his daughter back from Agamemnon. “Just how‚ Agamemnon‚ great field marshal…most grasping man alive‚ how can the generous Argives give you prizes now? – So return the girl to the god‚ at least for now. We Achaeans will pay you back‚ three‚ four times over‚ if Zeus will grant us the gift‚ somehow‚ someday‚ to raze Troy’s massive ramparts to the ground” (81). He tried to sound powerful and heroic‚ so Agamemnon would easily return the girl without wanting more from him. Agamemnon knew better and put Achilles
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guilt about it. She feels so justified in her actions‚ because Agamemnon sacrificed her daughter‚ and to her that was unforgivable (Aeschylus‚ Agamemnon). “He [Agamemnon] thought nothing more of it than killing a beast‚ and his flocks were rich‚ teeming in their fleece‚ but he sacrificed his own child‚ our daughter‚ the agony I labored into love to charm away the savage winds of Thrace.” (Aeschylus p. 163). Clytemnestra feels like Agamemnon gave no regard to their daughter’s life. The child that she
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Helen of Troy I. CHARACTERS Major Characters: Achilles- Stanley Baker Agamemnon- Robert Douglas Andromache- Patricia Marmont Hector- Harry Andrews Helen of Troy- Rossana Podestà MenelausNiall MacGinnis Paris- Jacques Sernas Patroclus- Terence Longdon Priam- Cedric Hardwicke Ulysses- Torin Thatcher Minor Characters: Aeneas- Ronald Lewis Polydorus- Robert Brown Alpheus- TonioSelwart Andraste- Brigitte Bardot Andros- Eduardo Ciannelli Cassandra- Janette Scott Cora- Barbara Cavan Dancer- George
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theme‚ however‚ is anger‚ specifically Achilles’. Achilles’ rage in the Iliad was not justifiable‚ he did everything out of his thirst for being remembered‚ he was overdramatic and his personality in general as seen during his interactions with Agamemnon‚ and Hector’s and Patroclus’ deaths. The story opens with a discussion between
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snake in its talons. The examples that will be used are the relationships between Agamemnon and Achilles; Hector and Achilles; and Achilles and Prium. The information shown will show not only the differences in the interactions of the gods‚ specifically Zeus‚ Hera‚ Athena‚ Apollo‚ and Thetis‚ but how the lack of interaction changed the story slightly. The scene in both versions of the argument between Agamemnon and Achilles is very different from the written hero epic of the Iliad to the modern
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vulnerable. Achilles display of hubris comes solely from his invulnerability. An excellent example of Achilles hubris is when Agamemnon strips Achilles of his maiden Brisies. The enraged and prideful Achilles refuses to fight for Agamemnon. As a potent warrior‚ the Greeks viewed Achilles as a symbol of victory and unity. Therefore‚ when Achilles refuses to fight for Agamemnon‚ the Greeks lose that sense of victory and unity‚ thus leading to many deaths on the Greek
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refusal to abide by the customary rules of status‚ when he rejects Agamemnon’s offer in Book Nine. Both characters in the myth are fighting because Agamemnon has taken charge of Achilles’ Trojan slave named Briseis‚ claiming her as his property. Achilles has feelings for Briseis‚ which drives the plot in The Iliad. Achilles already despises Agamemnon‚ so this final act of disrespect causes Achilles
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portrays suffering for many characters; however‚ Clytemnestra suffers the most. Therefore‚ Aeschylus illustrates Clytemnestra’s suffering when her husband is at war‚ and then to add to that suffering‚ the sacrifice of her daughter‚ so she murders Agamemnon claiming it was justifiable in avenge for
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to weave what she sees into a tapestry. She is forbidden by the magic to look at the outside world directly. The farmers who live near her island hear her singing and know who she is‚ but never see her. The Lady sees ordinary people‚ loving couples‚ and knights in pairs reflected in her mirror. One day‚ she sees the reflection of Sir Lancelot riding alone. Although she knows that it is forbidden‚ she looks out the window at him. The mirror shatters‚ the tapestry flies off on the wind‚ and the
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family’s were broken and a few people were to blame for this. One of the most significant influences to the Trojan War was the Beautiful Helen. Helen disowned her country and her people‚ she knew the consequences and she chose love over loyalty. Agamemnon is another cause of the Trojan war. His goal was to overthrow Troy and he would fight to reach that. Paris is also to blame. His prophesy stated that he would burn down Troy and knowing that did not stop him from creating chaos’s with the Greeks
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