Introduction to Humanities 1020 / Homework I Briefly analyze and answer 2 of the following 20 questions (rest is bonus). Please Note: Essay format must reflect instructions as per HW Rubric Rules (also in Syllabus) 1- Who was Gilgamesh? What was he searching for? How does he compare as a “hero” with other contemporary characters? And finally, how does it relate to future sacred writings? 2- By reviewing the first pages of the chapter regarding Greece, we have identified several factors that prompted Shelley to declare, “We are all Greek?” In what way? Make a brief account of major Greek contributions 3- How do the Homeric epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey, differ from each other in their depiction of Greek culture and values? 4- What are some of the most important lessons that we can draw from the activities and modes of conduct of Achilles and Odysseus? And how do they differ from Mesopotamian culture, specifically, from Gilgamesh? 5- Write a mythological account regarding the birth of Rome based on the story of Titus Livy? 6- Identify and explain the differences between the Republican government and era of Rome, with that of the Empire. 7- Describe some of the main protagonists of Virgil’s Aeneid and account for their contributions to the rise of Rome. 8- Bring examples from Virgil’s Aeneid of civic sense of duty and stoic values. 9- Use your imagination, and envision the world if Aeneas had decided to remain in Carthage, marrying Queen Dido, and not following his father’s advice. 10- Choose one of the eras of the Middle Ages and describe some of its major breakthroughs indicating those that contributed to modern society. 11- Describe the Carolingian Renaissance. 12- How does Beowulf represent those Germanic values of valor, warring culture, and dignity? Bring as examples excerpts from the famous epic. 13- How does the Song of Roland reflect feudal values? How do these values differ from those found in Beowulf. 14- How does Dante’s Divine Comedy differ from previous Medieval writings and why does it anticipate the Renaissance? 15- Describe one of the three regions of Dante’s Divine Comedy. Bring names of characters, punishments or retributions, and their moral values. 16- Account for the romantic Era. Furthermore, identify if its values are more closely associated with the Classical or the Medieval Era, and why. 17- Describe highlights of Napoleon’s career. What made him a hero? Which artists took him as a fount of inspiration and why. 18- Why are dr. Victor Frankenstein and the Prometheus viewed as being heroic? Moreover, why are they ultimately punished? 19- In Byron’s Prometheus, the poet compares the Greek deity with Napoleon, why? Account for what brings both heroes together for the Romantics. 20- Von Goethe’s Faust envisions what attributes that humans search for to become immortal in poetic memory that reveal human ambition? Furthermore, what is the ultimate theme of this poetic composition that reflects Romantic values?
Purchase answer to see full attachment