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monstrous creature Grendel, Grendels mother, and the dragon - it considers the impact of social obligations (loyalty to God and co...

view. The ambitious virtues that Beowulf embodies are representative of the earnest attempts required for such characters of this...

the hero receives the call to adventure, which he initially rejects before crossing the threshold into adventure. Next comes initi...

his murderous attacks upon Hrothgars sleeping warriors. Hrothgar makes it clear that Beowulfs obligation is based not on ties of ...

her sisters husband and how he had cut out her tongue to keep silent and a prisoner (Ovid BkVI:571-619). Those characters who as...

mayor. Lucie begins to fulfill her ambitious dreams. Episode 4, "The New Road, 1938" and Episode 5, "Up and Away and Back, 1939," ...

males. In both "Enuma Elish" and in Hesiods mythology, the Earth goddess is described in terms of motherhood. Tiamet first rages a...

and she wishes that she were "wife to a better man" (Homer Book VI). Through Helens eyes and, also, through Homers portrayal of He...

As these examples illustrate, there are instances where there are definite Christian allusions in the text. Furthermore, at the be...

Ithaca and kept him away from his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus. Cast adrift on a ship with only his crewmembers for compa...

In five pages this paper examines how the Green Knight is symbolically portrayed as strong, noble, and just. There are no other s...

of them all, the Sumerian Gilgamesh. Its not that Blake copied anyone, but his poem tends to evoke some of the same feelings in a ...

but also by the fact that he is the king, and his people protect him rather than urging him onto the front lines as they might a y...

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

believes, would seal his everlasting fame (Irving 86). The poem championed Beowulfs desire for fame as a badge of honor: "In all ...

oral tradition, which makes the tales uniquely alive and constantly changing. This paper briefly compares two such epics, the Sund...

original adventure stories; Indiana Jones has nothing on Odysseus, Achilles, Ajax and the rest of the characters who struggled on ...

the criminal justice system, some designed to help inmates, others to keep track of them. This paper discusses a program called "E...

it clear that the most important societal relationship is between a warrior, the "thane," and his liege lord (Donaldson 32). This ...

on "what all human beings should do if they want to be moral: They should always act in their own self-interest" (Thiroux 37). Ad...

An analysis of stanzas XIV and XV of this anonymous poem are consider in terms of their significance particularly regarding the re...

This research paper/essay discusses the "Iliad" and the "Aeneid" as two epic poems that mirror the values of Greek and Roman socie...

This essay discusses Homer's ancient classic epic, The Iliad, and the film Troy (2004, directed by William Petersen), indicating ...

In five pages this paper discusses the author Dante Alighieri and his fictional alter ego Dante the poet in his epic in terms of t...

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

In four pages this paper analyzes how life's renewal and rebirth are symbolically represented by the olive tree in Homer's epic 'T...

In five pages this 1985 text is examined in terms of its family epic characteristics. There are no other sources listed....

long before it was ever written down. To use Si!r Philip Sidney phrase pertaining to the oral traditions of epic poetry, it was ...

The writer discusses the connection between the Old English epic poem Beowulf and today's rap culture. The writer argues that alth...

In five pages this paper discusses the insights contained within the Medieval epic in terms of Grendel's death, his mother's react...