What Makes a Hero? The characters Roland‚ Aeneas‚ and Gilgamesh are similar in that they possess the principal qualities of an epic hero. What makes an epic hero is an individual who is‚ righteous‚ gallant‚ impressive in war‚ an advocate for his society‚ and has impacted history in some way. In The Song of Roland‚ Roland transpires as a hero as his deeds are motivated by his gallantry and dedication to the ruler. He represents the good in the epic’s theme: good versus evil. The
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What does Aeneas learn in Book II of the Aeneid? Book II of Virgil’s epic takes place in Carthage where Aeneas recounts his exploits at Troy to the assembled Carthaginians and their queen‚ Dido‚ as well as the surviving Trojans. Aeneas’ tale fits into roughly three sections; the discovery of the wooden horse and Sinon‚ the ensuing battle of Troy‚ and finally Aeneas’ flight from the fallen city. This is clearly a distressing subject for Aeneas who says “no man could speak of such things and not
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In the story “By any other name” by Santha Rama Rau‚ two Indian girls’ culture is disrespected as much as they are. In the story‚ the girls’ names are Premila and Santha. On the first day of school‚ they’re headmaster‚ who isn’t native to India‚ was the one who disrespected the Indian girls
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Throughout short story “By Any Other Name‚” Santha Rama Rau suggests that identity plays a big role on the way people are treated‚ and the impact on others. Premila and Santha have just arrived at their new school. They have just been introduced to the the head mistress. She’s just decided to change their names because she hasn’t bothered to learn India’s language. The head mistress states‚ “Oh‚ my dears‚ those are much too hard for me. Suppose we give you pretty English names”(p.1). This reveals
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does Virgil make Aeneas visit the underworld? In book 6 of the Aeneid Virgil makes Aeneas visit the underworld. There are many reasons that Virgil explains in the book. His visit to the underworld is the turning point of the Aeneid‚ it ends the description of his journey and starts to lead into the warfare and other events in the second half of the Aeneid. His visit rounds up all the main focus points of the whole epic‚ Aeneas as a person‚ piety and homage to Rome’s splendour. Aeneas’ meet with his
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In Roman literature Aeneas serves as the epitome of a well behaved exemplary citizen. The poet Archias is also the embodiment of the values of Rome. He displays loyalty‚ honesty‚ and honorable character. These traits make him a model citizen. However we also have Roman citizens like Catalina who have done bad things like attempting to over throw the republic‚ attempting assassinations‚ and extorting money. Behaviors among citizens such as those displayed by Catalina force us to pose the question
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thats his/her next supper. Another example would be fashion‚ in the modern day people dress flashy and purchase expensive brand name items. But people from certain cultures see that as stupid and don’t think it makes sense. By Any Other Name By Santha Rama Rau is a great example of how culture greatly influences the way they view others. This essay is about two indian girls Premila and Santha. They switched schools‚ her new school is Anglo-Indian day school. On the first day of school the teacher says
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apart from that‚ there’s also the fact that people come from different countries. People from other countries will have a difference in culture‚ because traditions and customs are completely different. Looking at the memoir “By Another Name” by Santha Rama‚ there are two Indian girls‚ and the headmistress of their Anglo-Indian day school is a white woman who came from Britain. According to the third paragraph of this memoir‚ “The
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1 What Trojan hero did the Romans considered themselves descended from? - Aeneas. What Greek historian described and explained Rome’s rise to power? – Polybius Who were the legendary twin brothers who founded Rome in 753 B.C.? - Romulus and Remus What three things did Polybius consider the main causes of Rome’s greatness? Which Hellenistic philosophy taught that we should strive for “pleasure‚” defined as the absence of pain? –Epicureanism Which Hellenistic philosophy taught that logos‚
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What is the make up requirement for the characters ‘Rama’ and ‘Ravana’ in a Kathakali performance---The Ramayana by R. K. Narayan? ‘The Ramayana’ is considered as one of the great Hindu (Indian) epics of the fourth century BC that uses the performance style of the traditional Indian dance drama—Kathakali. Kathakali (literally‚ ‘story play’) is a type of total theatre‚ which is described as dance-drama. It performs dramatized stories in the form of combining dance‚ acting and music. Actors never
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