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Greek Mythology in Eugene O'Neill's "Desire Under the Elms", 2002.
The Greek myth Hippolytus provides the basic framework for Eugene O'Neill's "Desire Under the Elms". This paper compares and contrasts the plot, characterization and theme of the play and the myth.
1,682 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 78.95
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The paper begins by looking at the characters who are similar to the Greek characters, but have differences as well. According to the writer, the plot differs from the Greek myth, but captures many of the same archetypal premises set forth by the story of Hippolytus and Phaedra.
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"O'Neill's play is set in rural New England during the 1850's. The main characters are Ephraim Cabot, his son Eben Cabot, and his two brothers Simeon and Peter. The Cabots work a farm and Simeon and Peter grow wary of laboring through the stone-plodded fields of New England. Eben, the youngest of the three has vowed to himself that he will one day take back the land that once belonged to his mother, who is dead. Eben believes that his father intently overworked his mother, creating her death so he could have say so over who will be heir to the farm. When Ephraim goes out of town for a spell, Eben offers Simeon and Peter three hundred dollars a piece to leave town. The elder brothers decide to take the money and run to California to work in the gold mines. Half of Eben's equation is solved, but Ephraim returns home married for the third time to a lady named Abbie."
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Eugene O?Neill and Richard Wright, 2006.
An analysis of the themes in Eugene O'Neill's "Iceman Cometh" and Richard Wright's "Native Son".
931 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 0 sources, AU$ 48.95
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This paper analyzes, compares and contrasts the theme's seen in Eugene O'Neill's "Iceman Cometh" and Richard Wright's "Native Son". The paper explains that both works contain a theme about radical politics even though the conclusions arrived at in each piece is different.
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"O'Neill mentions The Movement very early to let readers know that this play is not only about individuals, but also political action groups, that have not successfully reached their goals in life. In act 1, Parritt says: "I hung around pool rooms and gambling joints and hooker shops, where they'd never look for a Wobblie, pretending I was a sport." Later in the same act, Harry Hope berates Slade: "Crazy is right! Yah! The old wise guy! Wise, hell! A damned old fool Anarchist I-Won't-Worker!" Later in act 1, Hope says again to Slade: "You bughouse I-Won't-Work harp, who asked you to shove in an oar?" Here again he is identifying and making fun of Slade's IWW past."
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Greek Mythology: Women in Greek Life, 2002.
Examining the way in which women were depicted in classic Greek mythology.
1,025 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 52.95
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This paper introduces, discuss and analyzes the topic of Greek mythology. Specifically, it contains an analysis of the role of women in Greek life as depicted in literature. It discusses how women underwent a tremendous change between the time of Homer and that of Aristophanes four hundred years later, as five different plays clearly illustrate. Early Greek women were one-dimensional and needy, while four hundred years later they were feminists complaining about their sex lives.
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"Women in Greek life are portrayed in a wide variety of ways, and they did indeed change between Homer's type and Aristophanes' time. Homer often portrays women as scheming to keep men from performing their duty, such as how Calypso holds Ulysses on her island in "The Odyssey," attempting to keep her with him rather than allow him to return to his home and family. "This daughter of Atlas has got hold of poor unhappy Ulysses, and keeps trying by every kind of blandishment to make him forget his home, so that he is tired of life, and thinks of nothing but how he may once more see the smoke of his own chimneys" (Odyssey, Book I). In the Iliad, Homer continues to portray women as one-dimensional beings without feelings when he has Chryseis, the daughter of Chryses given as a war prize to Agamemnon as his share of the looting and subsequently ransomed by her father."
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Greek Mythology, 2008.
This paper looks at Greek mythology and discusses the Greek system of gods and goddesses.
2,093 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 94.95
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In this article, the writer first explains that Greek mythology is a collection of stories by ancient Greeks about their gods and heroes. The writer notes that these stories include myths of the origin of the world, an attempt to understand and interpret the universe and the origin of the world in human terms. Many of these stories have been passed down from ancient times and in more than one version. The writer discusses that ancient beliefs eventually mixed with legends from Greek kingdoms and city-states and myths from other tribes. Together, they evolved into this body of stories that were accepted by most Greeks. These myths were transmitted from generation to generation for hundreds of years in the form of spoken tales. It was not until the Classic Period that these stories were put down in written form. The writer looks at the Greek system of gods and goddesses and concludes that traditional literary mythology reflected an increasing dissociation from actual religious practice.
