Essays 211 - 240
In five pages Circe, the Sirens, Nausikaa, Helen, Calypson, Athena, and Penelope are examined in this discussion of how women's ro...
of Homers great work are a slew of characters. One of those is Odysseus, an unlikely hero. Odysseus is in some ways an antihero...
This research report compares Penelope's relationships with that of Odysseus. How the marital relationship comes to fruition and i...
In six pages this character analysis of Hektor in 'The Iliad' by Homer reveals how he is a hero who also happens to be human and h...
In five pages the teachings featured in these texts are contrasted and compared. Seven sources are cited in the bibliography....
In five pages a comparative analysis of these works is presented in terms of differences and similarities in characterization, plo...
although portrayed by many in a sympathetic light Homer see her as a wicked woman who brings shame on herself and her society thro...
quoted as saying: "Achilles, valiant though you be, you shall not thus outwit me. You shall not overreach and you shall not persua...
he rolls a huge boulder across the opening to the cave. Polyphemus eats two of Odysseuss men and it is clear that he plans to make...
was time to allow Odysseus to return home. Should he be allowed to go back to Ithaka to be reunited with his wife Penelope and hi...
This essay pertains to "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" by Homer, the ancient Greek poet and the worldview and cultural values that a...
This paper discusses the argument between Achilles and Agamemnon from a political perspective. Three pages in length, two sources ...
This essay answers three question. The first pertains to the arguments presented to Achilles on why he should fight, the second li...
In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at the topic of the purpose of Hamlet's Ghost. Citing textual evidence, the writer sho...
This essay pertains to Faulkner's short story "Barn Burning" and focuses on the character of Abner Snopes. The writer argues that ...
his murder: he piles the bones against the wall and leaves the chamber, leaving the now-quiet Fortunato to die (Poe). He says "For...
to counter the rottenness that has overtaken the land: he makes up his mind to avenge his fathers murder. In his version of the pl...
He is shot and wakes to find himself in another body, a person in the past. Zits has access to the persons memories and knows the ...
his murderous attacks upon Hrothgars sleeping warriors. Hrothgar makes it clear that Beowulfs obligation is based not on ties of ...
father, who dismisses them as "trash" with no further explanation (Shelley 51). Frankenstein says that if his father had bothered ...
resonates with us today, when we are involved in what seems to be an endless war based largely on the idea that we had to attack s...
In 5 pages this paper analyzes how Hamlet's revenge transformed him into a man very much like his adversary Claudius as represente...
In 6 pages this paper discusses how the revenge theme is developed by madness, the supernatural, and protagonist attitudes in Mede...
In five pages this paper examines Hamlet's revenge against Claudius and speculates on why he delayed in killing him. Four sources...
In five pages this paper examines the behavior and speeches of Prince Hamlet as presented in William Shakespeare's famous play and...
A conceptual analysis of the House of Atreus story focuses on revenge and justice in 5 pages. Two sources re cited in the bibliog...
In five pages this paper considers the tragedy of Hamlet not representing the two dimensions of Medieval heroes who act out of bli...
rather how it appears to the person that is hearing or viewing the story. Does the narrative appear to distort or change what ha...
her hatred of her husband, and her desire for vengeance. "Meanwhile, she has taken to herself a boyfriend, Aegisthus, brother of c...
intensity of a hurricane, which dramatically sets the plays tone. Shakespeare recognized the importance of the ghost, which essen...