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    Hamlet’s thoughts are witnessed through his soliloquies. Hamlet says‚ “What’s Hecuba to him or he to Hecuba‚ That he should weep for her? What would he do Had he the motive and the cue for passion That I have? He would drown the stage with tears‚ And cleave the general ear with horrid speech‚ Make mad the guilty‚ and appal the free‚ Confound

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    The Iliad SEAO I. Homer and Robert Fagles. The Iliad. New York‚ N.Y.: Penguin‚ 1990. Print. A. The title relates to the story literally‚ because the word “Iliad” means “poem about ilium”‚ and ilium is an alternate name for Troy which is where the Iliad took place. II. POV A. The story is told in 3rd person omniscient because he has access to every character’s mind and he frequently gives insight into the thoughts and feelings of even minor characters‚ gods and mortals alike. The narrator also

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    of beauty and love- Zeus’s daughter or sister • Hera- queen of the goddesses and Zeus’s wife. but Zeus refuses to make the decision so Paris- prince of troy is to make the decision backstory on Paris born to Hecuba and Prias exiled because in a dream Hecuba was told Paris was going to be the reason they lost the war exiled son to Mount Ida‚ apollo’s mountain‚ he protected him and Paris and Aenone were together The 3 goddesses come to him • Athena- offers him

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    include every detail in a movie. Therefore‚ there are obvious deviations from the book such as the length of the Trojan War‚ and the absence of celestial participation in the war. There is also an absence of mortal female characters such as Chryseis‚ Hecuba‚ and Cassandra in the movie. In contrast‚ though‚ the female characters who are included in the film are developed more elaborately than they are in the book. In The Iliad‚ the first of many quarrels between Agamemnon and Achilles is ignited by

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    dMevan Srishanmugathasan Mr. Jugovoc ENG3UO May 22‚ 2013 Human beings are complex creatures. The emotional as well as physiological aspects of humans are what allow them to be distinct from one another. In society individuals exhibit various flaws which may potentially lead to their downfall. Individual flaws are prevalent in society‚ as well as in the world of literature. For example‚ in William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet the tragic internal flaws of individuals are highlighted. It is that that

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    second soliloquy reveals Hamlet’s initial inability to take action due to his lack of courage. Hamlet begins by stating that he has become a “rogue and peasant slave” to his grief. [2.2‚ 561] Hamlet has seen true passion in the players recount of Hecuba and now questions why he cannot have the same passion over his butchered father. Hamlet feels the power of his grief yet is unable to take action for it. Hamlet considers what the passionate player would do if he could feel Hamlet’s grief and the

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    On the Brink of Insanity The main character‚ Hamlet‚ in William Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy‚ Hamlet is possible the most complex and controversial character in any playwright. Hamlet‚ the main character offers a puzzling and ambiguous persona and is often contradicting himself leaving readers to question who the real Hamlet is. Hamlet’s erratic behavior ultimately poses the question: Is he being rational in his acts and sacrificing his life for the greater good‚ or has he simple gone

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    powerful men on both sides‚ besides just Achilles and Hector. Such as Diomedes and Idomeneus on the Greek side‚ and Aeneas on the Trojan side. Neither Diomedes nor Idomeneus were portrayed in "Troy" and Aeneas was portrayed as a teenager in the movie. Hecuba‚ the wife of Priam‚ and Calchas‚ the Greek seer‚ are also left out. - According to the Iliad‚ the entire war (from the time of Helen’s abduction to the fall of Troy) took ten years. In "Troy" the war is depicted as lasting only

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    powerful goddesses wished to claim the prize as the fairest: Hera‚ Athena and Aphrodite. The three goddesses asked Zeus to be their judge. However‚ Zeus directed Hermes to refer the arbitration to Paris‚ a Trojan prince‚ the young son of Priam and Hecuba. Each goddess offered to reward him if he chose her. Athena offered to make him become a great hero or general; Hera offered to make him ruler of the richest and powerful kingdom; while Aphrodite offered him the most beautiful woman in the world

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    his life to killing his father’s murderers. -       Deception of mother and uncle? -       Speaks more than he does III.           Hamlet -       Questions vengeful purpose. -       Compares himself to the player that becomes so passionate “for Hecuba!” -       “Unpregnant of a cause” & “Am I a coward?” -       Hamlet plans the espionage of watching Claudius’ reaction to the play. -       Is the ghost something that is changing its form and making Hamlet kill in vain? Or is his mission sent from

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