Discuss the way the idea of heroism develops from Gilgamesh through The Iliad / The Odyssey , and  The Aeneid.   Focus your discussion of heroism in each text around both the connection between heroic action and divine will and the relationship between the hero and his people.  THREE PARAGRAPHS Compare the role of vengeance in Agamemnon , Medea , and Beowulf .  In what ways does the avenger stand for justice?  In what ways does the avenger pose a threat to the continuance of society?  What does each text lead you to conclude about the viability of revenge in a civilized society?  THREE PARAGRAPHS Compare the depiction of love in The Aeneid , Sir Gawain and the Green Knight , and the Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale.  What place does love have in society in each text?  What problems does it pose?  How, if at all, are those problems resolved?  THREE PARAGRAPHS 1 PAGE .

1. Discuss the way the idea of heroism develops from
Gilgamesh
through
The Iliad
/
The Odyssey
, and
The Aeneid.
Focus your discussion of heroism in each text around both the
connection between heroic action and divine will and the
relationship between the hero and his people. THREE
PARAGRAPHS
Compare the role of vengeance in
Agamemnon
,
Medea
, and
Beowulf
. In what ways does the avenger stand for justice? In what
ways does the avenger pose a threat to the continuance of
society? What does each text lead you to conclude about the
viability of revenge in a civilized society? THREE
PARAGRAPHS
Compare the depiction of love in
The Aeneid
,
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
, and the Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale. What place does
love have in society in each text? What problems does it pose?
How, if at all, are those problems resolved? THREE
PARAGRAPHS

2. 1 PAGE