Farhood Bahadori Classical Mythology Professor Sina Jafari 5 July 2012 Guidelines for the Comparative analysis of the movie "Troy" and "The Iliad" Your comparative essay should be typed in single space paragraphing (font 12 Times New Roman) and it should be at least 500 words. (I will use the "word count" feature in Microsoft Word to check the number of words.) Try not to exceed 1000 words at most. Your essay should be the result of your own contemplations‚ observations and conclusions. You
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Shakespeare’s Ulysses Troilus and Cressida is a tragicomedy that takes place in the 7th year of the Trojan War‚ written by William Shakespeare in 1603. This cannot however be called an original idea‚ as the groundwork was already laid by the likes of Tennyson‚ Homer and Dante in various forms. One character that appears in each Trojan War story is Ulysses the Greek Commander. Homer introduced the world to Ulysses in the epic poems Iliad and Odyssey in 800-700 B.C. Iliad the tale of Trojan War
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ideas of how a hero should act. Homer let heroes choose their own fate‚ such as the case for Achilles. Achilles may be one of Homer’s most famous heroes. He comes from the epic The Iliad‚ in which Homer gives him Hubris (which is common in Homeric Heroes). Hubris is an abundance of confidence and pride‚ which causes Achilles to make rash decisions that occasionally change his fate. In The Iliad ‚ after Achilles is angered by his ruler’s decision of taking away his prize of honor he decides to reside
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Odysseus’ has been missing for ten years in the beginning of Book 1. It has been ten years since the Trojan War‚ which is where we left off in the Illiad. We find out that he has been with the goddess Calypso on the island of Ogygia. She has fallen in love with him and he is not aloud to leave. Odysseus’ goal is to return home to his wife and son. All he wants is to get back to them because he has left his son who was young when he left. One of his ideals is to be there for his family because he
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less as he gains her love. The warriors of the play also hold a skewed or exaggerated perception of time‚ which can be seen on both the Greek and Trojan sides of the battle. In his attempts to manipulate Achilles and end the vicious cycle of inertia plaguing the Greek warriors‚ Ulysses warns Achilles of his imminent destruction by time—“Time hath‚ my lord‚ a wallet at his back‚ / Wherein he puts alms for oblivion‚ / A great-sized monster of ingratitudes” (3.3.145-147)—and forgetfulness—“good deeds past
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Reaction Paper for Helen of Troy Helen Paris Priam Achilles Menelaus Hecuba Agamemnon Ulysses Hector Cassandra Aeneas Andraste Andros Diomedes Ajax Polydorus Cora Patroclu sAndromache Nestor Alpheus The movie Helen of Troy shows the important details before and inside the book Iliad. This movie helps the readers to understand this book. Also‚ it shows how the Trojan war started and how Troy has fallen. Like in the book‚ because Helen was taken by Paris‚ the
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state of Sparta. After this treachery towards Sparta the Spartan kings Brother‚ Agamemnon‚ attacked Troy. The excerpt begins with Paris’s brother‚ Hector‚ another prince of Troy‚ is talking to his wife‚ Andromache‚ just before he goes to fight Achilles. Achilles is a great warrior which has slain many foes with nothing but a scratch including all of Andromache all seven brothers who he fought all at once. Andromache attempts to plead to Hector to flee‚ but his honor and courage strives him to continue
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as when Apollo sends the plague upon the Achaean army and they represent internal forces acting on individuals‚ as when Athena‚ the goddess of wisdom‚ prevents Achilles from abandoning all reason and persuades him to cut Agamemnon with words and insults rather than his sword 2. Book VI a. What misfortune did Andromache suffer from Achilles? * Andromache ’s father and brothers were killed by Achilleswhen he captured Thebe during the Trojan War b. Why is Andromache called “Hector’s precious wife
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1 Sarah Rodrigues Humanities 101 March 4‚ 2016 The Legacy of Heroes When it comes to the topic of myths‚ most of us will readily agree that they help the world function structurally and societally. Where this agreement usually ends‚ however‚ is on the question of what can we learn from myths. Whereas some are convinced that myths are nothing but old stories‚ others maintain that they are very important to our culture‚ and they serve as instructional purposes. The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ The Iliad‚ The
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passage the goddess Athena reprimands Zeus because he considers saving Hector. Athena criticizes Zeus for asking to interfere‚ but immediately after this scene‚ she is given permission from Zeus to go to the confrontation and ensure that Hector fights Achilles. Although Hector is supposedly fated to die in this battle‚ Athena still interferes to ensure that this fate comes to pass‚ which makes the concept of fate questionable. If Hector’s death was fated to occur‚ why did Athena manipulate the situation
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