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In six pages this paper examines how Telemachus grows and develops throughout the course of Homer's epic. There are no other sour...

In five pages this essay considers Odysseus' refusal to transform from mortal to immortal in terms of reasons why this stance was ...

the examples of the main characters, a certain amount of wit and common intelligence is necessary to possess as an essential work ...

This paper consists of five pages and examines how Homer's perspectives on the afterlife as revealed in 'The Odyssey' compare with...

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares how women were oppressed by law and society in the Old Testament and in Homer's epi...

She is disgusted by the fact that she must respond to the blackmailer, but also proud that she has defended her husband and her li...

In a paper consisting of five pages the Book of Job is compared with Oedipus the King in terms of such issues as free will. There...

A 5 page essay comparing Odysseus from Homer's The Odyssey with Kevin Spacey's character Verbal Kint. There are many parallels in ...

In seven pages this paper considers the injustices of war in a consideration of women's unequal roles represented in the works of ...

look at the example of Odysseuss wife Penelope. This queen is pictured as not only being desirable, but she is also pictured as be...

In three pages Homer's Penelope is compared with William Shakespeare's Desdemona in terms of Desdemona's simplicity and naivete in...

intuitive sense of a subject, but keep it to himself for fear of being made to feel "girly"-intuition is after all supposedly conf...

also notes that even when she met with her husband near the end she still did not run into his arms, remaining cautious and loyal ...

he will gild her horns as part of the sacrifice (Homer). Such sacrifices were meant as "gifts" to the gods, which were designed to...

to the gods, who always punish it. And that is a second theme of the play, the folly of pride. By refusing to accept his own acti...

home, as though they own everything. One would perhaps expect Penelope, or Telemachus (the man of the house so to speak), to ins...

story of Odysseus sets him up as a noble man, regardless of what someone may know about Greek codes of conduct. He was a noble man...

/ so long as we men of Achaea soldiered on at Troy. / But once wed sacked King Priams craggy city, / boarded ship, and a god dispe...

in the ideal image of a male hero or warrior. In both cultures the people were founded in a patriarchal way of life, seeing man as...

Ulysses is clearly at the mercy of the gods and goddesses to some extent. He cannot seem to simply go home, but...

is important for it illustrates one of the reasons why the hero is determined to go back. Because she is honorable and admirable t...

of this minister, and "his belief in Gods sense of humor and His fondness for neer-do-wells," inspired Sonny, as this fueled the ...

among all the Gods have renown for wit (metis) and tricks" (The Museum of the Goddess Athena). As one can see, Athena does not lov...

of girls during the same period rose 6% (Siegel and Welsh, 2005). Even more striking and troubling is the fact that arrests for se...

are differences when conversation takes place. In fact, in marriages, communication styles differ, but gender is very important in...

her part. What she didnt know was that Zeus was responsible for thwarting her attempts at consummating her relationship with Odys...

If we look to biology the definition of masculine is related to that of male. The male animal has testicles as opposed to ovaries...

and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy. Many cities did he visit, and many were the nations with whose manners and c...

of our concern. If this story simply told of Oedipus as a king who is found guilty of murdering his father and...

Jocastas acceptance of her role and of the death of her son is fundamental to the actions of the play. When Oedipus kills Laius a...