Epic poetry

A Hero's Perspective There once was a poet named Homer Whose hero was quite the bold roamer. Avenger he was Triumphant because ‘Odysseus’ is not a misnomer. The name Odysseus translates as wrathful, and that is fitting because he fought his way home through dangerous adventures. In Homer’s poem The Odyssey, Odysseus was…

Milton’s demonic epic poem Paradise Lost, provides readers with demons and evilness between specific characters. Heaven and hell or god and Satan, demonstrate an opposite relationship between each other. While god remains peaceful and pleasing, Satan sustains the life of hatred and over confidence…

Arete: Active Queen Through Passive Characterization Homer’s Odyssey is a prime example of the ways to describe a character without directly addressing their features. One is to have other characters describe the individual in question. An example of this method is Arete, a queen who aids Odysseus in his adventure home. Homer’s characterization of Arete by way of outside observations is an effective method, providing us with details about her without directly addressing her. However, it creates…

The Odyssey “I see destruction for ship and crew. Thought you survive alone(780/645-646).” This is one of the main plots in the Odyssey, by Homer. The Odyssey is about an epic hero named Odysseus, king of Ithaca, tries to get back home after the Trojan war, but it takes twenty years to get back to his palace because of Poseidon, the sea god. Poseidon is mad at Odysseus for not giving thanks for shutting up a suitor. In the story, Odysseus uses his cunningness, smartness, Intelligence…

The many women in The Iliad have had a profound effect on the story as a whole, and to this day, researchers still study the role they played in Homer’s great works. Palladas’ view towards the women in the Homeric plays, specifically The Iliad is greatly misconstrued and incorrect. Palladas’ view of women being the sole cause of the terror and destruction in the poem is not quite accurate. The extent to which his claim of women being dangerous and the cause of all the problems in the poem is…

Zachary Lovell Professor Baker English 2 Honors December 6, 2017 Homer The creator of Greek Mythology In Ancient Greece, many wonderfully talented and intelligent people have been created and shaped to become what they are known as now but, of all the people to come out of Greece, the most famous of all was Homer. Homer has an unknown history and little known early life which has had many historians scrambling to know. Homer however, has many great achievements that are noteworthy including…

In Homer’s Greek epic, The Odyssey, Odysseus possesses several characteristics that qualify him to be a man of honor in classical Greek literature. However, in Emily Wilson’s translation, Odysseus’s epithet is described as “complicated”, and in Robert Fagles’s translation, he is referred to as a “man of twists and turns” (Homer, The Odyssey, 1.1). Odysseus’s moral values encompass those of a hero, such as his outstanding capabilities as a warrior and tactician, but his negligence and exaggerated…

anding theme in the story. It represents the ideal qualities of a medieval knight during the 1300-1400s, the values of chivalry are including loyalty, courage, justice, mercy, faith...and in this poem, it specifically determines the values and actions of Sir Gawain and other characters. These ideals of chivalry are carried together in Gawain’s shield and the pentangle which represents the five virtues of knights.Gawain’s faithfulness to these virtues is tested throughout his journey. He keeps…

Susan B. Anthony Dares To Vote! and The Boys Who Challenged Hitler both share the common theme of courage. Both stories are about an important figure in history making risks and being brave. Even though both share the same theme, they show different actions. In Susan B. Anthony Dares To Vote! Susan is fighting for women’s rights by making speeches, while in The Boys Who Challenged Hitler, the kids there were protesting against Hitler by vandalism and theft. In the informational article,…

Homer once stated “what he greatly thought, he nobly dared”. These words eloquently written in Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey, capture how Odysseus’ personality traits and attributes positively affect the hero status he has earned. His courage, wisdom, and intelligence drive his quest to return home to be reunited with his wife Penelope, and son Telemachus. Over the span of twenty years, Odysseus, pushed to the limits physically through battle, uses his will and perseverance to come out a hero.…