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    In an epic the hero is on a journey to accomplish one thing and winds up learning about himself or actually accomplishes something quite different from the original goal. In actuality‚ Beowulf is basically a hit man looking for glory. He comes to save the people from Grendel‚ not because he gives a hoot for the people but because he wants glory. Do you mean tragic hero? He’s not a tragic hero because he gets punished for something that is absolutely his own fault and he knows it - he goes after

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    Dictionary.com defines a villain as “a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime” (“Villain”). Five characteristics of an epic villain‚ as outlined by Antonio del Drago‚ a fiction writor and professor‚ are being powerful‚ intelligent‚ immoral‚ wounded‚ and determined (Del Drago). If these characteristcs are to be taken as the boiled down basis for most villains‚ what are the

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    An epic poem can be written and translated in numerous ways. When focusing someone’s perspective in the main hero of the poem they come to the understanding of the physical and non-physical attributes of the character. For example‚ when concentrating in the poem Beowulf‚ many of the readers contribute to the idea of Beowulf being a strong and brave character. Furthermore‚ the claim here is not to understand the reader’s perspective in Beowulf’s physical body‚ but to understand that being a hero does

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    young warrior Geat. Far off in the kingdom of the Danes‚ a terrible monster named Grendel attacks and kills several innocents. Beowulf hears about this and‚ being the hero he is‚ decides that he is going to kill the beast. This launches him into an epic quest‚ presenting several challenges and tests of character. Throughout these challenges‚ Beowulf displays many heroic qualities. The first quality Beowulf possesses is an incredible degree of bravery. This is shown when he first arrives in Hrothgar’s

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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 STORY OF THE FLOOD- the Epic of Gilgamesh ’You know the city Shurrupak‚ it stands on the banks of Euphrates? That city grew old and the gods that were in it were old. There was Anu‚-lord of the firmament‚ their father‚ and warrior Enlil their counsellor‚ Ninurta the helper‚ and Ennugi watcher over canals; and with them also was Ea. In those days the world teemed‚ the people multiplied‚ the world bellowed like a wild bull‚ and the great god was aroused by the clamour. Enlil heard the clamour

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    States to achieve their goals in life through hard work. Today‚ it often refers to one’s material prosperity‚ which is dependent upon one’s abilities and work ethic‚ and not on a rigid class structure. As James Truslow Adams states in his book The Epic of America which was written in 1931: "The American Dream is "that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone‚ with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement. It is a difficult dream for the European

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    Assistan Epic Tale The empire of Assistan Priscus Nikon a half god half human who strikes fear into everyone heart whom dares tries to fight him. He ruled over billions and they all love him as a great leader and a friend to all. He has never developed any scars due to his full regeneration of his body and never beaten against because of his super strength. He was the greatest warrior this world has ever known and ever will know. His mother was a poor‚ but very a beautiful maiden whom livelihood

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    The epic of Gilgamesh is story about death and friendship‚ these are two main themes in the book. Gilgamesh is the one who has to come to grips with the reality that death is inevitable‚ and that friendship is a necessity. When Enkidu dies Gilgamesh cannot deal with it‚ he starts to think that if his friend can die that he too is only mortal‚ the first thing he does is go into denial about his mortality. He goes off on his quest to find eternal life and soon comes to realize that he cannot become

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    between Noah and the Epic of Gilgamesh The story of the flood in the Epic of Gilgamesh is a well-known parallel to the story of Noah’s ark in the Hebrew Scriptures of Genesis. The flood in both stories destroys mankind by the power of a deity. These floods drowned men‚ women‚ children‚ and some babies and infants‚ as well as eliminating all of the land animals and birds. The floods represent a new beginning for mankind as well as the gods’ or God’s anger against the humans. In the Epic of Gilgamesh‚ the

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