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Heroism is a very debatable topic in this day and age, I often find myself thinking, what truly does make a hero? I believe that in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Caesar himself displays the most hero-like qualities, above all the other characters. I understand that that seems likes a very bold statement to make, so to prove it, I’ll have to answer the question I asked from before, what makes a hero? In my opinion there are three distinct qualities that make up a true hero. The first is respect,…

There are several key parts of an Epic that each work of literature contains. One is key part is the hero, usually of unbelievable stature. Then there is a vast/extensive setting. The settings of the stories do not just contain a wide geographical span but also often cosmological space: across land, sea, into the underworld, or thru space or time etc. It involves supernatural or otherworldly forces. Such as gods, demons, angels, time/space travel, cheating death etc. Last but not least there has…

Dante The Mindful Hero Unlike most epic hero journeys, The Inferno by Dante Alighieri is more modern than most. Dante expresses a journey that society can relate to. The majority of epics, the protagonist is a person that society can look up to rather than relate to them. When the audience reads stories about strong characters, and they see the outcomes of their actions, they aspire to be like them and crave strength. What makes Dante Alighieri unique and unlike other epic heroes is that he…

Fearless and cunning, yet modest, Homer portrays Odysseus as the ideal Ancient Greek hero in the Odyssey, especially during his encounter with Polyphemus and his humble attitude around king Alcinous. One of the most prominent examples of Odysseus’ courage is when he is able to gather up enough audacity to challenge Polyphemus, the horrendous cyclops who captured and ate four of his men. When Odysseus and his men are trapped in the cyclops’ cave, only Odysseus is smart and brave enough to make a…

In “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the Mariner recalled his story about unfortunate events he faced while at sea to a wedding guest. During the Mariner’s voyage, an Albatross guided him and his crew through a storm and brought them steady wind and good weather. The Mariner impulsively killed the Albatross, causing the Mariner to receive punishments for his cruelty. The punishments given to the Mariner was fitting for his crime because the pain of isolation and…

Adolescence was first used in 1950, adolescence comes from the Latin word adolescence which means “grow up into a maturity” (Muuss, 1990). But before this Aristotle and Plato already gave some perspective about this. Aristotle proposed a developmental stage not too far from the modern youth developmental stage. According to Cortis A. (2015), the adolescence is a change on the self-esteem of the person that involves the changes in physical, physiological temporal and cultural lenses. During…

Long ago in Greek mythology Apollo the god of music, truth, and prophecy, healing, the sun and light, plague, poetry, and more. He was in a relationship with Athena the goddess of wisdom, war, and useful arts. They were regular like a regular couple they had some arguments but at the same time, they loved each other. Apollo would always bring here gifts when she felt bad, sad, sick also he would bring her flowers when he felt that he did something wrong and that it can affect Athena. Athena…

Essay on The Odyssey by Homer This essay will examine one of the most famous pieces of literature in the world – the epic poem “Odyssey” by Homer. The main idea of the essay will be concentrated on the complicated and controversial nature of the main character of the book. On the one hand, Odysseus is courageous, smart, insistent and self-disciplined. These features help him to achieve victories over his enemies and avoid various troubles which can cost him his life. On the other hand, a reader…

Plato's - The Apology Trials have been around for centuries, which are for the accused to be able to defend oneself from the accusations that are set upon him. An important trial was during 399 B.C which was for the man named Socrates, he was on trial for ancient accusations, impiety, for as well as the corruption of youth of Athens. Socrates had three accusers, the name of the three accusers are Anytus, Meletus, and Lycon. He starts defending himself from the new accusations first, then…

ahead of them. For example, after Patrocles’s death, Achilles set off in a fit of rage to slay Hector of Troy. Achilles…