Here is the synopsis of our sample research paper on Fate in “Epic of Gilgamesh” and Homer’s “The Iliad”. Have the paper e-mailed to you 24/7/365.
Essay / Research Paper Abstract
A 5 page paper which examines how fate fits into the concerns of the epic genre, what the nature of fate in these two works suggests about the human condition and the concept of heroism, and how the protagonists in each work react to and confront fate. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Page Count:
5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: TG15_TGiligil.rtf
Buy This Term Paper »
Unformatted sample text from the term paper:
from which no human life form can escape is death, so since it is an inevitability, people must simply accept it and spend their time well before it actually occurs.
During the early civilizations of Mesopotamia and Greece, people believed that they could affect fate by appealing to gods and goddesses in religious rituals and sacrifices. If the
gods were feeling generous, they would offer them protection; if not, their fates were sealed. One of the earliest literary genres, the epic, which was usually oral since many
civilizations lacked written language, has been defined as, "a long narrative poem... unified by a hero who reflects the customs, mores, and aspirations of a nation or a race and
who undertakes legendary and historic exploits (the fate of a nation or race are to some degree dependent upon these actions), usually over long period of time" (Epic). Fate
and the epic tradition were a match made in classical heaven, because the epic would feature a heroic figure, usually a warrior or king, depending on the society in which
it was composed, who was engaged in a struggle or conflict over a period of time, which would determine the outcome of his nations citizens as well as himself.
The fates of death or destruction could be explored in a dramatic structure, and how the protagonist elected to face his destiny, or to attempt to somehow influence its outcome.
These "fateful" encounters or adventures could be easily transferred into the poetic style of an epic narrative, and the consequences of the protagonists actions could progressively build to a
dramatic climax or series of successive climaxes, before the conclusion, or destiny of the protagonist and his people, is revealed. The nature of fate figures quite prominently in
...