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Essays 181 - 210
In three pages these characters featured in Homer's epic poem are contrasted and compared in terms of their similarities and diffe...
In five pages this paper discusses the maturation Odysseus underwent throughout the course of 'The Odyssey.' Three sources are ci...
In seven pages these works are contrasted and compared in terms of how kingship is presented in each. There are no other sources ...
In five pages Maximus of the Gladiator film is compared with Odysseus of Homer's epic in a five page comparative analysis. There ...
but rather it is Poseidon who hates him. Zeus says, "...its the Earth-Shaker, Poseidon, unappeased,/forever fuming against him for...
the theme of hospitality in such situations is emphasized when we recognize that this same theme is repeated many times in the Bib...
I think of naming, far less telling, / every feat of that rugged man, Odysseus, / but here is something that he dared to do / at T...
He gains allies and waits for the right opportunity to enact justice. This also allows Homer to thoroughly document the wrongs per...
journey home to his wife Penelope and son Telemakhos in Ithaka. The gods and goddesses also shape the poem structurally, and are ...
all of the kingdoms riches and power for themselves. The problem is Odysseuss only son, who is the natural successor to the throne...
father. So, by the end of the story what he has done has given him experience and wisdom to deal with a future as a leader. Tel...
on which he has been marooned for twenty years, it would appear as if his ship would have nothing but smooth sailing back to Ithac...
could live. It was on the broad shoulders of this classical hero upon which the security of society rested. While the hero walke...
a distraction, as a goal, as a guide, and as an agent of social recognition (The Odyssey in Transit, 2000). Odysseus is indeed co...
the defeat of Troy and it is about the adventures of Odysseus, king of Ithaca and throughout his travels, the story "provides a pi...
her part. What she didnt know was that Zeus was responsible for thwarting her attempts at consummating her relationship with Odys...
In sage debates...To save the state" (Homer Book I). The reader begins to see that Telemachus is not wise enough to be prepared fo...
not tell Polyphemus his name, rather indicating to the Cyclops that his name is "Nobody." When Polyphemus friends respond to his c...
facts" (Manley 55) which leads to the realization that there are also "no true biographies...about this very ancient Greek poet" (...
of Spiritus Mundi" (Yeats, 1920). "Spiritus Mundi" can be translated as the "Spirit of the Universe" which Yeats saw as holding i...
- Toby and his mother are escaping an abusive situation (one that, ironically enough, Tobys mother was used to, having dealt with ...
Such a setting, she points out, simply added to the fear and accusations of witchcraft against innocent people (Jacobs). I...
In five pages this paper examines how within her award winning play Lorraine Hansberry makes the most of the symbolism literary de...
tale is primarily told in a book titled "The Hobbit," wherein he has many adventures and comes into possession of the one ring of ...
Appreciating the goodness of life in all senses -- mentally, physically, spiritually -- is what Taoism strives to achieve. These ...
in a language that, though poetic, little resembles modern English: "By very force he raft hir maidenheed, / For which oppressioun...
In five pages the symbolism of master and slave is applied to the destructive marital relationship described in the poem....
In four pages this essay analyzes the short story by Ernest Hemingway with an emphasis upon symbolism includiing that represented ...
In three pages this novel first published in 1937 is analyzed regarding the author's use of symbolism....
This paper examines how symbolism enhances Abner Snopes' characterization in William Faulkner's short story 'Barn Burning' in five...