingship

watch these plays we see not only human frailty, but the workings of fate. Consider Oedipus: he killed his father and married his ...

Cultural Values in History

the end of the Gita, Arjuna says "The delusion is gone...by your grace I have recovered my wits. Here I stand with no more doubts....

Uncertain Vision in "Oedipus the King" and "Othello"

woman who was now a widow, he fell in love and married her-his mother (Sophocles). Apollo curses Thebes and says that the city wil...

Homer's Epic Style

return home. They are in morning, for they have lost a son. They pray to the gods for his return, but feel that he is dead. They e...

'The Iliad' and the Homeric Hero

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...

Gilgamesh, Sir Gawain, and Their Representation of Moral Values

women. According to Tablet I, Column ii, "Gilgamesh is a fate alive... He knew the secret paths that reached the eagles nest abov...

Dramatic Irony - Examples from Theater

Before the particular works are examined, however, it can be useful to attempt a brief examination of the concept of irony in lite...

Arrogance and Oedipus Rex

In eight pages this paper argues that the King is victimized by his own arrogance in a consideration of how the theme of hubris or...

Can Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman and Sophocles' Oedipus the King be Regarded as Tragic Plays?

In three pages the differences and similarities in these two plays are discussed in order to determine if they should be regarded ...