“I think all of us have a hero and a villain in us‚” Anson Mount said. This statement is true regarding the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller. That villain we all hate‚ the bad actions they continue to do that makes us dislike them. Nevertheless‚ not all villains stay villains‚ they have that one moment that they turn things around. They are not seen as a villain anymore‚ they are seen as a hero. That is what happens with the audiences’ perception of John Proctor through the course of The Crucible
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The Cyclops In the section of the Cyclops‚ Odysseus and his men stop to rest on an island inhabited by the Cyclops‚ Polyphemus. The crew discovered the Cyclops’s cave and decided to stay‚ not knowing it was Polyphemus’s cave. When the Cyclops returned to his cave Odysseus expects Polyphemus to present him with gifts or else Zeus will rain his wrath upon Polyphemus. Consequently‚ Polyphemus becomes angered‚ snaches two of Odesseus’s men and devours them for dinner. The cyclops rolls
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Odysseus‚ a hopeless player or a faithful husband? In my opinion‚ I believe that Odysseus is a hopeless player. Although he was trying to return to Ithaca so that he could be reunited with his beautiful wife Penelope‚ on his journey he was not always faithful. First off I would describe Odysseus as a desperate type of guy because he tries to charm every girl he lays eyes upon‚ he will go for anything he can find. On one of his adventures he received a bath from four lovely ladies. Odysseus just
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Dang ENGL 1302 M-W 2-3:30pm Alexandra Lindsey 4/30/2014 Prospero: A True Villain In Shakespeare’s The Tempest‚ Prospero is always pointed out as a truly moral main character. There are ideas that Prospero’s characteristics‚ his behavior‚ and the way he uses his magic contribute alternately to Prospero’s role as an undeniable protagonist of the play. Although there is evidence to support strongly his status as an unquestionable hero of The Tempest‚ Prospero still can be viewed in an opposite perspective
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Relationship between Athena and Odysseus By looking at the epic The Odyssey by Homer‚ there are a lot of contacts between human and immoral‚ the relationship between Athena and Odysseus‚ which make me interesting‚ also this is important for the story. The relationship between Athena and Odysseus is the key for the story‚ because Odysseus had received a lot of help from Athena‚ their relationship is the reason to explain why would an immortal Athena who never interesting or attracted by any male
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2) Odysseus and Athena. Compare their relationship with that of Job and God from the Hebrew Bible. What does this suggest about the religious attitudes of the Hebrews and the Greeks. Odysseus and Athena’s relationship can be very closely compared to that of Job and God due to the harmonious nature of their coexistence. In the Odyssey‚ Athena acts as a sort of protector for Odysseus. “I that am always with you in times of trial‚ a shield to you in battle…” (pg 368‚ ln356) She is constantly
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Breanna Manlick 4-26-2014 CLAS 342 Paper Assignment #2 Character Foils for Odysseus The Odyssey is the epic that has been read time and time again‚ by varying ages‚ digging its way into our hearts‚ becoming an instant classic. Odysseus and the adventures of his homecoming create a much different tale than Homer’s other work‚ the Iliad‚ provided. The epic is not about bloodthirsty men trying to get their hands on kleos anymore; it is about the homecoming of a man who uses his wits‚ not his weapon
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epic saint are quality‚ reliability‚ strength‚ and insight. Truth be told‚ the Macmillan Dictionary for Students characterizes a legend as "one who is appreciated and turned upward to for valor‚ accomplishments‚ and honorable characteristics" (483). Odysseus satisfies the greater part of the necessities for an epic saint and then some. He shows his capacity to be an eloquent speaker‚ and his balance helps him on his trip. His perpetual interest has gotten him into issues‚ while his heavenly shows of
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English make up quiz 01 The Odyssey (Books IX‚ X) Q. Give a character desorption of Odysseus based on the two books‚ what would you identify as his most essential‚ defining character traits? How would you describe him as a leader/commander? I find Odysseus as a very complicated character. He is strong‚ courageous‚ Intelligent‚ confident and most importantly very cunning character with judgmental problem. As I read book IX‚ I find him as a self assured man‚ so proud of identifying himself
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one within.” This quote is a representation of the meaning of the journey that odysseus takes in the odyssey likewise the narrator in “The Journey”In The Odyssey by Homer‚ on odysseus’s journey he go to a few different dangerous place like an island of cyclops‚ there were also singing mermaids that would cause you to forget your goal of getting home. They go past the monsters then they arrived back home where Odysseus had to win a contest disguised as a servant to win his wife back. In “The Journey”
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