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How does Dido compare to female characters in the Homeric epics (Penelope, Helen, Athena, etc.)?
Dido of the ?Aeneid? 'strikes the reader as a more active participant in the tale than the heroines of the Homeric epics. Rather than a physical presence stimulating a war, or drawing suitors unwittingly into her absent husband's home, Dido rules Carthage and actively helps the hero achieve his objective. The only parallel character in Homer would be the goddess Athena. Dido ...
Sybolism in "Classic" - a word misunderstood by many people around the world, mostly those of a younger generation. It is surprising how many people believe that the word "classic" means "old" or "boring". This is just not the case. In actual fact, the label "classic" given to books means "of the highest quality," or "of enduring interes...
Voltaire?s is a novel which contains conceptual ideas and at the same time is also exaggerated. Voltaire offers sad themes disguised by jokes and witticism, and the story itself presents a distinctive outlook on life. The crucial contrast in the story deals with irrational ideas as taught to about being optimistic, versus reality...
Joseph Conrad develops themes of personal power, individual responsibility, and social justice in his book Heart of Darkness. His book has all the trappings of the conventional adventure tale - mystery, exotic setting, escape, suspense, unexpected attack. Chinua Achebe concluded, "Conrad, on the other hand, is undoubtedly one of the great stylists...
Willy Loman is the cause of his own misfortune Many characters in literature are the cause of their own misfortune. In the play Death of a Salesman by author Miller, Willy Loman is responsible for his misfortune as well as the misfortune of his two sons Happy and Biff. Willy creates his own small world in which he is the boss, everything...
Navi Sharma Mrs. Andrea Chester ENG. 100 July 24, 2013 The relationship between parents and grandparents are never the same, however it always leave a memory no matter what. If it is good or bad it has a lasting impact on our lives. In the essay "The Color of Love", the writer Danzy Senna tells the story of her grandmother who was also a writer...
