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This paper focuses on tragic form as is represented by these works. Neither nobility nor commoner enjoys immunity from tragedy. ...
In five pages this paper examines the different ways in which heroine Antigone and hero Oedipus wielded power in these plays by So...
In five pages this paper analyzes the importance of families in these classic Greek plays by Sophocles. There are no other source...
In five pages this paper presents a character analysis of Haemon as a reflection of wisdom and his wisdom while also serving at th...
he has heard the dreadful prophecy that he will kill his father and marry his mother, Oedipus meets Laius on the road, becomes enr...
declares to Creon that the laws of heaven are "unwritten and unchanging, not of today or yesterday is their authority; they are et...
this retaliation against his brother whom Polyneices felt had stolen the throne from him. Both brothers are killed in battle, one ...
observes a boatman named Charon who is transporting the souls of the dead across the river. There are "hollow groans, and shrieks...
line "yet this is the shepherd of the city, wise, comely and resolute" points up the difference in the qualities that the king sho...
In ten pages this paper examines modernism within the context on Ulysses and how James Joyce varies the portrayal of Homer's Odyss...
In five pages this essay discusses how Odysseus qualifies as an 'epic hero' because of the suffering and hardship he endured throu...
In five pages the importance and symbolism of the shield of Achilles is considered in this examination of Homer's epic....
The Odyssey. In his History, Herodotus (484-425 B.C.) came up with dates for the singer (400 years before my time-and no more than...
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...
and his courage will constantly be tested. Without going into great detail, and there is a large amount of it in this classic, we ...
heroic ideal of the young and noble combatant who appears to be destined to die at an early age on the battlefield. Achilleus is ...
"Hear me," he cried, "O god of the silver bow, that protectest Chryse and holy Cilla and rulest Tenedos with thy might, hear me oh...
in the following: "Oh be it ours to come to Theseus famous realm, a land of joy! Never, never let me see Eurotas swirling tide, ha...
being mindful of his station. Agamemnon is the king of the Achaeans, and Nestor has no designs on Agamemnons position. He does w...
'The Iliad' by Homer is examines with the focus being on the women who are featured within and their classification in a paper con...
In five pages this paper compares these pleas in an analysis of 'The Iliad' by Homer. There are no other sources listed....
In five pages this paper contrasts and compares how the heroic code is represented in these two works. There are no other sources...
much. In a sense, he is the quintessential manly man. Odysseus in a way is a caricature. While there are a lot of traits he posses...
In this paper containing four pages Achilles and Hektor are compared and it is determined that while Hektor's tragedy is synonymou...
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...
although portrayed by many in a sympathetic light Homer see her as a wicked woman who brings shame on herself and her society thro...
In seven pages with a Roman numeral outline of one page also included this paper analyzes how symbolism is used to thematically po...
a man. She is fighting to ensure that he has a proper burial and she has no thoughts for herself. Ismene simply wants to be a good...
that they escaped due to their bravery. Then they both go on to say that there will come a time when they will look back on these ...