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although portrayed by many in a sympathetic light Homer see her as a wicked woman who brings shame on herself and her society thro...

are not primarily about war. The love element is significantly greater. In exploring Virgils Aeneid, it is perhaps the metamorpho...

In 8 pages this paper contrasts and compares how warfare is ideologically presented in each classical work. There are no other so...

of his father Ulysses" (Homer I). From this excerpt it is quite obvious that divine intervention is a powerful part of the stor...

In six pages this paper compares these two classical works in terms of plot, characterization, setting, thematic portrayals of war...

In four pages the concept of the hero's journey as it manifest itself in these classical works of literature is examined. There i...

In three pages this paper emphasizes Aeneas' and Odysseus' differences as reflected in the works by Virgil and Homer. There is no...

In four pages this paper examines evaluates the acceptability of the protagonists' actions in these classic literary works by Virg...

In two pages this paper contrasts and compares the depictions of women and the journeys undertaken by Aeneas and Odysseus in these...

was forbidden to her, period. It was not her place to try to reason why; it was her place to obey without question. This is what w...

This is a longer paper with more details regarding The Aeneid by Virgil and consists of four pages....

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 ...

mother, a goddess, to make pleas to Zeus to ensure that Agamemnon will fail in all battles as long as Achilles is not fighting wit...

Odysseus was renowned for both his brain and his brawn. He was also had bravery, and competence at his skills. Odysseus was an a...

In five pages this paper compares and contrasts Virgil's protagonist Aeneas from 'The Aeneid' with Homer's protagonist Odyssey in ...

far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy" (Homer The Odyssey PG). The Odyssey was written in 800 B.C. and woven in...

This research report examines customs, events, and for example meanings of the Phaeacians' games. Homer's Odyssey and Virgil's Aen...

does provoke Didos suicide one has to question to what extent he would embrace the label of hero. At the same time, besides the in...

father and travels great distances until he comes to Italy where he holds games and celebrations for his fathers death. He is told...

and suicide because life did not work out well enough for a particular character, Anna Karenina. We are also given the strong expe...

in the ideal image of a male hero or warrior. In both cultures the people were founded in a patriarchal way of life, seeing man as...

reign of government. He is simply a warrior and that is what he does. With Aeneas he is fighting for his Rome, his people, his lan...

In 5 pages this paper examines how the 'Faustian Bargain' is depicted in the literary works Faust by Goethe, Don Quixote by Cervan...

is clear that each of them has some wish in his mind that he cant articulate; instead, like an oracle, he half-grasps what he want...

observes a boatman named Charon who is transporting the souls of the dead across the river. There are "hollow groans, and shrieks...

ultimate control, where there could be no arguments. Although all power was concentrated in the hands of a single ruler, Roman c...

This 3 page paper discusses the role women play in "The Iliad" when it comes to marriage and sexual relationships; it also discuss...

in the cave by night, it was she, not he, that would have it so" (Homer V). In this we get the impression that while Ulysses may h...

that Aegisthuss death is certainly deserved, "But my heart breaks for Odysseus, / that seasoned veteran cursed by fate so long -- ...

Homer's and Virgil's works are compared and contrasted. This research report suggests that various trends for each of these works....