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Essays 241 - 270
In five pages a comparative analysis of these works is presented in terms of differences and similarities in characterization, plo...
In five pages the teachings featured in these texts are contrasted and compared. Seven sources are cited in the bibliography....
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 six pages this paper considers classical and contemporary examples of war literature. There are 3 sources cited in the bibliog...
In seven pages this paper compares the female protagonists featured in 'The Odyssey' by Homer and Antigone by Sophocles in a cons...
and the tales of this one mans adventure. The man is Odysseus and his adventures are legendary. He is not a man searching for the ...
In this paper containing four pages Achilles and Hektor are compared and it is determined that while Hektor's tragedy is synonymou...
In five pages this paper examines how the quest theme is depicted in these works by Dante and Homer. Three sources are cited in t...
In a paper consisting of five pages the writer argues that the purpose of XXIV is to provide the story with both a summary as well...
In six pages this paper compares these two works of ancient Greek literature in a consideration of relations between state and soc...
In five pages fate as it affects Antigone, Hector, and Achilles is examined. There are no other sources listed....
In five pages this epic goddess and hero are examined in terms of their similarities. There are no other sources cited....
heroic ideal of the young and noble combatant who appears to be destined to die at an early age on the battlefield. Achilleus is ...
hes writing" (Steinberg inferno.htm). It is the Canto which presents us with the innocent and frightened Dante. He is just beginni...
out, therefore, that in the Odyssey there is a great deal of action and movement, such as the sea voyages and the way in which Ody...
In five pages this paper contrasts and compares how the heroic code is represented in these two works. There are no other sources...
"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...
of Helen of Troy in marriage if she wins. This starts the war. In this we see that the war is being fought over a woman, Helen, c...
fatal wrath that consumes Achilles is responsible for pushing him to the edge of sanity, for his very existence hinges upon the le...
our lives" homer-dr.htm). He further illustrates that "Homers painting - in its composition and technique shows that we can feel t...
that whatever the customs of good behavior, these people are not observing them. In light of this we would assume that the people ...
and craft are clear throughout the narrative, but such episodes as her deceiving of the suitors are not considered in the same lig...
the strongest women in the piece are the goddess Pallas Athena and Penelope, Odysseuss wife. In addition, although her part was sm...
tying themselves to the underside of Polyphemus flock" (Stories from the Stars). Though the cyclops checked the sheep, "he didnt d...
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...
which the argument that arises between the Greek heroes, Achilles and Agamemnon. The poem begins roughly ten years into the war an...
the conflict in terms of an insult to his personal honor. Homer writes that Achilles responded by telling Agamemnon, "Ah me, cloth...
sees the development of his character because this is the focus of the story and his journey. One reads as Odysseus moves through ...
past, which is now gone, and his son is the future (the founding of Rome), and he is the transitionary figure destined to bring th...
of his father Ulysses" (Homer I). From this excerpt it is quite obvious that divine intervention is a powerful part of the stor...