World Literature Online Love Is All You Need Love…..Love is one of the driving forces behind humanity‚ an emotion that transcends time and cultures. It’s no wonder that love is a theme often repeated in our literary works‚ such as The Odyssey and The Ramayana of Valmiki. The Odyssey and The Ramayana of Valmiki are two of the world’s earliest works of literature‚ so old in fact‚ they started out as oral traditions. These two epics have much in common‚ despite the fact that there is a thousand
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The Odyssey Reading Comprehension Questions Part 1 Part 1 1) Where is Odysseus located at the poem’s beginning? 2) What is a muse? And why is Homer asking the muse to‚ “sing in me?” 3) Who is lord Helios? 4) What did Odysseus’ men do to lord Helios? 5) Who is Odysseus’ father? 6) Where is Odysseus from? (What city is his home?) 7) Who is Calypso? Who is Circe of Aeaea? 8) What did Circe do to Odysseus? 9) Who were the Cicones and what does it sound like
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Themes for hamlet (Three major themes in hamlet through Act 1-3) There are a lot more themes in hamlet but there are three major themes. Shakespeare made the first 3 acts of hamlet very good and when you think of themes there are more than three. From 2015 SparkNotes LLC‚ ALL Rights Reserved “In the aftermath of his father’s murder‚ Hamlet is obsessed with the idea of death‚ and over the course of the play he considers death from a great many perspectives”. But every act has their own theme to
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Homer’s epic poem‚ The Odyssey has portrayed the history of religion‚ traditions‚ war‚ family values‚ and the integrity of the ancient Greek culture. Like other ancient societies‚ their cultural traits could be recognized through their literary works‚ such as the Odyssey. Lewis Jewsbury stated that Homer’s writings were of great importance for the Greeks during seventh century BC‚ and his stories were regarded as authentic narratives of their past‚ which their written past history was destroy from
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The Greeks define nobility as a person who would go and fight for their country‚ a person who has values of bravery‚ intelligence‚ strength and keen judgment. He must also be a person who the gods respect. In Homer’s epic poem‚ The Odyssey‚ Odysseus is portrayed as noble according to mythology legend. The American Heritage dictionary defines noble as a man often of divine ancestry‚ a man who is endowed with great courage and strength who is celebrated for his bold exploits and favored by the gods
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Penelope: A Hidden Hero Loyalty (n.) – the act of showing faithfulness or devotion to a person‚ country‚ group or cause. Loyalty is essential for many reasons. Being loyal means you are willing to make self-sacrifice and do things for others to help them succeed. It means standing by somebody or something that you believe in‚ no matter what. Countless people have died showing loyalty for their country and for people they love. In Ancient Greece‚ loyalty to one’s family‚ friends‚ and acquaintances
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Loyalty is applicable for the social class to which most of Confucius’ students held by‚ and still do throughout history because the most important way for an aspiring young scholar to become an important official was to enter a ruler’s civil service through loyalty‚ loyalty is identical to filial piety‚ and loyalty defines one’s moral commitments as being honest and reliable to one’s surrounding social‚ cultural‚ and historical community as a whole. In later ages‚ emphasis of loyalty was often
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lead. It is here‚ in Inverness‚ under these fine stone walls‚ that we gather to mourn this tragic passing‚ and the “strong sorrow” (2:3:135) it has brought to us all. Banquo was a truly memorable man‚ who possessed qualities that let him be a man of “wisdom‚ amazement‚ temperance‚ and energy” (2:3:16-17). He will be remembered as a man who was endowed with true loyalty - to king‚ country‚ and family‚ as well as wisdom and foresight that provided him with venerable leadership‚ and an admirable personality
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next. The values that were most highly sought after were intelligence‚ glory‚ hospitality‚ and loyalty. The Greeks were well known for their pursuit of knowledge in all aspects of life. All boys were encouraged to learn how to read‚ write‚ quote literature‚ sing‚ and do arithmetic. These teachings were not for the purpose of obtaining a successful
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Vengeance in The Odyssey In the Odyssey‚ vengeance is one of the most important themes‚ as it is why almost all the conflict in the story happens. First‚ Poseidon constantly upbraids Odysseus for blinding his son‚ Polyphemus‚ by making his journey home extremely difficult. Also‚ Telemachus and Odysseus need to get revenge on the suitors for disrupting their family. Lastly‚ Odysseus tells Penelope “to stay quietly in her chambers since the angry kin of the suitors will be vengeful” (Nardo‚ 100)
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