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"The leader was Zeus, the god of the sky, the weather, thunder, lightning, and the father of all mortals and immortals. His wife and sister was Hera. Poseidon, his brother, was god of the seas and shaker of the earth or earthquakes. Athena was the goddess of war, of crafts and of wisdom, the wisest of the gods and goddesses. Apollo was the god of light and order, of both plague and healing who foretold the will of Zeus, his father. His twin sister, Artemis, was goddess of childbirth and all wild animals. Aphrodite, a daughter of Uranus, was the goddess of erotic love. Hermes was the guide of souls in the underworld and the god of sleep and dreams. Demeter, the symbol of Gaia, was goddess of the earth and vegetation. His mother Persephone was a sister of Zeus. Dionysus was th god of madness, frenzy, of wine and the theater. Hephaestus was the god of fire and of the crafts. And Ares was the god of war and the only son of Zeus and Hera. Hades was not among the 12, but he was the ruler of the underworld."
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Greek Mythology, 2005.
This paper examines mythology of the ancient Greeks and its relationship to their culture.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, AU$ 76.95
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The paper explores how mythology of the ancient Greeks expressed their views of themselves and of the world around them on a number of levels. The paper explains that mythology served as a quasi-historical background to each separate city-state and reinforced their sense of pride and of identity. The paper adds that it also expressed the national character and imparted heroic qualities to their perseverance, courage and enterprise. The paper describes how mythology offered opportunities for them to further their love of beauty and their desire for philosophical inquiry.
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"In exploring the myths of the Greek civilization, one can apprehend the interconnectedness of the Greek character and culture with their stories of the fabulous past. On one level, myths attempt to preserve the history of a people, and tend to reflect historical events, albeit in a rather stylized and fictionalized format. On another level, myths express the views and self-image of a people, by personifying elements of the national character at a heroic level. On yet another level, myths offer a divine explanation for natural, but puzzling, occurrences, as a particular nation chooses to understand them. The early Greeks were composed of small, family-centered tribes living in hamlets. Pirates from land and especially from sea were a constant danger."
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Homeric Hymns and Greek Mythology, 2006.
This paper reviews and analyzes various works of Homeric hymns while focusing on their shared literary themes of heroism, trickery and strength.
1,225 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 60.95
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This paper defines Homeric hymns as works of literature and poetry which tend to be based on human heroic myths, similar to the writings of Homer in such works as "The Iliad" and "Odyssey." This paper delves into various Homeric hymns which revolve around Greek history, mythology and Gods including Apollo and Hermes. The writer contends that the works of writing discussed in this paper not only focus on the characteristics of the figures mentioned but also on their shared themes of heroism, trickery and strength. This paper also presents the views and opinions of several experts in the field of Greek mythology and literature which are relevant to this particular topic.
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"Robin Mitchell Boyask, however, stresses that Homeric hymns tend to be patterned on human hero myths such as the Homeric "Iliad" and "Odyssey." The Hesiod use of divine myths helped prepare the original auditors for what to look for in a hero, both when apprehending the greatest Greek author of all, that of Homer, who authored the primary texts of every ancient Greek boy's education, as well as how to be heroic in one's own life. To be heroic, one could not be pure like Apollo alone--one had to be strong like the god of the sun, but also be aware of trickery, and use trickery like Hermes. If Apollo was unaware of trickery and unable to do battle with it, he would have lost his cattle and his superior power to his younger brother."
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Greek Mythology, 2006.
Discusses why the Greeks were such devoted believers in their gods.
2,529 words (approx. 10.1 pages), 9 sources, MLA, AU$ 110.95
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The Greeks were innovators in philosophy, mathematics and medicine, not to mention writing and the theater. The paper questions why, with such seemingly advanced knowledge - even at a time when there already was at least one monotheistic religion (Judaism) prevalent - did the Greeks continue to worship and believe in various gods, prophecies, witches and sorcerers and the inevitable interrelationship among them all with humans? The paper provides an overview of the main gods in Greek mythology.
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"Mount Olympus, which would be home to the gods, was then constructed with twelve golden thrones for Zeus, his brothers and sisters, his children and Aphrodite, goddess of love. A quick overview of these various gods and goddesses reveals that Hera, often referred to as the queen of the gods, had a very dark side to her, immensely jealous of Zeus' power, and especially his dalliance with mortal women. He punished her from time to time, but they managed to co-exist."
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Greek Mythology - Oedipus, 2008.
A personalized view of the Greek mythical story of Oedipus
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 65.95
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This paper discusses the use of Greek mythology to explore and analyze many principles and activities conducted by individuals. The author of the paper draws upon his own life and chooses Oedipus as a relevant figure in the heroic myth to explore a few of his experiences. The paper is written in a reflective style and presents some general insights into the author's personal life.
