Beggars

I believe that a hero is defined by a person who is admired for courage, outstanding achievements, and noble qualities. In Homer’s “The Odyssey”, Odysseus shows many heroic traits when he tries his best to lead his men home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. He depicts his leadership by showing self-control, cleverness, and loyalty. First, one of Odysseus’ main heroic traits is self-control. He portrays an example of self-control in the Cyclops episode. Poseidon’s son, Polyphemus, a colossal…

after the heros complete the supreme ordeal and have the reward firmly in hand, all that is left is for them to return home”(Campbell). He disguises himself as an old beggar to get into his kingdom without people knowing who he is. Odysseus tricks the suitors and he eventually kills them all for treating him badly as an old beggar and trying to take his…

Leonard Nimoy, or Mr. Spock from the famous Star Trek television series, once stated “I think it’s my adventure, my trip, my journey, and I guess my attitude is, let the chips fall where they may”. Prince Hamlet had the same attitude towards his life, and death, at the climax of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. His ever-changing thoughts and views on death throughout the play accumulate to impact his final actions before death. His own contemplation of life and death is not the only reason his attitude…

One smile can make someone’s day. One word can end a fight. One person can make a difference. A difference to change the world or a difference to someone’s life. A life that thrives on faith/hope. One action can totally flip someone’s life upside down. In a good or bad way. When we think about making a difference what do we think about? Do we think about helping/caring of other people’s lives or do we think it’s just a waste of time. Making a difference in our world today or in someone’s…

When Odysseus arrives back in Ithaca he was disguised as a beggar to test his wife Penelope’s loyalty to him, and to make sure he does not get killed by the suitors that have taken over his estate. His appearance is that of a dirty beggar, and he appears homeless and rough. While this was also true when he appeared at the island of the Phaeacians, he had Athena’s spell and dream to make his arrival…

Opera, marriage was not based on an emotional connection and had no resemblance to the romantic notion of a holy union between two people. Rather, it suggested that love is closely aligned with lust and security of wealth. The characters in The Beggars Opera rely on marriage for three main reasons, financial security, freedom of sexual expression, and freedom from judgment. All of these representations were unique in the time period, and helped to make Gay's work so bold for the works of his…

The Anglo Saxon time period was a time that included many compositions of middle and old English. Many of which were tales of King Arthur and the like. An author that stands out among the many through the Anglo Saxon era is Geoffrey Chaucer. Chaucer has forever gone down in history for his outstanding work using Middle English in Canterbury Tales. Canterbury Tales is a collection of twenty-four tales in which were collected, composed, and written by Chaucer. “Chaucer had all these incentives to…

are several examples of dramatic irony in The Odyssey. One of the most prominent is when Odysseus disguises himself as a beggar when he returns back to his home, Ithaca. Odysseus has been away from home for twenty years. He spent ten years fighting in the Trojan War and ten more trying to return home. Athena, the goddess of wisdom, smartly disguises Odysseus as a poor beggar, so he can snoop around his home to see what took place over the last twenty years. A lot had happened. For instance, his…

Dear Carlo, Odysseus finds himself in the hostile city, Troy, where he meets the princess Helen. Helen is the cause of this Trojan war which has consumed Odysseus for ten years. For some unknown reason, he tells her the Greeks’ plan to destroy to the Trojans. Helen chose the Trojans over the Greeks. Aside from King Priam, she is the worst possible person he could tell, yet he trusts her. These heros play with the tools the gods give them. Achilles is the greatest fighter to ever live. He is…

Anyone who is successful in completing a gallant and courageous act, can be considered a hero. In The Odyssey, Odysseus is an admirable hero because he uses strategy instead of strength to overcome several obstacles. Homer presents this in Odysseus’s use of deception, the route he chooses to get home, his choice of words and his use of disguises. To overcome a hurdle one may wish for a great deal of strength. Yet when Odysseus came in contact with a giant Cyclops, he never questioned nor…