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Essays 211 - 240
having given his word, feels that he has no choice but to keep it, even though he fears, rightly, that the boy will end in disaste...
Cimmerians and their cloudy city at our backs, Turning our faces instead toward life, toward home, Defying the goddess of the is...
rested for two days, then sailed on again, but where blown off course once more by the North Wind (Homer). They ended up in the la...
that Aegisthuss death is certainly deserved, "But my heart breaks for Odysseus, / that seasoned veteran cursed by fate so long -- ...
his disposal beyond his huge physical size. It would seem no human could be safe against this creature that could easily pierce o...
(Thorburn 370). This is the custom that plays a prominent role throughout the Telemachy and the Odyssey as a whole. The Telemach...
in the cave by night, it was she, not he, that would have it so" (Homer V). In this we get the impression that while Ulysses may h...
guiding light for Gilgamesh. It is also important to note that Gilgamesh himself seeks immortality as this is important to the sto...
to return to the cave because its familiar and comfortable? The answer to all these questions is "yes." (Allegory of the Cave, 2...
a hero in strength and abilities, not in actions and deeds. With Enkidu, however, he finds a soul mate. He no longer seeks out the...
is presented as an outright competition in the story of their contest for recognition as the patron deity of Athens" (65). In Boo...
note his passion for such in the following lines when Hamlet responds to the facts presented by the ghost: "Haste me to knowt, tha...
Goddess). She even enhances his physical appearance in order to assure he gets home. "Once Odysseus reaches the city that Nausi...
journey of humanity through life. Dantes epic charts a journey of the soul, from the depths of degradation to the radiance of rede...
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 this paper compares the heroes Hector and Achilles as presented in Homer's epic in an evaluation of whose heroism wa...
Homer's and Virgil's works are compared and contrasted. This research report suggests that various trends for each of these works....
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...
was also a master of trickery. Odysseus would often hesitate before taking action. This was not out of cowardice. It was his way...
In three pages these characters featured in Homer's epic poem are contrasted and compared in terms of their similarities and diffe...
its absolutely necessary, but then he wants something in return, because if he does lose her its a matter of honor. Achilles tries...
peers by acclamation rather than divine right. The thane is spoke of as a "giver of treasure in gladness" (Beowulf 46). In other w...
announces to all listeners that this warrior has the skill to battle the monster that has terrorizing Heorot. Beowulf battles Gren...
than life and serves as a role model for others to follow; they are brave, smart and good in battle; and, the hero embarks upon a ...
In four pages this paper examines evaluates the acceptability of the protagonists' actions in these classic literary works by Virg...
In five pages these poetic works are examined in terms of the portrayal of Homer in each. There are 3 sources cited in the biblio...
leader, Hector (son of King Priam), he kills in single combat. The poem closes as Achilles surrenders the corpse of Hector to Pria...
rage of Achilles is evident throughout the poem. He sought revenge for his best friends death. The reader can see an outcry agai...
In 8 pages this paper contrasts and compares how warfare is ideologically presented in each classical work. There are no other so...
In eight pages this paper analyzes 'The Iliad' in a consideration of the relationships between males and females and humans and go...