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"Using Greek myth to explore analyze is not abstract nor is it necessarily erudite. In fact, many principles and activities conducted by individuals can be attached to Greek mythology; it's the ignorance of this connection that makes it unique when experiences are explicitly connected with Greek myth.
"My own experiences have been somewhat purposefully with only a few surprises in life, however to be reflective; I have recently found that having explored my personal activities and likened them to Greek mythology, I seem a little enlightened and demystified about some of the processes and activities of life. Nevertheless, this has come at a cost, since our society dictates that there is a certain decorum we should follow, and funnily enough, our thinking process is subject to this travesty. This has stifled creativity and a hunger for individualism; take for example the movies at the cinema, they all seem to tell the very same story, sometimes they don't even change the actors to tell the story."
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Athena In Greek Mythology, 2002.
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This paper discusses the importance of Athena in Greek mythology. Athena was the goddess of wisdom, protector of polis and supporter of heroes. She has often appeared in ancient Greek writings and paintings.
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Greek Mythology, 2004.
An analysis of Aphrodite, who ruled the realm of pleasure, beauty, and fertility; Apollo, the god of music; Zeus, the god of the sky; and Poseidon, the god of the sea.
1,765 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 81.95
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This paper begins by discussing Aphrodite, the goddess of love. It also deals with the history behind the goddess and her purpose and importance in Greek life. It then focuses on Zeus and discusses the god?s history and worship, respectively. It then follows the same pattern for Apollo and, finally, discusses Poseidon.
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"There is some disagreement about the origins of Aphrodite. The poet Hesiod for example holds that she was formed from sea-foam, while Homer has a more conventional view of Zeus and Dione as the godess?s parents (Barthell 31). She was chosen by Paris, the Trojan prince as the most beautiful over Hera and Athena. It appears that she bribed him into saying this by offering the love of the most beautiful woman in the world. At the time, Helen of Troy ? originally Helen of Sparta ? held this position, and as promised by Aphrodite, offered her love to Paris. The two eloped, after which Helen of Sparta became Helen of Troy. The consequence was the Trojan War, where Aphrodite remained loyal to Paris (Barthell 33)."
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Marriage in Greek Mythology, 2006.
A discussion on the topic of marriage in Homer's works.
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This paper uses Homer's "The Odyssey" and "The Iliad" in order to discuss the topic of marriage. The author of the paper uses examples from the texts in order to qualify observations made. The paper explores the relationships between Penelope and Odysseus; Andromache and Hektor.
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"Of the many virtues valued in the time of The Odyssey, however, fidelity and trust are emphasized as Homer focuses on these as the core of a superior relationship (a marriage) as well as a superior person. The various struggles and temptations throughout the journey of Odysseus to return to his home and his faithful wife are validated by the faithful wife in Ithaka, awaiting his return. As Penelope is clearly meant to be a paragon of marital fidelity, there is no question as to whether or not Penelope was loyal to her husband Odysseus during the twenty years of his being gone. Once the Trojan War ended and Odysseus was not amongst any of the returning Achaean warriors, the inhospitable and greedy suitors began to pursue her at will and employed her cunning in various attempts to dissuade them off in hope of Odysseus' return. By occasionally showing signs of favor to the suitors, she encouraged them to do more to win her favor and worked to draw out the time."
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Eugene O'Neill's "Desire under the Elms", 2008.
Looks at realism in Eugene O'Neill's "Desire under the Elms".
2,030 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 93.95
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This paper briefly examines Eugene O'Neill's use of various types of realism in several of his plays. The paper points out that, in general, O'Neill did not deal with the preoccupations of the external world but rather with his own preoccupations, which were derived not from these personal demons but from his religious treatment of them. The paper then relates that the realism in "Desire under the Elms" involves aspects of Freudian psychology, as seen in the character Eben's Oedipal complex. The author concludes that the realism of the setting and of the speech patterns of the play makes the action seem all the more universal and a mirror of human psychology more than anything separate and unique to the characters in the play.
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"As O'Neill became more famous in his early years as a playwright, he also became increasingly conscious of his public position and increasingly articulate about his ideals and hopes for American drama. As often happens, after his initial success he achieved notoriety as critics questioned some of his work, such as "All God's Chillun" for its racial theme or "Desire Under the Elms" for its supposed immorality. His reputation then reached new heights with the production of "Strange Interlude" in 1928, a play that took more than five hours to present."
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Eugene O'Neill, 2002.
