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    Story Analysis ODYSSEY (Movie) I. SETTINGS TIME: The time of the story is after the Trojan wars. PLACE: The places of the story are in Ithaca and Fayessia. II. CHARACTERS o Odysseus – King of Ithica o Penelope – Wife of Odysseus o Athena – Goddess of Wisdom o Calypso – She saved Odysseus from Hades o Telemachus – Son of Odysseus and Penelope o Agamemnon – head of the soldiers against the trojans o Menalayes – the one who tries to get the kingdom of Oddysseus o Poseidon – God of

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    Comparisons of Ulysses and the Odyssey “To strive‚ to seek‚ to find‚ and not to yield”‚ what a fine ending to the poem of Ulysses. Meaning‚ where there’s a will‚ there’s a way. Ulysses embodies everything people picture of true warriors‚ explorers‚ and adventurists. But who else comes to mind when mentioning those few words. None other than Odysseus from the Iliad and the Odyssey. Homer’s character and Alfred Lord Tennyson’s protagonist could truly be one in the same. Both portraying qualities

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    The Odyssey and Beowulf Comparison Epics are centered on the deeds and triumphs of their heroes. They focus on the feats of warriors who embody the cultural values of a nation. Both The Odyssey written by Homer and Beowulf an Anglo-Saxon epic represent the honor that comes along with fame‚ and hospitality found within a society. The emphasis on the glory of fame stems from the commonly referred terms Kleos and Timè. Both epics have a focus on glory as well as honor. Beowulf even says‚ “I shall

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    "Or art thou but a dagger of the mind‚ a false creation from the heat oppressed brain?" In Shakespeare’s Macbeth hallucinations represent a psychological manifestation of the protagonist’s remorse and delusions. Macbeth isn’t the only character in the play who is manipulated and tricked by his own mind‚ lady macbeth also experiences apparitions. each hallucinatory vision comes as a result of both character’s wrongdoing. In act two Macbeth has a vision of a dagger before he murders Duncan

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    Composed roughly around three thousand years ago‚ The Odyssey is one of the earliest epic poems still in existence that deals with the trials and achievements of a bright hero. Written by David Adams Leeming‚ The Odyssey showcases the story of a man who embodies many of the virtues of ancient Greek civilization. In the story‚ Odysseus‚ the king of Ithaca‚ defeats the ten year trojan war‚ and experiences multiple challenges throughout his adventures home. A variety of movie versions have been produced

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    and weight.And as if there is not enough comparison in the world‚ Schools compares our result to place us in a particular class. But normally we are quite silent about this matter probably because we feel dissapointed with the unwelcome comparison.And so we refuse to speak up and defend ourselves‚ but inside we are silently fuming over the unkind remarks. There is No Need To Compare Personally‚ I believe that there is NO NEED for any comparison because each and every one of us are all UNIQUE

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    Reading The Odyssey and Antigone are two very different experiences. Despite that‚ they both come from a similar culture and reading one prepares one for reading the other. Reading The Odyssey first is probably more beneficial in part because it includes short descriptions almost every time someone is mentioned. Zeus is seldom mentioned without some reference to thunder or that he is the son of Cronus‚ Poseidon is constantly accompanied by his title the Earth-Shaker‚ and Hermes is referred to as

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    portrayed in ‘Othello’ and are creatively reshaped in ‘O’. Jealously is one of the main central ideas and is shown through many character but mainly Iago and Hugo and Othello and O. In act 4‚ scene 5 Othello goes into an eplileplsy fit after hearing the news that Cassio slept with Othello’s wife Desdemona and Othello has lost nearly all control of himself to his jealousy in the play. Nelson has recreated this scene into a Slam Dunk competition where Odin is high on cocaine and Hugo (Iago) has given

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    Compare and Contrast Works of Art Bright colors jumping at you asking for attention‚ images so real viewers can not tell the difference. These are the thoughts that came to my head as I gazed at two works of art by two Mexican artists at MoLAA museum of art . I visited two museums‚ Bowers Museum of cultural Art in the heart of Southern California and the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach for my report unfortunately I only liked the works in MoLAA and will talk about it through out my

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    The True Test of Character In Homer’s famous epic poem The Odyssey he displays the characters with a wide variety of morals. These morals influence decisions made by them which provide a looking glass for the reader to see their true nature. In a certain scene‚ the characters discuss Odysseus to what seems to be a beggar; however‚ the beggar is truly Odysseus in disguise. One way to clearly test a person’s character is through an idea provided by Bob Sutton: “The best judge of character is how he

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