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In five pages this paper examines how the concept of hero is defined and how both Dante in The Inferno and Sir Gawain in Sir Gawai...

In five pages the ways in which Judaism ins represented in Franz Kafka's works are examined with an emphasis upon his story 'Metam...

The writer compares and contrasts Achilles, a hero from Greek mythology, with Beowulf, the hero of the Old English epic poem. The ...

In five pages this paper examines the Department of Justice's antitrust case against Microsoft and issues regarding the Internet E...

In nine pages this paper presents the argument that the 'world' of the asylum that is featured in the novel represents a real worl...

In eight pages this paper examines the popular movie character in terms of the qualities he embodies as a popular mythological her...

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

In five pages Homer's poetic epic is examined in a consideration of the significance of the armor worn by Achilles and the effects...

bow rang death as he shot his arrow in the midst of them. First he smote their mules and their hounds, but presently he aimed his ...

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

In five pages anger as a motif and character motivation in Homer's 'The Iliad' is explored. There are no other sources listed in ...

were arranged on three concentic terraces that focused on the royal residence ("New..." 33). Recent excavation has discovered that...

Homer's and Virgil's works are compared and contrasted. This research report suggests that various trends for each of these works....

In five pages this paper examines the definition of identity in the works of Euripides, Sophocles, Sappho's poetry, the Oresteia, ...

individual stories into the tapestry that became his famous epics. He did not create the stories; they had come from hundreds of y...

is somber (tragic). "...In great works of art all levels in which interpretation can be pursued fruitfully probably remain in som...

be regarded as a historical document. There is very little certain about the poem itself or its author, who was supposedly a blin...

and the Greek forces suffer mightily without their hero. Later in the narrative, his anger propels him into battle. But, just as a...

Aspects of Homer's epic poem are analyzed in this paper that contains five pages. There are no other sources listed in the biblio...

Looking at Saint Augustine's 'Confessions' and Homer's 'The Iliad', the author finds characters and situations that represent the ...

we mortals bear perforce, although we suffer; for they are much stronger than we. But now I will teach you clearly, telling you th...

as Homer based his story on fiction which would occur in the context of history and mythology. While the tale has been critically ...

occurs near the end of the conflict. These two warriors fight over who has the greater claim to a captive woman who is also the d...

is not identified as a goddess except for when a servant speaks to Achilles about the legends that have begun to be spun concernin...

without specifically worrying about success or failure, "they cannot be stained by action" (Harrison, 1996). Hearing this, Arjuna ...

deliberation," much like Nestor had cautioned "Agamemnon against hasty judgment" (Gore on War). In both cases, despite any heeding...

in war. Helen had no power, and no women in the story had power. Helen was simply a symbol of beauty and purity and hence justifie...

This 3 page paper discusses the role women play in "The Iliad" when it comes to marriage and sexual relationships; it also discuss...

could well be said that his acceptance of his brothers actions, despite his berating his brother, may have been the most important...

only by the military might of his chief Trojan rival Hector. Achilles courage was unwavering perhaps due in part to his connectio...