The Epic of Gilgamesh tells the story of a half human half-god individual searching for life’s answer. It highlights many facets of basic human nature‚ along with innate human fears‚ needs‚ and desire. The main character‚ Gilgamesh embodies many of these characteristics of humankind coupled with his immense strength and position of power derived from his godly background. He journeys through life attempting to find way to avoid death and become immortal. He soon learns that immortality is reserved
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the overall text analysis Macro-componential constituents of the text. 1. The text under analysis belongs to the belles-lettres functional style. The sub-style is emotive prose. 2. The title of the selection is…The functions of the title: it may introduce the main character; it may reveal the internal world of the character; it may contain the author’s message; it may be given metaphorically; it may serve as a means of cohesion; it may orient the reader towards the perception of the text. 3. The position
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Beginning” and Homer’s epic poem‚ “The Odyssey” share many commonalities. The pair of writings have their own heroes and villains. In each they face similar struggles‚ one of which is temptation‚ the main theme of both passages. They also share the basic archetypal of a hero’s journey‚ complete with protagonists‚ antagonists‚ and a common theme. In the biblical narrative and epic poem alike‚ there are heroes. In the biblical narrative‚ adam and eve are the heroes of the story and in the epic poem Odysseus
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The Iliad and the Odyssey The character I have chosen from The Iliad‚ "Book VI‚" is Hektor‚ leader of the Trojan army as being heroic. I read "Book VI" several times because I could sympathize with Hektor ’s choices and dilemma. Hektor will stop at nothing to help the Trojans fight the war against the Greeks and Achilleus‚ as the Greeks attempt to overtake Troy. Zeus promises Hektor divine help with a victory for the Trojans‚ but Hektor makes mistakes when he misjudges his own power and refuses
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Homer’s epic poem‚ “The Odyssey” reveals many aspects of ancient Greek life and culture through character and plot. Through each of the tales circling the life of Odysseus and the Greek people‚ Homer depicts the history‚ legends‚ values‚ and merits of the ancient Greeks. Greek culture is known to be one of the most flavored and thorough in history‚ and each facet of it—from religion to ideology to mentalities and beliefs. The Greeks valued intelligence and wit very strongly. “The Odyssey” offers
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Introduction Kramer vs. Kramer (a dramatic film‚ released in 1979 by Robert Benton) focuses on the expressive meaning of testing and reorganising gender roles within a family as a structural institution. Analysing the relationship between the film’s content and form with reference to five film elements being genre‚ narrative‚ mise-en-scène‚ cinematography and acting supports this statement. The film depicts the story of the Kramer family: Ted (Dustin Hoffman)‚ Joanna (Meryl Streep) and their only
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An Adopted Champion of the Youth Movement The Graduate‚ directed by Mike Nichols and starring Dustin Hoffman is not only critically hailed as a one of the greatest films of all time‚ it is also one of the most financially successful films of all time.1 Although initially looked over by the established Hollywood elite‚ the film found a home with an underrepresented and frustrated youth culture that was taking root in the 1960s. Its success lay in its effective portrayal and communication of the
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asks you who it was that inflicted upon your eye this shameful blinding‚ tell him that you were blinded by Odysseus‚ sacker of cities. Laertes is his father‚ and he makes his home on Ithaca” (Homer 500-505). Homer’s work of historical fiction‚ The Odyssey‚ is the sequel to his earlier story The Iliad. The Odyssey follows Odysseus after the events of the 10 year Trojan war and his long journey home. He clashes with many monsters and it always seems that his pride gets the better of him. The quote above
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Text and Discourse The nature of text When we think of a text‚ we typically think of a stretch of language complete in itself and of some considerable extent. However‚ there appears to be a problem when we have to define units of language which consist of a single sentence‚ but that fulfill the basic requirement of forming a meaningful whole in their own right. For example: “keep off the grass”. This text is complete in terms of communicative meaning. So‚ if the meaningful of the texts does not
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complications of the lower class society in today’s day and age. Also inspired by a series of new stories about children who had been abandoned in cars by their parents for hours at a time. The performance targets the audience in an attempt to incorporate Epic Theatre and Brechtian theatre conventions such as alienation‚ morphing‚ melding‚ and jumps. Techniques such as alienation and morphing are used to disconnect the audience also Challenge the dominant culture‚ and provoke critical theatre in young audiences
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