Journal response the epic of Son-Jara After reading the epic of Son-Jara‚ I was interested but‚ a little confused. The basic story line is very entertaining although it is so broken up by these magical‚ mystical creatures and spells that I found it hard to read. When I read it the first time‚ I felt that I could identify with the character of Son-Jara because (removed “of”) some of the obstacles that I have had to face in my own lifetime seemed to parallel the ones that his character in
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There are many elements of an epic that are present in Beowulf that make Beowulf a true epic hero. In most dictionaries an epic is defined as a “long poem‚ usually one that is derived from an oral tradition‚ narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic figures or the history of a nation”. With this being true‚ the epic Beowulf also contains many more of these elements that made this poem an epic poem. Some of which are the story takes shape around a hero of unbelievable stature‚ the hero also possesses
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In the “Epic of Gilgamesh‚” it talked about how Gilgamesh came into the world of man and how he went about on his epic quest to find immortality and defy death. Rumors said that Gilgamesh’s being was 1/3 human and 2/3 divine. How can a person be 1/3 of anything is beyond my understanding. In the olden times‚ people believed in myths‚ legends‚ and there were gods and spiritual beings among us. They believed that Gilgamesh was created by the gods Shamash (sun god whom endowed Gilgamesh with beauty)
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the globe. Two very similar flood stories are the story of Noah in Genesis and the story of Utnapishtim in the epic of Gilgamesh. I believe that they are similar as they have been said to occur around the same region (which is somewhere around our present day middle-east). The flood in both stories destroys most of mankind. They represent rebirth and a new beginning for mankind. In the epic of Gilgamesh the gods decided to destroy mankind by flooding earth for six days and nights. Utnapishtim was chosen
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“THE RAPE OF THE LOCK”---MOCK-EPIC POEM: The epic is a narrative poem of supposed divine inspiration treating of a subject of great and momentous importance for mankind‚ the characters of the story are partly human and partly divine‚ and the language and style in which the incidents are related are full of elevation and dignity. If a long narrative poem should satisfy all the tests of epic poetry‚ but if the subject which is celebrated be of a trivial nature‚ like the cutting off a lock of a woman’s
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ENUMA ELISH: THE BABYLONIAN CREATION EPIC Introduction Enuma Elish is a major seven tablet Babylonian myth relating the beginning of gods‚ the rise of the god Marduk‚ the battle of between Marduk and Tiamat‚ and the creation of the universe and of humankind. It was one of the earliest mesapotamian literary creations discovered and found during the excavation at Nineveh(1848-76). In this paper‚ we shall highlight the account of this myth with its possible interpretation. We shall also compare
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Brett Fowler 2/3/11 5TH HOUR My Epic Hero My epic hero is a person that has been there for all my life. He has helped me through thick and thin. He is the man who made me the person I am today. He is special to my heart. Even though we have had our fights we always forgive each other. I love my dad. One of the reasons that my dad is my hero is because when I had to go to the emergency room for my back he never left my side. He was the one that was willing to take me. He knew that I was in
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The Epic of Gilgamesh is a good example of an epic poem because it is a long narrative poem about quest told with conventions of oral story telling. When you read the poem‚ it sounds as though someone was narrating a story. Another reason why this epic is a good example is because it starts off with a statement of subject and a theme. The author clearly states the theme of the inevitability of death early in the poem. A perfect example is in the first line‚ “Why are you worried about death? Only
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Short but Sweet For a Fantasy Epic Kort maar krachtig / Short but sweet is a short film directed by Junaid Chundrigar. It uses classic medieval themes to tell a story‚ but also uses sarcasm and comedy throughout the film to poke fun at these traditional elements of fantasy storytelling. The journey takes place in a short amount of time. So‚ this film is for audiences of both fantasy lovers and those who get exhausted from the crazy length of fantasy films. One of the first moments of comedy
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Odysseus: Not an Epic Hero The Odyssey is one of the most famous ancient Greek epic poems written by Homer. It tells an adventure and struggle of the main character‚ Odysseus‚ trying to get back home to Ithaca from Troy. In this epic‚ Homer portrays Odysseus as a hero. However‚ in my opinion‚ he is not a hero because he received too much help from the Gods‚ did not protect his men‚ and was selfish at times. Heroes should be helped but there is a limit to it. Throughout the poem‚ that limit
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