final examination will comprise your entire grade. The first test‚ which is scheduled for Tuesday‚ February 26‚ will cover The Iliad‚ The Odyssey‚ The Aeneid‚ and Pindar’s odes. The second‚ scheduled for Thursday‚ April 4‚ will cover lectures on the heroic in art‚ Beethoven’s Third Symphony (the Eroica)‚ and Dostoevsky’s Notes from the Underground. The final will cover all remaining works. It is scheduled for Monday‚ May 20‚ from 5:30-8:00 p.m. Please note the following: Make-up exams will be granted
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Ponyboy a chance to be heroes. In the book The Outsiders there are many heroes‚ like Ponyboy‚ Johnny and Dally. Ponyboy‚ In his most obvious heroic act he saves multiple children from a burning church. This is heroic because he goes in when nobody else would‚ If he did not come to save them they would have most likely died. Johnny is one of the most heroic of all three. He saves children along with Ponyboy and if he was not there Ponyboy may not of got the job done. Johnny
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bigger role throughout the literature and culture of his age. In Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey Achilles and Odysseus represent typical Grecian heroes. Theseus‚ Persius and Oedipus‚ three other famous heroes also represent the Greek heroic archetype. These heroic tales were well known to Grecians of the time and had a great impact on the Greek culture. When speaking of the Iliad Moses Hadas writes that‚ “throughout their history the Greeks were as closely familiar with its text as Puritans with
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Snow and Broken Sword emerge as vengeful‚ dispossessed assassins‚ who enact heroic deeds in response to the tyranny they have suffered and the oppression they face. Their ‘heroism’ is a weapon they use to pursue their goal‚ to kill the Emperor‚ yet the film explores a more complex notion of heroism than this‚ and ultimately argues that the characters must sacrifice their personal goals for the greater good. The heroic ‘ideal’ that emerges here‚ is one of physical prowess informed by wisdom‚ insight
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The poem explores his heroism in two separate phases‚ youth and age‚ and through three separate and increasingly difficult conflicts with Grendel‚ Grendel’s mother‚ and the dragon. Although we can view these three encounters as expressions of the heroic code‚ there is perhaps a clearer division between Beowulf’s youthful heroism as an unfettered warrior and his mature heroism as a reliable king. These two phases of his life‚ separated by fifty years‚ correspond to two different models of virtue‚
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and modern day hero can be seen through the comparison of Beowulf and Batman. Beowulf and Batman both possess the heroic quality of strength. Beowulf swims for seven day and fights nine sea-monsters‚ a feat that most men cannot accomplish. He demonstrates his strength again in the battle with Grendel. Beowulf tears off Grendel’s arms using his bare hands. Batman also has the classic heroic quality of strength. Batman single-handedly fights gangs of criminals on numerous occasions in the movie “Batman
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is written in heroic couplet verse. The use of the heroic couplet is typically neoclassic because it exhibits the ideals of the time. In order to write a heroic couplet the author must have complete control over his words and the story he wants to tell. A strong sense of order is needed so that the couplets may rhyme and most importantly make sense to the reader at the same time. The heroic couplet perfectly accents the epic devices used in the poem‚ for‚ as a form of verse the heroic couplet seems
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Valeree Shayne C. Aranas IV-2 SHS A. Author’s Background * Homer is most frequently said to be born in the Ionian region of Asia Minor‚ at Smyrna‚ or on the island of Chios‚ dying on the Cycladic island of Ios. A connection with Smyrna seems to be alluded to in a legend that his original name wasMelesigenes ("born of Meles"‚ a river which flowed by that city)‚ with his mother the nymph Kretheis
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hero‚ for most of the heroic characters‚ they are just following their destiny. And Macduff’s experience is a good instance to demonstrate the destiny theory. In the three witches’ view‚ “Macbeth！Macbeth！Macbeth！beware Macduff; Beware the thane of Fife．Dismiss me．Enough”(IV i 70~71). And “Be bloody，bold，and resolute; laugh
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warrior‚ Beowulf is able to travel the land seeking battles that will solidify his status as a brave and fearless hero. The reason Beowulf travels to Heorot to fight Grendel in the first place is fueled as much by his desire to be praised for this heroic deed as it is to help King Hrothgar and his people. Beowulf announces that he has come to Heorot to help the king‚ but then goes on to boast about how he is famous for acts just like this and came to know about Grendel from his people‚ saying "my
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