Odysseus: The Past’s Hero or Today’s Scoundrel? When one thinks of a hero‚ one thinks of a good hearted person. Someone who saves lives and is righteous. An epic hero like Odysseus is not the two dimensional character found in Grimm’s Fairy Tales. He exhibits both traits of a hero and a villain. While clever and determined‚ Odysseus is unfaithful and selfish. Although revered in the past‚ Odysseus is not so glorious today. Odysseus shows infidelity multiple times throughout the whole epic. First‚ he cheats
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Isabel Navarrete English.12 Epic Heroes are amazing people they are much appreciated. Two perfect examples of epic hero’s would be Beowulf and Spiderman. They both have virtues in them they both can be honest‚ caring‚ forgiving‚ courageous‚ respectful‚ and kind. Beowulf and Spiderman are really brave and strong. They risk their lives for others without thinking about twice. One epic hero is Spiderman. He faces all kinds of evil. Spiderman is not afraid to confront anything or anyone
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remarked that "Being a hero is about the shortest lived profession on earth" (atd. in carnival of wit 222). While this may be literally true‚ most heroes live on figuratively in the recorded stories of their exploits‚ and in many cases they model characteristics that can inspire readers to emulate they’re behavior. One obvious example is Homer’s Odysseus the fictional king of Ithaca whose courage‚ strength‚ and quest for immortality define him as the prototypical epic hero. His encounters with the
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have very good character traits in the story. Also i like it because it shows that a hero is defined through physical violence and that is still shown in modern time but not as much back then. "Nor have I ever seen‚/ Out of all the men on earth‚ one greater/ Than has come with you; no commoner carries/ Such weapons‚ unless his appearance‚ and his beauty‚/ Are both lies." I like this because it shows how Beowulf really was. He was one of the best when it was said and people looked up to
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Many factors contribute to Odysseus being an epic hero. The first would be his wit when it came to the cyclops. Odysseus and his men face the monstrous Cyclops‚ and are basically held captive in there attempts to escape. However‚ Odysseus trick the cyclops by offering him an abundance of wine‚ which gets him drunk. Odysseus then take a hot rod‚ and pokes out the Cyclops eye. This aids them in getting away from the dreaded island. Odysseus use his intelligence to help his men escape‚ but not without
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Beowulf- The Ideal Anglo-Saxon Hero When most people today think of a hero‚ they think of characteristics such as courage‚ strength‚ wisdom‚ and loyalty. Some of these same characteristics are seen in an Anglo-Saxon hero. The Anglo-Saxons had a very specific idea of what an ideal hero was. To be an ideal Anglo-Saxon hero a man would have to possess courage‚ strength‚ loyalty to a tribal king‚ wisdom in guiding others‚ and supreme self- confidence. Throughout this poem Beowulf exhibits many values
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An Epic Man Who Became an Epic Hero Odysseus‚ of Homer’s Odyssey‚ is an appropriate hero and ruler of Ithaca. He does not act irrationally but contemplates his actions and their implications. Odysseus is an appropriate hero because he embodies the values of bravery‚ intelligence‚ astuteness‚ and competency. Odysseus is an appropriate ruler for Ithaca by virtue of his hereditary right to kingship as well as his diplomatic skills‚ familiarity with his male subjects‚ discipline‚ and his impartiality
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Beowulf and The Modern Day Hero A hero does something for the greater good of mankind. A hero is courageous and brave in any situation. Beowulf and Irena Sendler a social worker who smuggled over 2‚500 Jewish out of harms way put their lives on the line to protect their mankind. While each warriors have their differences both believe in courage and triumphing over evil. In his final battle Beowulf goes up against a dragon that take a whole army to defeat. Caught up in his courageous high
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Beowulf and modern day heroes share the same traits by doing good for the sake of good‚ having courage‚ and having supernatural powers. “ A prince of the Geats‚ had killed grendel”. (404) Through his battle with Grendel it truly showed the courage he had. Due to the fact that the monster reigned terror throughout the city. After 12 years; Beowulf was called to save the people. Throughout the series of Spider Man‚ Peter Parker plays a huge in protecting the city of New York‚ fight the bad guys trying
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[JEROME LAMAAR PROFILE SCRIPT] VOS- 1 JEROME LAMAAR IS A FASHION DESIGNER BORN AND RISE IN THE SOUTH BRONX. LAMAAR WANTS TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF FASHION DESIGNERS AND ARTISTS IN THE SOUTH BRONX. SOT- IN- “WHAT INSPIRE ME TO BECOME A FASHION DESIGNER WAS WATCHING THE MOVIE THE… OUT- “IT CAN BE HAPPY AND IMPACTFUL.” VOS- 2 LAMAAR BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH BABY PHAT AT AGE 15. HE DESIGNED HIS VERY FIRST COLLECTION AT AGE 19. SOT- IN-“BABY FAT WAS MY AMERICAN DREAM WE SAW EVERYONE IN THE
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