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In 5 pages this paper examines this thematic conflict as it is represented in A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, Macbeth by William S...

In 7 pages this paper discusses the similarities between 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' of Homer and Derek Walcott's 'Omeros' in a...

This paper contrasts and compares the depiction of Phaedra by Euripides in Hippolytus and Penelope by Homer in 'The Odyssey' in fi...

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

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...

a conduit between two otherwise strangers. Poetry is as diverse a means of communication as any medium, yet there are vast arrays...

In five pages this essay considers the audience and poet relationship as represented in 'The Divine Comedy' by Dante and 'The Odys...

see the shades of Penelope or Telemakhos here -- but implores Odysseus to give him a decent burial before his body is ravaged by s...

This paper contrasts and compares how women's rights are depicted in The Bible, 'The Odyssey' by Homer, and The Thousand and One N...

to his position, he represents all the virtues and flaws of a man, in spite of the fact that he is only part human. But it is the...

and also provided insight into the character when she brazenly broke with firmly held tradition. For example, in Homers Iliad and ...

journey of humanity through life. Dantes epic charts a journey of the soul, from the depths of degradation to the radiance of rede...

Goddess). She even enhances his physical appearance in order to assure he gets home. "Once Odysseus reaches the city that Nausi...

is presented as an outright competition in the story of their contest for recognition as the patron deity of Athens" (65). In Boo...

guiding light for Gilgamesh. It is also important to note that Gilgamesh himself seeks immortality as this is important to the sto...

to return to the cave because its familiar and comfortable? The answer to all these questions is "yes." (Allegory of the Cave, 2...

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...

the long journey is not necessary, but that does not mean that the odyssey as a concept was not necessary years ago. Indeed, in th...

In six pages this paper examines 'The Aeneid' in terms of the dialogue with the dead featured by Virgil and its difference with 'T...

Telemachus taking his first step towards responsibility and manhood. "Telemachus calls an assembly of the men of Ithaca. It is the...

not something he will believe as he has already made a choice to be a shepherd and not a priest which is what was determined for h...

his disposal beyond his huge physical size. It would seem no human could be safe against this creature that could easily pierce o...

(Thorburn 370). This is the custom that plays a prominent role throughout the Telemachy and the Odyssey as a whole. The Telemach...

rested for two days, then sailed on again, but where blown off course once more by the North Wind (Homer). They ended up in the la...

having given his word, feels that he has no choice but to keep it, even though he fears, rightly, that the boy will end in disaste...

Cimmerians and their cloudy city at our backs, Turning our faces instead toward life, toward home, Defying the goddess of the is...

This essay pertains to "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" by Homer, the ancient Greek poet and the worldview and cultural values that a...

Two characters from each of Homer's epics are compared in five pages in order to ascertain which is the most heroic of the charact...

This research paper examines Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises and how the characterization of this novel's main character denies thi...

Furthermore, there are certain commonalties that run through the storylines of all epic writing. Examples of such include heroism,...