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Comparative Analysis of 'Julius Caesar' by William Shakespeare and 'The Odyssey' by Homer

In five pages this research paper contrasts and compares Shakespeare's tragedy with the epic by Homer. Five sources are cited in ...

Differing Versions of the Underworld in The Inferno, Gilgamesh and the Odyssey

can defeat death too. His first leg of the journey involves descending into a tunnel-like cave composed of nine terrifying leagu...

Divine Power and 'The Iliad' by Homer

on Mount Olympus, where the gods lived. As the Iliad opens, the Trojan War has actually been going on for nine years, but the figh...

Comparative Analysis of Achilles and Hector in 'The Iliad' and Penelope and Odysseus in 'The Odyssey'

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...

Beowulf and a Contrast of Battles with Grendel, Grendel's Mother, and the Dragon

to his mother, he has been depicted as a solitary creature, not unlike the hombres in Sergio Leones "spaghetti" Westerns, who walk...

Poetry of Homer and Heroism in 'The Odyssey' and 'The Iliad'

the weak and defender of his territory and do whatever he must in the name of survival. A ravenous Odysseus is described by Homer...

Odysseus' Tale in Homer's 'The Odyssey'

In five pages this paper considers Odysseus' heroic tale as described in Homer's poetic epic 'The Odyssey.' There are no other so...

Identity Quest of Odysseus in 'The Odyssey' by Homer

was also a master of trickery. Odysseus would often hesitate before taking action. This was not out of cowardice. It was his way...

'Aeneid' by Vergil and Difficult Decisions

In five pages the difficult decisions Aeneas had to make in Vergil's epic 'Aeneid' are explored. There are 3 sources cited in th...

Revenge in 'The Iliad' by Homer

leader, Hector (son of King Priam), he kills in single combat. The poem closes as Achilles surrenders the corpse of Hector to Pria...

Beowulf's Legendary Status

In five pages this paper examines the legendary status of the Beowulf epic. There are no other sources listed....

'Biographia Literaria' of Samuel Taylor Coleridge

In four pages the conformity or nonconformity of Coleridge's prose in this poem is compared with the sonnet's and epic poem's trad...

Males and Females, Humans and Gos in 'The Iliad' by Homer

In eight pages this paper analyzes 'The Iliad' in a consideration of the relationships between males and females and humans and go...

Humanity's Fall in Paradise Lost by John Milton

In five pages this paper evaluates whether or not there was a Fall in the biblical interpretation presented by John Milton in his ...

Adam's Fall and the Reasons Presented in Paradise Lost by John Milton

In three pages this paper discusses Milton's reasons for writing this epic poem and the sympathy generated for Adam and Eve that r...

Satan in Paradise Lost by John Milton

In five pages this paper analyzes the characterization as Satan in the epic poem Paradise Lost as a reflection of the righteous co...

Egypt's Burial Rites and Homer's 'The Iliad'

In three pages this paper examines the events presented in Homer's epic in comparison with the burial rituals of Egypt in a consid...

Haiti and the Impact of the Art of Africa

In ten pages this paper discusses how the art of Africa contributed to the culture of Haiti in a consideration of artists, craft, ...

Early Culture of West Africa

This paper compares the Native American culture with the culture of West Africa in an overview of sculpture, dance, music, poetry,...

Political and Spiritual Leadership of Mohandas K. Gandhi

In five pages this research paper examines the path of nonresistance and noncooperation that Mahatma Gandhi began in South Africa ...

Life of Nelson Mandela

In four pages this research paper considers Nelson Mandela's life, hardships, and presidency of South Africa. There is the inclus...

French Speaking Africa Society and Politics

In five pages this report considers the social and political situation of French speaking Africa. There are no other sources list...

African Literature's Oral Culture and Tradition

In five pages this paper examines the oral cultural traditions of Africa in a short story analysis of 'Talk' recounted by Courland...

Post Apartheid Sociopolitical Changes in South Africa

In eight pages Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela is used in this examination of modern South Africa and the political and soc...

Impact of Apartheid on South Africa

the South African standards, Mandela has always had the ability to empathize with the poorest of the countrys population. Nevert...

History, Government, and Bureaucracy of Contemporary South Africa

edge of the plateau is marked by a range of irregular mountains which descends abruptly into a coastal plain. South Africa also in...

1990 to 1996 South Africa

In ten pages this paper examines the importance of this time period in South Africa as it signaled a majority government and the...

South Africa and Doing Business

would make proxy votes confidential, and another that would deny Goodyear management the ability to pay greenmail. Greenmail is a ...

Modern Day South Africa

advanced productive economies in Africa. South Africa has a number of perks that make it a recognized leader among developing nat...

Writing and Speech in Novels by Camara Laye and Ousmane Sembene

In one page this paper examines Third World Africa in a contrast between written language and oral tradition as represented in G...