The figure of the
hero is set apart from the common herd of ordinary men by virtue of his special qualities and abilities.
In some
works, this separateness is literal - he is in a strange land
apart from his own kin. To see how this alienation enhances the tale of the hero's conflict, this paper examines the works "The Odyssey" (Homer), "Beowulf" (author unknown) and "The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice" (William Shakespeare).