Analysis of Christopher Marlowe’s Tragic Play, “Doctor Faustus”
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A 5 page paper which examines what elements this work possesses which qualify it as a literary tragedy. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TGfaust.rtf

Analysis of Euripides’ “The Bacchae”
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A 5 page paper which examines the theme of masculinity versus femininity. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGbaccmf.rtf

Analysis of Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” and the Anonymous “The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnell(e)"
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A 4 page paper which compares and contrasts the two medieval considerations of love and marriage. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TGwifgaw.rtf

Analysis of Sophocles? ?Oedipus the King?
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An 8 page paper which examines the sense of justice exhibited in the play. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TGotkjus.rtf

Analysis of The Quest of the Holy Grail
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of the mediaeval work concerning King Arthur's knights who sought the Holy Grail. The significance of the Grail is defined and the legend is discussed. Christianity as it existed at the time is discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA120Grl.doc

Analysis Of Writers: Kafka, Morrison, Cervantes
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A 10 page paper that discusses a number of works, including those by Kofka, Morrison, Cervantes, Spiegelman and Jordan. These include: The Metamorphosis; the Hunger Artist; Playing in the Dark; Don Quixote; and The Crying Game. The emphasis is placed on the writer's styles and why they wrote as they did. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PGlit2.wps

Analysis of “Epic of Gilgamesh” (Tablets IX-XI)
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A 4 page paper which examines the impact of the encounter with Utnapishtim on King Gilgamesh of Uruk. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TGgilutn.rtf

Analysis of “Gilgamesh: A Verse Narrative” as Translated by Herbert Mason
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An 8 page paper which explores the text’s journey to/for wisdom, homosexual overtones, friendship/relationship, death/loss/grief, how the relationship between half-human/half-god Gilgamesh and half-human/half-animal Enkidu makes the two one complete person, and includes critical reaction to the author’s view of the world and mankind. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TGgilgamas.rtf

Analysis of “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,” Lines 550-639
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A 5 page paper which examines the passage in which Sir Gawain dresses for mass and to make his way to the Green Chapel and his contest with the Green Knight, considering the symbolic significance of his attire, along with the five-pointed star of truth, as devised by Solomon. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TGgawdrs.rtf

Analysis of “The Epic of Gilgamesh”
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A 5 page paper which examines the validity of the statement: Gilgamesh, the civilized king of Uruk, is a “heroic” character, while Enkidu, his counterpart, is rather “primitive” and only achieves greatness of heroic proportion after becoming civilized. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TGepigil.rtf

Analyzing Thucydides
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In order to move people, either into an emotional agreement or into action, the words must go beyond the rules of grammar and form. This 6 page paper argues that Thucydides, in his History Of The Peloponnesian War, sees the defeat of Athens as a result of a degeneration of morals and the death of reason at the hands of greed for power and wealth. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: KTpelopn.wps

Ancient Mariners and Hearts of Darkness
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This seven-page-paper compares and contrasts Heart of Darkness , by Joseph Conrad and Ancient Mariner , by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Bibliography lists four sources.
Filename: CWcolerid.wps