Hopper-Humanties 211

1. Compare the recommendations for human conduct offered in the Beatitudes (Matthew 5.3–11) and those that are implied in the Greek texts you have read.  The Beatitudes are Christians that have faith in God and serve Him. They look to the Bible for advice and wisdom, to provide an explanation behind their religious beliefs. Throughout the Greek stories we have read, multiple different religions and beliefs are perceived, but they all follow and serve the Greek gods and goddesses. The Greek gods give advice by telling these stories, much like the stories in the Bible. In the Greek religious texts, contact between mortals and immortals was not uncommon. However, this does not happen for the Beatitudes. 2. How do Islamic perceptions of Heaven and Hell differ from those of Christianity and Judaism? In Islamic religion they have an Allah, not a God, He holds the highest place in heaven. They believe when you die you go to Jannah, the after life. This is a place that has 8 gates...

Discuss the character of Aeneas, which has often come in for harsh criticism. (Charles James Fox, the eighteenth-century English statesman, found him “either insipid or odious,” and William Butler Yeats speaks of an Irishman who thought Aeneas was a priest.) The implied comparison is of course with epic heroes such as Achilles and Odysseus. How far is such an attitude justified? In the story Aeneid, Aeneas is the protagonist. He survived the Greeks overthrow of the city Troy. After the fall of Troy, Aeneas, his father, and his son, set sail in hopes of finding a new home to start over. He eventually led his people to a new home in Italy.  Aeneas was a man of many great qualities. He was a kind, generous, and compassionate man. I believe Charles James Fox is wrong to call Aeneas insipid or odious, because Aeneas was just trying to get a fresh start.  William Butler Yeats portrays Aeneas to be a priest, which I believe is close than the way Charles James Fox p...

Give a brief but clear explanation of what Aristotle means by the following terms:   Tragedy  Hamartia Katharsis Deus ex machine TRAGEDY   - Aristotle says that a tragedy is an imitation of an action that is serious and complete, and it possesses magnitude. Tragedy is a drama that shows a story. Tragedies are not narratives. They are stories of every worst case scenario that could have possibly happened. Tragedies are all about actions of the person, not their words. Aristotle also states that a tragedy can have one event that could cause a long chain of events, such as cause and effect. HAMARTIA   - Hamartia is a tragic mistake but is commonly mistaken for a tragic flaw. Aristotle introduced the term hamartia to describe the error of judgement that ultimately leads to the tragic hero's downfall. Aristotle claims this to be the "law of necessity or probability" because it is very likely for the tragic hero to bring about their own downfal...

The Sophoclean Hero Sophocles’ heroes are famous for their determination and single-minded perseverance, their privileging of the individual over the city or the community, and their force of character. Although Antigone gives her name to this play, Creon has by far the greater number of lines, and he is the one to suffer a tragic “reversal.” Discuss what makes each of them tragic figures, and how fully they correspond to other ancient Greek heroes we have seen in both epic and tragedy. You may also wish to address the question of how Antigone’s gender affects her role as a heroic figure. Why Creon is a tragic hero because :  - The way he became king is because Polynices and Etiocles killed each other in battle. Therefore; Creon was next in line for the throne after Etiocles.  - He was also treated poorly by everyone. No one listened to him before he was king and still did not listen to him after he took the throne.

1 . Compare  their relationship with  that of Job and God. What does this suggest about the religious  attitudes of the Hebrews and the Greeks? 2.  Discuss Woman’s role in the  Odyssey .  [Faithful consort  (Penelope, Arete) or temptation (Circe, Calypso, the Sirens, even  Nausicaa). Helen has been one and is now the other. How  “female” is Athena?] 1.    - The goddess Athena is Odysseus' guardian throughout his quest to get home. She also helps take care of Odysseus' son, Telemachus, while disguised as his advisor, Mentor. Athena fears her uncle, the God of the sea Poseidon, she is hesitant to help Odysseus at first, so she disguised herself to help him. Odysseus is very clever and Athena admires him for that.  - Athena and Odysseus' relationship is similar to the relationship of God and Job. God can be seen as a protector to Job such as Athena is to Odysseus. However, Athena did not let anything bad happen to Odysseu...