far back as ancient times‚ where the witches Medea and Circe make their debut. Both are depicted as dark creatures‚ redeemed only by their assistance of a male hero. Upon further inspection‚ though‚ these two are separate in both how they approach magic‚ and in the very source of their magic. The practical aspects of magic may remain relatively unchanged‚ the way the magic is used can be as different as day and night‚ as Circe and Medea. Circe and Medea both first appear in epic stories and poems
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Topic #4 11/14/2010 Achilles: Static Rage Homer’s Iliad is one of the greatest epics known to man. It is an epic of love‚ war‚ morals‚ tragedy‚ and friendship. While some say it is the story of Achilles’ metamorphosis into a strong man‚ one could also argue that Achilles stays under the influence of rage and pride. The Iliad’s central character changes very little over the entire course of the entire epic. At the beginning of the story and for the majority of the text‚ Achilles is seen as a selfish
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Three stages of Achilles Achilles is a great warrior who faces many different situations in his life. These scenarios changed him into who he has become in his life according to the Iliad. Throughout the Iliad his emotions range anger‚ rage‚ and compassion. When he gets angry it’s because of Agamemnon taking Briseis from him. He gets rage from when the Trojans kill his cousin. Achilles becomes compassionate when the King of Troy comes to ask for his son’s body back. At the beginning of the war
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come from using your imagination to go to far off places‚ keeping a dark secret from the one you love‚ or falling in love at first sight and willing to give up everything for that love. Another story that is relevant to today is Medea. Even though Euripides wrote Medea thousands of years ago by‚ any person‚ male or female‚ young or old‚ can take the characters and the plot and relate it to his or her life in today’s society. One part of the story that is universal is Medea’s internal struggle with
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of Achilles & Hektor Achilles and Hektor are entirely different. When it comes to their values‚ personalities‚ and qualities. Throughout the story of the Iliad Achilles shows how passionate and how emotional he is. Hektor was a great war hero. H e was more of a human than Achilles. In a way one might think Hektor should be honored over Achilles because Hektor parents are both humans unlike Achilles parents. It is important to notice that Hektor exhibit more human qualities than Achilles. Achilles
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their own. My epic hero would be the great man Achilles. Achilles is one of the greatest heroes of all time. Many people know who this great man is but few know why he is such a great hero. Achilles is one of the most epic heroes of all time because he fought in the ten year Trojan war‚ his immortality was very great‚ and he is brave and courageous. Achilles fought in the ten year Trojan war. The year lasted about ten years and not once did Achilles give up. He alone killed very many Trojans‚
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The characters‚ Achilles from Troy and Captain America from Captain America: Civil War are similar through their determination and fearlessness. Achilles shows his determination through his decisions. Captain America shows his determination through his decisions during tough times. Another trait Achilles possesses is fearlessness‚ which is shown through his actions for his loved ones. Captain America shows he is fearless through his decisions and actions toward what he thinks is right. Even though
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passage begins with a dialogue as Achilles boasts to Hector how dogs and birds will maul his dead body. The mortally wounded Hector‚ struggling to speak‚ begs Achilles for some funereal dignity. He implores Achilles to accept the ransom that his father will offer in exchange for his body. Achilles‚ full of rage‚ denies his pleas and tells how the dogs will rend his body and how none can stop this no matter the size of the ransom. Knowing that an attempt to convince Achilles otherwise would be futile‚ Hector
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In Sophocles’ Antigone and Euripdes’ Medea‚ the minor female characters Ismene and the Chorus determine the protagonists’ actions and fate. Ismene serves as the compassionate but rational and prudent counterpart to Antigone’s headstrong style of decision-making with no regard for consequence. In the beginning of the play‚ Antigone starts off on the wrong foot. She defies the order set by Creon to not bury Polynices‚ her brother. She starts to perform the burial rituals on Polynices and resolves
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of life. Achilles‚ in his quest to seek vengeance for the death of his be-loved friend‚ Patroclus‚ becomes distant as he struggles to remain emotionally intact‚ being unable to grasp onto the warrior and the leader he once was. Similarly‚ Priam’s better judgement and role as the King of Troy are clouded by the slaying of his son‚ Hector‚ acting irrationally‚ by conjuring up a precarious journey virtuously from a vision as a result of the trauma he has experienced from witnessing Achilles actions on
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