it should in tragedy. Aristotle expresses his admiration for Homer in this‚ as in all other respects. Homer chose a particular portion and not the whole of the Trojan war for his epic. It is only through such selection that the theme can be embraced in a single view. Epic poetry is similar to tragedy in that it has as many species as tragedy. The epic plots can be complex or simple‚ full of suffering‚ or concentrate on Character. Homer is again cited as the perfect model. His diction and thought
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The reason people take journeys is to discover something new‚ whether it be within themselves or something within the universe‚ which can be seen in the following texts: “ From The Odyssey” by Homer‚“Who Understands Me But Me” by Jimmy Baca Santiago‚ and “Truth At All Cost” by Marie Colvin. The real question is what are “you” trying to discover and what do you plan to do with this knowledge. Journeys can be taken in different forms such as physical‚ spiritual‚ and mental forms. Physical journeys
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The Odyssey & Star Wars The Odyssey has been called one of the greatest epic ever written. This epic was made by a man named Homer‚ a famous Greek poem writer. For years this had been considered the best epic ever written by man until Star Wars came along. Star Wars is kind of a future based version of the Odyssey‚ It was famous because of the technology and the characters incorporated in them. This hit movie was written by George Lucas and released in May 25‚ 1977. In both of the epics
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years attempting to return from the Trojan Wars to his wife and son in Ithaca. In The Wizard of Oz‚ Dorothy is swept away to the mythic Land of Oz‚ and follows the yellow brick road in an attempt to return home. One of the many similarities between Homer and Baum is the way in which nature plays a role to keep the hero/heroine away. Odysseus has offended the god Poseidon. Poseidon’s rage at Odysseus comes because the hero has blinded the Cyclops. The powerful god uses the sea to create obstacles for
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Achilles are from complete opposite cultures‚ but are similar epic heroes. “Beowulf” was written around 750 B.C and the author is unknown. Beowulf‚ the great epic hero‚ goes out to defeat the enemy Grendel for his people. “The Illiad” was written by Homer in 700 B.C. Achilles in this story was a brave but selfish man and wanted to defeat a man that took his friend Patroclus’ life. Although‚ Beowulf and Achilles are both epic heroes‚ its in different ways and they are both from different cultures. Beowulf
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Knowing that an attempt to convince Achilles otherwise would be futile‚ Hector accepts his fate but curses Achilles. After his death‚ Achilles taunts Hector’s body. He acknowledges his prophesied death and claims that he will welcome it when it comes. Homer utilizes similes in his writing to focus on the godlike qualities of the two warriors. Their strength and speed are prominent in their battle and Achilles is written as though he is a god‚ holding Hector’s fate literally in his hands. Although‚ being
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die ingloriously and without a struggle‚ but let me first do some great thing that shall be told among men hereafter (Homer‚ Iliad 22.304-305)”‚ words spoken by Hector is one of many of examples that can be found in The Iliad that illustrate the importance of arête‚ honor and glory to the Greeks. The Iliad is an awe-inspiring epic poem written by the ancient blind Greek poet‚ Homer‚ filled with art‚ drama‚ love and war. The epic poem recounts several of events during the final few months of the tenth
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Odysseus is cunning‚ brave‚ and powerful but he does it for the better of himself. To start off with‚ Odysseus is cunning. Odysseus is smart. According to the text‚ “I sat on the ground with my back against the tree and considered what to do” (Homer). Although many people believe that this is cunning‚ however you are put in this situation every day. In addition‚ Odysseus is brave. The text states‚ “ There was a loud hiss as the
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The Odyssey As you may recall from high school‚ The Odyssey is a book-length poem purportedly transcribed by Homer some 2700 years ago. It tells the story of a famous Greek warrior returning home from the Trojan War. The war began when Paris kidnapped the beautiful Helen and brought her back to Troy‚ inciting her Greek husband and his countrymen to lay siege to the city. After a decade of violent warfare‚ the Greeks finally win‚ and Odysseus begins a ten-year voyage home to his long-suffering wife
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the court decides that Socrates is guilty. They say Socrates is convincing the young people to believe in things they shouldn’t. In the third part‚ Socrates is sentence to death. Socrates says that death does not matter to him because he can see Homer and Odysseus possibly. He is also not mind sentence and make jokes at the end of the book. In the "Apology"‚ I can see how three concepts we study in class relate to the "Apology". The three concepts are the tripartite framework of tradition (Eliot)
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