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The story of Beowulf is clearly an epic of mass proportions. It takes its readers through an immense journey of great battles with horrific beasts and also manages to teach about pride and honor. The main character Beowulf faces many challenges throughout the epic but conquers them in the end, giving the word “epic hero” its true meaning. The use of Alliteration, the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words, emphasized the certain image of nobility and principle.

Throughout the ages the tale of the epic hero has been subject to change, as writers found new inspiration and allowed the art of storytelling to evolve. With it, there was the change of the portrayal of the epic hero, and I will be illustrating this through an analysis of the epic heroes from Beowulf, suggested to have been first composed between the 8th and 11th century, and Macbeth, composed early in the 17th century. It is important to note the time difference, and all the change that time would have brought to social structures in written fiction. The tales of epic heroes are a good way of researching historic civilizations, as they play a role in reflecting the ethics and morals of civilizations and always have. Beowulf and Macbeth play a similar role as the works of the Greek poet Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey or tales from other cultures. It is partially through the differences in character portrayals and roles within the plot that someone can understand the morals of those before us and

One of the most important moves academic writers can master is the art of analysis. This assignment will help you to develop the skills necessary to determine the meaning found within a text.

Both the ‘Odyssey’ and ‘1001 Nights’ feature male protagonists who traverse the seas, and the concepts and themes of men seafaring is common throughout most canonical texts. For example, the allusion of Odysseus’ difficult journey is made when a minor male character in Apuleius’ ‘The Golden Ass’ describes his seafaring adventures as being ‘positively Ulyssian’ (‘Ulyssian’ thus being a reference the Roman naming of Odysseus) (pg 29). Furthermore, both texts share themes, such as: seafaring, the supernatural, trials and tribulations, tradition, belief systems, and the geographical setting and pride in the protagonist’s home city play a key role to the overarching plots of the texts in the sense of the protagonist’s endurance and motivation to both leave and return home. Likewise, the supernatural is used to further the plot of both texts.

The Odyssey by Homer has been around for almost three-thousand years. Many critics and analysists have given their opinions on his pieces. Throughout the reading of Howard W. Clarkes' article in Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, it was thought to be a comparison between a father and sons journeys. While many believe Telemachos' journey was to find out in sequence details that have taken part in his fathers' 20 year odyssey throughout Greece and partially throughout the underworld, some indeed believe that it was only Telemachos' journey to find his heroic self to carry on the traits of his warrior father (Clarke 281).

This assignment will discuss some themes of authority that are relevant to Homer's Iliad, offering a brief synopsis of the Iliad and giving relevance to the authority of the Canon, characters and author of the poem. Focusing on the epigraph given Homer, The Iliad, 22, lines 195–196.

Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey follows Odysseus on his long journey home. The Epic also includes the stories of Odysseus’ family left behind: the travels of his son, Telemachus, and how plenty, of what we would now call “home wreckers”, suitors pressured his wife, Penelope, into marrying one of them. The characters are beautifully crafted and the story is truly epic. All the elements presented can bring in any reader from any century, the Cyclops, the Gods, the trickery of Penelope, and the disguises of Odysseus, are all legendary literary hooks . There are many things to learn—about writing, about the world around us, the world ahead of us, and the past behind us—from The Odyssey. (26) It is undeniably evident that this ancient text has

Michael Strickland Professor Beauty Bragg World Literature Section 13 September 3, 2014 Epic poems have been written or handed down orally for thousands of years through both storytellers and written records. Most of the stories from the time of Gilgamesh, 2700 to 600 B.C, were in the form of epic poetry. There are certain specifications in order for something to be considered an epic poem. In all epic poems the plot centers on a hero of unbelievable prominence, involves superhuman strength and bravery, a vast setting, supernatural or otherworldly forces, and an omniscient poet.

The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Odyssey both are held in high respect by literature analysts and historians alike for the characterization of the hero and his companion, the imagery brought to mind when one of them is read, and the impressive length in relation to the time period it was written in. The similarities that these two epics share do not end with only those three; in fact, the comparability of these works extend to even the information on the author and the archetypes used. However, The Odyssey and The Epic of Gilgamesh contrast from one another in their writing styles, character details, and main ideas. Both epics weave together a story of a lost man who must find his way, but the path of their stories contrast from one another.

Ever since the beginning of time men and women have told countless stories of adventure, discovery, and conquest. These stories often divulge the grand adventures of epic heroes. An epic hero is someone with abundant importance whose actions involve perilous journeys and marvelous warrior skills in war or battle (Abram). In Homer’s Odyssey, Odysseus, the king of the great island of Ithaca, is called to fight alongside the Greeks in the Trojan War. The Greeks defeated the Trojans with the help of clever Odysseus’ Trojan horse. Odysseus qualifies as an epic hero because, like all epic heroes, Odysseus undertakes a long, dangerous journey, demonstrates his extraordinary speaking skills by speaking to countless friends and enemies with

Sometimes the examples set for us and the definitions given to us are not exactly correct. Even though Achilles is looked upon as a well-respected warrior, his pride and inability to control his rage may compel someone to challenge the definition of an “epic hero”. The original definition of an epic hero appears cold compared to the refined definition. Achilles differs from the Trojan hero, Hector, by making him look dehumanized. Therefore, according to the definitions, Hector’s actions look superior to Achilles’s actions.

United States of America: Penguin Books. p. 13 Green, Mary B. (2000) ‘The Odyssey and Its Odyssey in Contemporary Texts: Re-visions in The Penelopiad’. Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy.

This short essay will identify five traditional epic characteristics that are evident in both the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Epic poetry surrounds itself with different characteristics from different kinds of literature. We find the inclusion of the evocation to the muse in many of the epics and that surrounds as one of the few things that surface out as a common element in many epic poems.

Take care to use your own words. You must submit this on turnitin.com prior to the first day of school. The account will lock you out at 11:59PM prior to the First Day of School (August 24, 2015). This is not a “research” paper; any quotes will be from the novel and will be clearly marked by quotation marks.