Lancelot And Odysseus

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than life"
personalities share some quite distinguishing characteristics. I say that their
time periods were somewhat opposing because the views of the culture regarding
the afterlife and any supernatural occurrence represent the conflict present
between monotheism and polytheism. One mutual characteristic of Lancelot and
Odysseus is their physical prowess present when they do battle against anyone
opposing their divine quest. Odysseus tends to take a more militaristic and
pitiless attitude toward this combat as shown during his battle with the suitors.
Not only does Odysseus slay the entire lot of suitors, but he kills any servant
or maid that has been unfaithful to him in his absence. Lancelot, on the other
hand, pursues his ultimate goal with an undying diligence while trying, more
often than not, to take pity on the individuals that he must combat. This is
best demonstrated in The Knight of the Cart when Lancelot fights the knight
that repeatedly taunts him about ...

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into the characters represented
in their literature, it usually appears that the converse is true. Although
both men represent the heroic ideal, this ideal is quite different to Greek
society than it was in the twelfth-century Europe. For instance, the way that
the hero views himself varies exceptionally between the two cultures. Odysseus
commits the terrible sin of hubris on numerous occasions in The Odyssey. For
instance, when Odysseus and his crew must pass the sirens to return to Ithaca,
Odysseus insists that he be tied to the front of the boat with his ears plugged
so he can accomplish the feat that no other man before him could do. The
opposite is true for Lancelot as is ...

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