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- 231: Frankenstein
- ... the dark side. There is, undeniably, no novel which epitomizes the popular Gothic structure more than Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley s early 19th-century masterpiece, Frankenstein (actually entitled, Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus). According to Greek mythology, Prometheus is a hero who steals fire from the heavens to serve man, but he is ultimately punished by the mighty Zeus, who chains him to a rock, where a vulture feasts on his liver ...
- 232: Fahrenheit 451 - A Charred Exi
- ... to depict the dual sides of fire. Even the title of the first part of the book is: The Hearth and the Salamander. The hearth represents the warmth and comfort provided by fire. In Greek mythology, the salamander was a creature that could endure flames without burning (Wildmann 2). Regarding the fact that the symbol on the shoulders of the firemen was that of a salamander, this creature was intended to ...
- 233: Biblical And Mytholigical Allu
- ... not so different than names in the Bible and neither is the outcome. Melville not only used a number of biblical allusions in Moby Dick, but he also used many mythological allusions. He used Greek mythology in describing the tattooing on the Queequeg. The counterpane of the patchwork, full of odd little parti-colored squares and triangles, and this arm of his tattooed all over with an interminable Cretan labyrinth of ...
- 234: Antigone Vs. Billy Budd
- ... This flaw brings his downfall. He is definitely the protagonist in Billy Budd. He is compared to Hercules: "With his tanned complexion and sound build he resembles Hercules, one of the flawless Greek Gods of mythology." (3,17) In Antigone, there has been much controversy on who the tragic hero is. The two characters: Antigone and Creon both suffer a fate that is filled with sorrow and death. It is argued ...
- 235: Billy Budd - Criminal Without
- ... often sailors were scurvy men, quite often with diseases, who made no effort to uphold a handsome appearance. With his tanned complexion and sound build he resembles Hercules, one of the flawless Greek Gods of mythology (17). Billy’s full name is William, but the sailors felt that the childish name, Billy, was more appropriate. Commonly only young innocent boys hold the name Billy, but the sailors see the man as ...
- 236: Life
- ... than any other is, because he never took time to stop and feel the wind blow. Thomas furthermore loosely associates the wild man with the story of Icarus. Icarus was a Greek character from Greek mythology. He and his father, the inventor HYPERLINK "/mythica/articles/d/daedalus.html" Daedalus , decided to escape a prison by using wings built by Daedulus. If they flew to close to the sun the wax holding ...
- 237: Oedipus The King
- ... theatric happening was written in the turning point of the war that saved Greece from a huge Persian invasion. The actual time period when this play was performed was not recorded. But, it was when mythology and tragedy in theatre became very interesting and popular to watch. There were two main settings. A town in main Greece called Thebes and another place called Corinth. At Thebes the play is mainly located ...
- 238: The Rime Of The Christo-marine
- When Samuel Coleridge set pen to paper, it is clear, he knew his bible well. In his Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Christian mythology and symbolism abound. The three main elements of the story, the Mariner, the Albatross, and the Sun, each play a role as Jesus. From the first stanza, Coleridge begins his biblical allusions and, through the ...
- 239: The Odyssey The Role Of Prophe
- When one ponders the Greek mythology and literature, powerful images invariably come to mind. One relives the heroes struggles against innumerable odds, their battles against magical monsters, and the gods periodic intervention in mortal affairs. Yet, a common and often essential ...
- 240: Odysseus A Hero
- ... In 6th grade a teacher that I had know for my whole schooling showed a movie every week. One week we watched Jason and the Argonaughts . Ever since then I could never get enough Greek mythology. In freshman year of high school we read the annotated text book version of The Odyssey. Lucky for me, I transferred English classes at the semester and I was able to read The Odyssey twice ...
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