Month of the Greats: Guess the Great!

[Leala]

Third hint for the fifth Great:

 

The brave protagonist in this Great's masterpiece is still known for tilting at things that he imagines are something else.

[Basel Gill]

  On 5/13/2013 at 10:18 PM, Basel Gill said:

Homer

 

 

  On 5/13/2013 at 11:32 PM, Leala Gymorraine said:

Good guess, but not quite.

 

D'OH!

[Basel Gill]

  On 5/14/2013 at 2:14 AM, Leala Gymorraine said:

Third hint for the fifth Great:

 

The brave protagonist in this Great's masterpiece is still known for tilting at things that he imagines are something else.

 

Cervantes

[Mrs. Cindy Gill]

yup

[John E. Kelley]

  On 5/14/2013 at 2:15 AM, Basel Gill said:

 

  On 5/14/2013 at 2:14 AM, Leala Gymorraine said:

Third hint for the fifth Great:

 

The brave protagonist in this Great's masterpiece is still known for tilting at things that he imagines are something else.

 

 

Cervantes

Argh, damn my slow typing skills.

 

And my rugged, chisled good looks. Both are such a curse.

[Mrs. Cindy Gill]

preens for and admires you both

[Leala]

Basel got it!  :)

[Mrs. Cindy Gill]

  On 5/14/2013 at 2:14 AM, Basel Gill said:

 

  On 5/13/2013 at 10:18 PM, Basel Gill said:

Homer

 

 

 

  On 5/13/2013 at 11:32 PM, Leala Gymorraine said:

Good guess, but not quite.

 

 

D'OH!

heh, just noticed that

[Izabella]

First hint for the sixth Great:

This great's poetic form was "blank verse", composed in "iambic pentameter".

[Mrs. Cindy Gill]

meh, some of it was

 

william Shakespeare

[Izabella]

Correct :)

[Mrs. Cindy Gill]

yay :)

[Leala]

First hint for the seventh Great:

 

This ancient Great is known for his battle philosophy.

[Mrs. Cindy Gill]

could be anyone sun tzu

[Leala]

Nope.  :)  Good guess, though!

[Gudrean]

Alexander the Great?

[Leala]

Also incorrect.  But you guys are on the right track!  :)

[Senexx]

Macchiavelli?

[Leala]

Not Macchiavelli either.  :)

[John E. Kelley]

Hannibal.

[Leala]

Not Hannibal either.  :)

 

I'd also like to make a small announcement...we were supposed to end our game today, but I've decided to keep going until we've had 10 Greats guessed.  :)

[Senexx]

Never heard of this person until today but I'll give it a go: Chanakya?  That's a little more ancient.

 

[WolfbrotherKronos]

Zhuge Liang

[Leala]

Incorrect and also incorrect.

 

Hm.  Maybe this Great is more obscure than I thought.  >.>

 

On to the next hint!

[Leala]

Second hint for the seventh Great:

 

This Great is widely hailed in their home nation as a poet and a samurai.