supposed to be auctioned to supply a orphanage with money. He didn’t deliberately steal the sneakers they hit him in the head after Hector Zeroni stole them and saw the police so he threw them over the bridge. Later in the novel Stanley meets Hector and tells him why he is there and Hector describes what they look like. Stanley was convicted due to lack of evidence and Hector later admits to stealing them. Stanley was a normal kid‚ who’s descendants were supposedly cursed by Madam Zeroni‚ for his no-good-old-smelly-pig-stealing-great-grandfather
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or feels that he is disrespected he is filled full of anger. And this is exactly what happened with the God like Achilles‚ when Agamemnon dishonored him. Achilles emotions affected the story‚ when Agamemnon dishonored him‚ he killed hector‚ and when he dishonored hector after his death. As I have said Achilles was dishonored by Agamemnon. Agamemnon was the commander-in-chief of the Achaean (Greek) armies at Troy‚ and also the king of Troy. So Agamemnon had taken a woman named Chryseis as his slave
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rouses Ares‚ god of war‚ to fight on the Trojan side. With the help of the gods‚ the Trojans begin to take the upper hand in battle. Hector and Ares prove too much for the Achaeans; the sight of a hero and god battling side by side frightens even Diomedes. The Trojan Sarpedon kills the Achaean Tlepolemus. Odysseus responds by slaughtering entire lines of Trojans‚ but Hector cuts down still more Greeks. Finally‚ Hera and Athena appeal to Zeus‚ who gives them permission to intervene on the Achaeans’ behalf
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that although Petterson has made an excellent film he has clearly left out certain aspects of the Iliad which really define the story. Both versions portray the Trojan War between Greece and Troy‚ Achilles killing Hector and King Priam visiting Achilles to ask for the body of his son Hector back. However both versions do not portray accurate versions of the fight between Menelaus and Paris‚ nor do they correctly explain why Helen has come to reside in Troy nor does the movie portray the proper burial
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name lives on forever‚ while Hector cares about winning the battle for his family and country. In one battle‚ Hector kills Patroclus thinking it was Achilles‚ which really sets Achilles off and is the reason that Achilles rejoins the war. When the two warriors finally meet near the end of the Epic‚ Hector is confronted with the fact that he is indeed going to die. Hector tries to think of ways to get out of the battle with Achilles‚ like bribery. This shows that Hector is not the perfect hero like
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As his dying wish‚ Hector asks Achilles to return his body to Troy for burial after his death. Achilles replies that he will be left to the scavengers and the dogs. After killing Hector‚ Achilles drags his lifeless body behind his chariot. When she first hears of Hector’s death‚ Andromache is working at her loom. She fell to the ground crying when presented
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Plot Prince Hector (Eric Bana) and his young brother Paris (Orlando Bloom) negotiate peace between Troy and Sparta. Paris has fallen in love with Helen (Diane Kruger)‚ the wife of king Menelaus (Brendan Gleeson)‚ and smuggles her to Troy with him. Infuriated‚ Menelaus vows revenge. Menelaus approaches his brother Agamemnon (Brian Cox)‚ a king who has conquered every army of Greece‚ and now commands them. Agamemnon‚ who has wanted to conquer Troy for years (which would give him control of the Aegean
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Achilles and Hector The archaic belief that fighting for king and country is a great honour is one that is still significant today. Homer‚ Petersen and Malouf question whether this blind faith in honour is ‘right’ and explores the need for warriors / soldiers to be more politically aware of the reasons for such acts as war. Paris‚ for example‚ doesn’t like to fight‚ and correspondingly receives the scorn of both his family and
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Achilles Is The Hero Hector and Achilles; the proud leaders of the Greeks and the Trojans dominate the battle field throughout The Iliad. Hector wins people’s hearts‚ he is brave‚ strong‚ he cares for his family‚ he protects his people‚ and he leads his soldiers into battle! Achilles‚ on the other hand‚ is a cry baby‚ he stays in a corner when Agamemnon steals his slave girl and causes countless deaths on the Greek side. How can one argue that Achilles is a better leader when he acts so childish
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The Illiad Book 1: Summary: The Iliad begins with the Trojan War already in progress. Greek audiences would have been familiar with the background of the story‚ and here a brief summary of events is necessary to help the reader to put these events in context. It is important to remember that these stories had a life outside of Homer: he did not invent his characters or the main events of the epic. He did make key choices regarding which events and characters were to be emphasized and reinterpreted
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