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In five pages this paper examines the delays in Odysseus's return to Ithaca and how the hero is at fault for them. There are no o...

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

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...

In eight pages these tragic heroes created by William Shakespeare and Sophocles are contrasted and compared. Eight sources are ci...

In five pages Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero is applied to these two literary monarchs. One source is cited in the bibli...

we will discuss two stories involving journeys -- the ancient Babylonian story of Gilgamesh, and Voltaires Candide. Written abou...

In three pages this persuasive and personal essay examines the reasons why this protagonist qualifies as a hero. There is no bibl...

In 4 pages, this paper argues that the main character Bardamu is representative of an anti-hero as well as an autobiographical por...

In five pages this paper argues that for readers of the 20th century Creon and Antigone appear more like victims than heroes in th...

evolves to become so much more than he, at first, appeared to be as he came to see the errors of his ways by the end of the play a...

In five pages this paper argues that the protagonist of Sophocles' play successfully satisfies the classical tragic hero criteria ...

In five pages this paper examines the different ways in which heroine Antigone and hero Oedipus wielded power in these plays by So...

that was meant to be good in his life. In order to live ones life in purity, Siddhartha believed that these truths were to be clo...

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

sons leads him to raise them as privileged beings that deserve having everything handed to them, simply by virtue of who they are....

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 ...

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

were formed as a direct result of Nationalism. Tensions in Germany in particular before the outbreak of war were phenomenal (Arth...

as a direct result of Nationalism. Tensions in Germany in particular before the outbreak of war were phenomenal (Arthur, 2004). ...

Is not (even the core of) the brick structure made of kiln-fired brick, and did not the Seven Sages themselves lay out its plans? ...

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

well he might be, since three of his children died that winter of a fever, within a week of one another (Shaara). He is a good sol...

granted authority" (Knox, 1990, p. 33). Hector is a man of peace born into a time of war, and therefore forced to fight (Knox, 1...

suitors, who grossly outnumber him. Odysseus himself vows that he will fight "while Ive got arrows to defend me", committed to the...

were associated with him. Indeed, his story continues to deeply impact our emotions even today. Aristotle posited that a tragic ...

film Hero, released in 2002 and costing $30 million to produce, is the most expensive film in the history of the Chinese film indu...

in order to obtain the loan. At this point in the nineteenth century, married women were not allowed to own property or carry out ...

I fear death, and now roam the wilderness-- I will set out to the region of Utanapishtim, son of Ubartutu, and will go with utmost...

General Electric. He had been there for two decades and he turned the company around. It was faltering when he took over and flour...

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