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    There is many stories abut King Arthur. Two of the famous stories about King Arthur is "The Sword in The Stone‚" and "Arthur becomes King of Britian." The two stories each have the same ideal‚ but overall are vastly different. This esssay will compare and contrast the two stories. For those who have no idea‚ the two stories are about King Arthur. One of the major things that are different from the two tales‚ is that in "Arthur becomes King of Britian‚" Arthur is a servant and is looking for Sir

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    The film King Arthur tells the story of knights fighting in Briton in the Dark Ages. It began at the time when Arthur and his knights became free of their duties after fifteen years of battle. When they finally returned to their homes‚ they received a final duty from Bishop Germanus to go and rescue a Roman family from being attacked by the Saxons. Arthur rallies his knights on the journey to go and rescue the family to only find they have been holding pagans down in a secret tunnel. Arthur decides

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    Vocab GE 103-D1 October 15th‚ 2010 The Epic of Gilgamesh to The Legend of King Arthur History has recorded many legends of archrivals‚ legends like Robin Hood vs. Prince John‚ Joan of Arc vs. Charles VII ‚ Prince Hector vs. Achilles‚ and the list goes on. Some are factual recordings while others are fictional folklore. The Epic of Gilgamesh has many similarities to that of The Legend of King Arthur. Although Gilgamesh and King Arthur have comparisons‚ they also have differences.

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    The Epic of Gilgamesh has many similarities to The Legend of King Arthur. Although Gilgamesh and King Arthur have comparison they also have differences. The main difference is that one is an Epic and the other is a Legend. To compare and contrast The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Legend of King Arthor‚ one must first know what the words‚ "Epic" and "Legend" mean. Primarily‚ "epic" is a long narrative poem about the deeds of a semi-god‚ also known as a superhuman hero who’s actions are depended on as

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    Arthurian Legends Compare & Contrast Mr. Finn The quality of merlin are a lot for example he is loyal men its why people like him he try to help the king author to not get kill in their missions it’s why king author likes him merlin Is loyal to him and he doesn’t treat people bad he really good servant and something good about merlin is that he do magic is he only does it to do good to his town he doesn’t do it for evil like for example he is wise men so when he kill the guy that made the

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    Compare and Contrast Usually‚ in an epic‚ you always read about a hero. And‚ usually‚ you are faced with two types of heroes: a quest hero and a tragic hero. The definition of a quest hero is that an individual or a group of people embark on a journey to achieve a goal. You can find a quest hero in the epic of Gilgamesh. Now‚ a tragic hero is a dignified or a noble character who possesses a defect that brings about or contributes to his or her downfall. That’s where Oedipus: The King comes

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    Jack Mezzadri 10-6-14 Compare and Contrast essay 12/03 Many people don’t realize how alike the two flood stories actually are to each other. The main theme is the biggest similarity between the two. They also differ greatly because of the events that actually take place. In both stories‚ the number of days for the events are different‚ but the same basic event takes place. There are also many other similarities and differences as this is just one difference. The stories are very similar‚ but

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    of that epic’s culture. In the ancient Mesopotamian epic Gilgamesh translated by Herbert Mason and the Anglo Saxon epic Beowulf translated by Seamus Heaney‚ the intrepid heroes‚ Gilgamesh and Beowulf face many challenges‚ proving their heroic virtues. Gilgamesh and Beowulf both reveal their cultures values‚ however‚ these values differ from one another. Beowulf and Gilgamesh both illustrate the virtues and values of their cultures. Gilgamesh and Beowulf both rule in their own time‚ but only Beowulf

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    but beautiful while still having a lot of courage has the same characteristics as many Gods. While Gilgamesh resembles this‚ he was only a man‚ not a God. Gilgamesh was abusing power and any sense of immortality which led to him breaking every single rule he had ever been given. This all changed one-day as Gilgamesh was confronted by Enkidu’s powers and realized he had met his match‚ which set Gilgamesh into a change of character. He becomes a more sensible person that ends up in a different kind of

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    Gilgamesh and Enkidu became friends in a very strange way‚ but I guess back then it was normal. To see someone being honor at‚ rather than oneself drove Gilgamesh mad. Gilgamesh was king and everyone should praise him‚ but along came Enkidu who was given a special treatment‚ and that brought displeasure to Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh was the first one to attack and they ended up in a crazy physical fight‚ breaking things left and right. They hit each other till they were exhausted and with a last look in

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