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Chretien’s Lancelot character is focused on leaving his home and finding adventure elsewhere, a stark difference when comparing some of the most important work from the men. Both authors’ work holds sets of dialogue that continue the theme of long epics depicting intricate and well thought out scenes. Religions from the country of origin from the poets make appearances throughout their writings. While never directly quoted, Chretien states things like “Come, let me know whether thou art a…

I would have to agree with W.E.B. Dubois who stated that theatre should have the goal of social change and that it is a place for social protest. First, I would like to define the words social change and why they are important to us. Social change is notable adjustment over time. For example, presenting a certain story about a specific thing aloud to an audience could have an influence on their views. These stories have the ability to encourage the ones sitting in the audience. Theatre has the…

The sirens have chosen Sirens that sound lovely to the ear, might be deadly to the soul. In the epic poem, The Odyssey, Homer describes that temptation might lead to death by the song, “Siren Song.” Homer tells the story of a man who is very clever and is knowledgeable enough to apply wax to his ears to survive the beautiful voices. On the other hand, Atwood’s song illustrates a siren who is waiting to trick men onto her island and lead them to their own death. Homer and Atwood both…

In The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, Gandalf plays the mentor archetype because he is full of wisdom, has experience from many treacherous journeys , and is a superb leader. The mentor archetype in the Hero’s journey (In this case, Bilbo’s hero's journey) is the hero or initiates teacher figure who often guides them through the journey by giving them advice, information, wisdom, etc. One of the many marks of a good mentor is experience, and in The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, it is made known that…

Have you ever felt like you don’t belong in this world? Maybe you know how Hercules feels. The movie Hercules is about Zeus’s son Hercules who was born a God but turned into a mortal human being. Throughout the movie, Hercules encounters many ups and downs as he travels throughout the three different phases; the departure, initiation, and return. The first phase of a hero’s journey begins in the departure phase. In the departure phase of a hero’s journey, as outlined by Joseph Campbell, the hero…

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than them. A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere in spite of overwhelming obstacles. Beowulf is the first of his kind showing his heroic traits and behavior throughout the story. He showed that he was a hero by giving his life to something bigger than himself and by inspiring another hero to rise to the occasion. In the story Beowulf shows that he is selfless with courage and always has…

living representation of a whole culture’s sense of identity. By analyzing the major themes in several pieces of literature, from ancient epics to those more modern, I will herein demonstrate a gradual change in human identity. I will present aspects of famous epics that show how the individual man has gradually superseded the community as the focal point of epic literature. These aspects are, namely, a humanization of the hero, and a shift in the hero’s benefactors. In order to properly show…

The Epic of Gilgamesh is a riveting tale of friendship, strife, and heroism. It follows Gilgamesh, along with his comrade Enkidu, on his journey to becoming immortal. While there are many things about this tale that would classify it as an epic, there are also quite a few elements in the storytelling that are more than often used in the dramatic genre of tragedy. There are many qualities to Gilgamesh that immediately establishes him as an arrogant and egomaniacal king in the mind of the reader.…

necessities in a typical hero’s expedition in achieving something of enormous value for both himself and those around him. In the beginning of the epic poem Beowulf, the main character had already portrayed his heroic nature through his gallantry in the stories that he told and the trials that he was involved in. Beowulf establishes himself as an epic hero by demonstrating core characteristics throughout his journey; they include the idea of restitution, resurrection, and the most important one…

through; it cannot be scaled even by the most skilled climber. Just as writers get writers block, heroes from epic poems get staying alive block. This leads to the conclusion that there is an underlying, unspoken agreement that is understood by those that create and write epic poems. There are three of these unspoken underlying agreements that are easily noticeable when reading an epic poem. The first of these agreements is that the poem must be long; so long that when the average reader…