Odysseus and Oedipus Reflection #3 The Odyssey and Oedipus the King are two examples of epic poems in Greek literature. The main characters in both epic poems confront many obstacles in their destiny and overcome them with great effort. They both face their destiny with hardships and courage. The Odyssey was written by Greek poet‚ Homer. In The Odyssey‚ Odysseus fought a war against the city of Troy and was victorious. He was then held captive by the nymph Calypso for twenty years. During the
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Odysseus In The Odyssey‚ Odysseus breaks Homers’ rule of characters not changing by going from a glory-seeking leader with a big mouth‚ to being a home-seeking leader that is patient. Odysseus has all the Homeric characteristics that define a leader. He has nobility‚ strength‚ courage‚ and a sharp intellect. Odysseus‚ along with every other hero‚ also has a few bad traits. He likes to linger around in one place for too long‚ his pride and ego are too big‚ and he wants glory so much he loses sight
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Humans compare many things like‚ how tall they are or how much they weigh. World literature generally gives us many ways to compare on work from another as for example‚ Odysseus in the epic poem The Odyssey by Homer‚ and Oedipus in the play Oedipus the King by Sophocles. These two men may have one thing in common‚ their pride. However‚ their relationships‚ self-control‚ and motivations are totally different from each other. Pride is a funny thing‚ too much or too little of it can hurt you‚ however
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temptresses‚ a suitors contest‚ and epic hero‚ and loyal servants. In The Odyssey‚ Odysseus‚ the main character faces many sea monsters including Scylla‚ Sirens‚ and Charybdis. Scylla is a sea monster with six heads. She is portrayed as similar to an octopus. She will not stop attacking her prey until she eats six men. Once she gets one human to eat per head‚ she will leave them alone. Another sea monster Odysseus’ encounters are Sirens. Sirens bewitch men with their voice and lure them to their
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Odyssey Homer’s Odysseus is a complicated character faced with mythic challenges as he leads his men on their journey home to Ithaca. As their leader‚ Odysseus makes the decisions that ultimately determine their fates. By the time he reaches the shores of Greece‚ Odysseus is the only one of his men to make it home. This fact alone points to flaws in his abilities to lead his men. Odysseus fails as a good leader because of three character flaws: opportunism‚ arrogance‚ and egoism. Odysseus is a cunning
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Powerpuff Girls vs. Mojo Jojo.) In the news‚ when a crime is committed‚ the police forces are almost always depicted as the inherently good force‚ and the person who committed the crime as the inherently evil force. However‚ in Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins screenplay‚ this idea is challenged. In this screenplay‚ Nolan shows that Good and Evil are‚ in fact‚ two sides of the same coin‚ and it is often hard to label a character or entity as one or the other. Furthermore‚ when two forces engage in
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BATPERSON AND ROBBIE: CUTE MEAT (Curzon) [This one-act was selected as a runner-up in a contest at Actors Theater of Santa Cruz and performed there in 2002. Also given a staged at First Stage‚ Los Angeles‚ 2002.] CHARACTERS: (2) BATPERSON‚ in Batman costume ROBBIE‚ in Robin costume VOICE‚ offstage‚ possibly pre-recorded‚ male or female SETTING: Two airplane seats side by side. Two chairs will suffice. (Batperson is sitting in his seat reading a flight magazine. After a little while‚ Robbie
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are little. They are called superheroes. Among all of them‚ there are two popular characters from American comic books published by DC Comics. They are Batman and Superman. Both of them are great superheroes‚ fighting for their beliefs and saving people. But the question is‚ what would happen if they cross path? Who would win if they fight? Batman is a character that identifies himself with dark colors and bats. He wore all black tight fitting clothes with a bat like mask and fight with ninja skills
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television and we did not have as many channels to watch. Now‚ cartoons can be seen 24 hours a day on numerous channels. There were and still are a great number of superhero characters but perhaps the most popular in my opinion were and still are Superman‚ Batman and Spider-Man. I was recently doing some You
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In their essay‚ “Should Batman kill the Joker?” New York Times writers Mark D. White and Robert Arp observe that many messages and topics in pop culture can also be seen in the real world. They show this by referencing three real world ethic principles and applying them to the fictional topic of whether or not Batman should kill the Joker. The authors reference utilitarianism‚ deontology‚ and virtue ethics‚ weighing the pros and cons of killing the Joker. Utilitarianism would favor killing the Joker
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