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Beloved Dismemberment in Poetry

particular woman but does not possess her. Another may clearly see that the woman he describes is his. Regardless, however, of whe...

Seventeenth Century 'Old English' Literature

observing the "loud mirth in the hall," yet unable to be a part of such fellowship due to no fault of its own, but rather the circ...

Chivalry, Character, Hunting, and 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'

monstrous Green Knight after having already shown that he is unmarred when his own head is cut off (Norton 218). There is a great ...

English Composer Sir Edward Elgar

In five pages Enigma Variations are examined in this report that describes the characteristics of the compositions of Sir Edward E...

Sir Walter Raleigh's Guiana Text

In sixteen pages this paper evaluates this 1596 text by Sir Walter Raleigh in order to determine if it is simply a collection of m...

Classic Literary Poets, Searchers, Lovers, and Heroes

In six pages this paper examines these character genres and how they occasionally have coincided or overlapped throughout literary...

Focusing on Medieval Literary Suffering

In this paper of five pages the human suffering featured in 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight' and 'Beowulf' along with other theme...

Chivalry Changes in Literature

women... Defend the weak and innocent... / Fight with honor... / Avenge the wronged. / Never abandon a friend, ally, or noble caus...

Medieval Literature and Common Themes

is a serious offence. But Ganelon, the man who is held, has a friend who challenges his accuser to a match and the friend loses. T...

Poetry and Time

can one accept that time runs out and that everyone will die someday? After all, time is of the essence. How does one love, be hap...

Courtesy in Gawain, the Green Knight & Chaucer's Tales

issues of courtesy will be evaluated in order to determine whether or not invoking its precepts is a help or hindrance in civilize...

The Significance of the Arthurian Legend

In eight pages this research paper discusses the impact upon the Arthurian legend upon medieval literature and includes The Weddin...

Tests Endured by Sir Gawain

is that which involves a dual or battle. He states that if anyone can defeat him, here and now, they must meet him at another spec...

Damnation and 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'

In five pages this paper discusses chivalry and Christianity in a presentation of the argument that Sir Gawain was not destined to...

Chaucer, Deceit and Medieval Honor

The Miller's Tale and the Pardoner's Tale from Chaucers' Canterbury Tales are compared in this paper to Beowulf and Sir Gawain and...

The Blair Witch Project Film, the Newtonian Revolution, and Phaedo by Plato

In six pages this report examines individual understanding of the world as considered in Plato's Phaedo, in the scientific inquiry...

A Man for All Seasons by Robert Bolt and Thomas More

In five pages this paper presents a protagonist analysis of Sir Thomas More featured in Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons. Ther...

An Introduction to Robert Bolt's A Man for All Season

In this paper consisting of ten pages the play that explores Sir Thomas More's conflict with Henry VIII and his conscience are dis...

Time, Space, and Sir Isaac Newton

In five pages this report considers the statement 'True, and mathematical time, of itself, and from its own nature, flows equably ...

Society, Man and Destiny

In ten pages this paper evaluates the extent of man's power over his fate within the literary contexts of 'Epic of Gilgamesh,' 'Th...

Comparing Moral Characters in 'Sir Gawain And The Green Knight'

that anyone had truly doubted his mortality any time prior - and renders him just as vulnerable as any other man. Indeed, this pa...

Innovative Thinking of Sir Francis Drake

In nine pages explorer Sir Francis Drake is examined in a consideration of his innovative perspectives, his privateering, and his ...

Concepts of Good and Evil in Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott

source in Ivanhoe, helping the reader to immediately understand the direction Scott is heading with his opposing forces. Th...

Pentangle's Symbolic Meaning in 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'

In five pages this paper examines the moral truth representation of the pentangle in an analysis of the 'Sir Gawain and the Green ...

Medieval Literature's Portrayal of Honor and Dishonor

In seven pages this paper examines how Medieval literature thematically portrayed honor and dishonor in a comparative analysiis of...

Victorian Mindset in the Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Robert Louis Stevenson

discussion will illustrate these points, and references to the city of London are referred to whenever possible as they substantia...

Literature and the Influence of Sir Isaac Newton

in Cuban literature, does possess a sense of whimsy, imagination and childlike intentions that may also be incorporated into Garci...

Giving Orders in World War I

Four of the most influential senior commanders in World War I were Colonel-General Helmuth von Moltke of Germany, General Philippe...

Renaissance Literature and Love

In five pages this paper examines how love is represented in Boccaccio's 'The First Day,' Peter Bembo's 'The Asolani,' John Milton...

Life and Theories of Sir William Petty

In twelve pages this paper discusses Sir William Petty's life and his theories with his human capital concept the primary emphasis...