A review of the common themes in Eugene O'Neill's plays, "Long Day's Journey Into Night" and "The Iceman Cometh".
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This paper discusses Eugene O'Neill's plays, "Long Day's Journey Into Night" and "The Iceman Cometh", in terms of their common themes dealing with how the inevitable tragedies of life can trigger self-destructive behavior in people, and whether human happiness depends on denial and consoling lies or confrontation with reality.
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Eugene O'Neill, 2004.
This paper discusses the life and works of Eugene O'Neill, one of the most highly recognized American playwrights of the 20th century.
2,215 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 99.95
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This paper begins by providing an overview of the life of Eugene O'Neill and looks at the literary trends during his time. It then compares and contrasts works from his two distinct career phases, showing how when the author came out of the influence of European thinkers and writers, he managed to write some of his best plays. The plays that are compared are "The Emperor Jones" and "A Long Day's Journey into Night".
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"In this play, the author illustrates the one man?s journey into the heart of darkness where he meets his fears in form of apparition and finally comes to accept his humanity. The Emperor in this case is Jones who has been controlling an island ruthlessly; robbing the natives of their wealth and making them believe he was an invincible god-like being. When he learns of a revolt brewing, he runs into the forest and loses his way. This journey is the most important part of the play as it reveals the inner struggle that every man goes through when choosing between right and wrong, good and evil. Doris Falk explains: ?The progress of Jones is progress in self understanding; it is the stripping off of the masks of self, layer by layer, just s bit by his emperor?s uniform is ripped from his destiny, himself in nakedness?. (67) Jones is stripped of the front that he had put on for so long. It is when that identity is gone, that Jones is forced to question and accept his own limitations. He is a human being with all the same desires, urges and fears that every man experiences and it is when he realizes how helpless he is without his fake identity that he becomes more human and humble. Expressionist plays have a different rather subjective way of dealing with real problems and issues. For example, fears in this case have been projected as apparitions or ghosts that haunt Jones and remind him of his weaknesses. ?They are black, shapeless, only their glittering little eyes can be seen. If they have any describable form at all it is that of a grub worm about the size of a creeping child. They move noiselessly, but with deliberate, painful effort, striving to raise themselves on end, failing and sinking prone again.? (Scene II, 28)
Some other important issues have also been raised in the play especially race and racism. Threading it with the issue of identity, the author explains that Jones? belief that he had the same powers, as a white man was a faulty one since it negated the significance of his own black race. Because he denied his race and shunned it and since he was certainly not white, the man lost his identity completely and was lurking in the dark, looking for an identity and a sense of belonging. While reminiscing about his criminal past, the protagonist thinks about Jeff, the white man he had murdered."
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"Long Day's Journey Into Night" by Eugene O'Neill and "The Sound and The Fury" by William Faulkner, 1994.
A description of the portrayals of moral decline of families in the play and the novel.
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"The decline of the family is a primary theme in both Eugene O'Neill's drama Long Day's Journey into Night and William Faulkner's novel The Sound and the Fury, and in each case the theme is linked to a general decline in society at large. For Faulkner, this decline is inextricably linked with the fact of slavery in the South and its aftermath, while for O'Neill the decline is bound with the failure of the Irish-Catholicism of New England. The Compson family was once a proud and patrician southern landholding family which has deteriorated now into madness, moral decay, and greed, while the Tyrone family similarly exhibits the worst of modern civilization. In both stories, money has become the new god of society, to the detriment of the ties of family.
In the beginning of Long Day's Journey into Night, we find..."
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Transformation in Classical Mythology, 2006.
A survey of many instances of physical transformation of gods and mortals in classical (Greek) mythology.
1,671 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 78.95
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This paper discusses many examples of the transformation of gods or mortals into different physical forms. It argues that transformation occurs for many different reasons - plot-driven and purely etiological. It describes how gods use transformation on themselves, mostly for simple deception, but use it on mortals for life-altering and permanent changes, as punishment or sometimes reward.
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"The physical transformation of beings from one body to another pervades fantasy and especially classical mythology. The idea that a god has the power to change a mortal into something else can be frightening and awe-inspiring, but can also be comforting. Stories like that of Actaeon turned to a stag and eaten by his hunting dogs use transformation as a punishment, whereas the story of a nymph changing into a tree to avoid rape relates transformation as a positive outcome. Some stories seem to have beings transform only to relate their personal actions to the behaviors of the plant or animal they change into. Looking at cases like these in classical mythology, transformation is used as both punishment and reward and for both plot-driven and etiological purposes."
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