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    The archetype of the hero‚ Vijay Khanna is played by the actor Amitabh Bachchan‚ Vijay’s character fits the requirement of the archetype “the angry hero” and also displays characteristic of “the noble hero” and “the tragic hero”. Vijay saw his parents get murdered in front of him and throughout his childhood‚ he was trying to figure out who murdered his parents. Vijay grows up and becomes a police office‚ in order to bring justice to the society and correct the social corruption as he’s ultimate

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    Eng. 221 5 February 2014 The Powerful Role of Women in Ancient Greek Society Although The Odyssey‚ written by the Greek poet Homer‚ is an epic tale of a man’s quest for home‚ women also play a large role. The role of each gender within The Odyssey is made extremely evident‚ and on multiple occasions Homer makes reference to the expectations of each sex. Throughout the epic‚ presentations of women are somewhat limited‚ unless they appear as mothers‚ servants‚ deities‚ seductresses‚ or a combination

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    WOMEN IN THE ODYSSEY Although women in ancient Greece are often portrayed as meek and weak‚ this is not the case in Homer’s epic; The Odyssey. Instead‚ women in the Odyssey are often described as either cunning‚ intelligent‚ sexually alluring‚ or powerful‚ dangerous and fatal. Some of the most typical female characters are Athena‚ Circes and Penelope‚ where Athena is a powerful goddess and a skilled warrior‚ Circes is a cunning witch who tricked Odysseus’ men into drinking her potion and turning

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    July 23‚ 2013 GPS 210: Critical Essay The Roles of Women in Gilgamesh and The Odyssey Although men are the Epic characters of Gilgamesh and The Odyssey‚ women also play a very important role in both stories. In general‚ these two stories portray women as being overly sexual‚ deceptive‚ and having a power over men. Women use their sexuality to hold control over men‚ to confuse and deceive them. One example of a female character using her sexuality to control a male character is Shamhat in her relations

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    In the Bible’s Book of “Genesis” it is very clear how every archetype has distinctive characteristics which makes them unique. God has some of the most interesting characteristics. On the first page it becomes clear that God is in control. He doesn’t play by the rules; He makes them. In some of the earliest books of “Genesis” it is shown that above all other characteristics‚ the God of the ancient hebrews is like a parent to the people He creates. Just like a parent God is disciplinary‚ insane‚ and

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    Frankenstein (Ch. 13-16) - Golden Mean Archetype Throughout the last few chapters we have been reading‚ the perspective of our monster has shifted tremendously. At first‚ we viewed the creature as frightening and menacing. As the story continues‚ we base our view on the monster due to Victor’s aggressive behavior towards the creature‚ making us pity the poor monster as he has done nothing wrong; he is just lost in a new world‚ possibly experiencing culture shock. Now the creature is venturing

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    LOYALTY “I would die for you.” says boyfriend to the girlfriend.These four words are of great importance in regards to loyalty.What is loyalty?What does a person mean by saying I am loyal to you? This essay critically examines/discusses/traces the topic “loyalty.” When we look up to the dictionary to find out what loyalty means‚what we come across is some kind of definition like the state or quality of being loyal;faithfulness to commitments or obligations.But still this definitinion sort of

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    when they lose all that they have worked for. While people that do not seem to care with what happens‚ get what they do not deserve. “Who knows why heaven dislikes what is dislikes? Even the sage considers it a difficult question.” Lau-Tzu (Archetypes of Wisdom‚ p. 45). As Lau-Tzu clearly states not even the high sage knows why heaven dislikes what it dislikes. This is a question that no one can answer‚ except for God. We have thought that if we do good it will please Him

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    it is confusing at most. To better understand the tale‚ we will breakdown Alice’s character as an archetypal hero. Now what is an archetypal hero? An archetypal hero is one of the many universal symbols of literature. It is subdivided into hero archetypes: the quest‚ the initiation‚ and the sacrificial scapegoat. These are the three things that the protagonist must go through before he could be generally recognized as a hero. Who is Alice? She is young girl set in the Victorian era of England.

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    The Odyssey ~ Background Information * The novel covers a 10 year period. * The novel was written approximately in 720 B.C. * The novel takes place in 1230 B.C. ~ during the Bronze age. * The Iliad (written first) and The Odyssey are based on historical events that took place about 1230 B.C. * Both novels are considered epic poems * The Odyssey is defined as a journey. This is the story of Odysseus’ journey back home after the Trojan War. From The Odyssey‚ Homer chose the

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