The film only loosely describes what happen during the Trojan War. Society knows that the Trojan War could have been a myth all together but Homer has been credited as the author that covered the war. So with all the changes that Troy has changes the meaning and we start losing the story. If a person to watch the movie without knowing the storyline when they would not understand why the war truly
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In The Odyssey‚ Homer gives Odysseus qualities of cleverness and skill while he overcomes his obstacles. Odysseus and his men face these challenges when Poseidon’s son‚ Polyphemus‚ curses Odysseus and his men when Odysseus tells Polyphemus who blinded him. Polyphemus then prays to Poseidon who asks for chaos on Odysseus’ voyage home‚ and he would rather have him dead than return home hurt. Because of this‚ Odysseus faces many decisive tasks ahead of his embarkment back home. When he lands at the
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it should in tragedy. Aristotle expresses his admiration for Homer in this‚ as in all other respects. Homer chose a particular portion and not the whole of the Trojan war for his epic. It is only through such selection that the theme can be embraced in a single view. Epic poetry is similar to tragedy in that it has as many species as tragedy. The epic plots can be complex or simple‚ full of suffering‚ or concentrate on Character. Homer is again cited as the perfect model. His diction and thought
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The reason people take journeys is to discover something new‚ whether it be within themselves or something within the universe‚ which can be seen in the following texts: “ From The Odyssey” by Homer‚“Who Understands Me But Me” by Jimmy Baca Santiago‚ and “Truth At All Cost” by Marie Colvin. The real question is what are “you” trying to discover and what do you plan to do with this knowledge. Journeys can be taken in different forms such as physical‚ spiritual‚ and mental forms. Physical journeys
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Brann described the shield as the image of a world that Homer saw in his mind. In the shield‚ there are two cities. One was at peace and in celebration. This city is known as the “City of Peace” (Harvard). They were celebrating marriages with processions‚ music‚ and dancing. While the women stood at the doors
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* Homer is most frequently said to be born in the Ionian region of Asia Minor‚ at Smyrna‚ or on the island of Chios‚ dying on the Cycladic island of Ios. A connection with Smyrna seems to be alluded to in a legend that his original name wasMelesigenes ("born of Meles"‚ a river which flowed by that city)‚ with his mother the nymph Kretheis. Internal evidence from the poems gives evidence of familiarity with the topography and place-names of this area of Asia Minor‚ for example‚ Homer refers to
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die ingloriously and without a struggle‚ but let me first do some great thing that shall be told among men hereafter (Homer‚ Iliad 22.304-305)”‚ words spoken by Hector is one of many of examples that can be found in The Iliad that illustrate the importance of arête‚ honor and glory to the Greeks. The Iliad is an awe-inspiring epic poem written by the ancient blind Greek poet‚ Homer‚ filled with art‚ drama‚ love and war. The epic poem recounts several of events during the final few months of the tenth
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Odysseus is cunning‚ brave‚ and powerful but he does it for the better of himself. To start off with‚ Odysseus is cunning. Odysseus is smart. According to the text‚ “I sat on the ground with my back against the tree and considered what to do” (Homer). Although many people believe that this is cunning‚ however you are put in this situation every day. In addition‚ Odysseus is brave. The text states‚ “ There was a loud hiss as the
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Cited: Lombardo‚ Stanley. Homer‚ The Essential Iliad. Hackett Publishing Company‚ Inc‚ 2000. Print. West‚ Thomas G. and West‚ Grace Starry. Plato and Aristophanes Four Texts on Socrates. Cornell University Press. 1984‚ Print.
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Comparsion Between The Epic Poem The Iliad And The Modern Film Troy The film Troy is a movie released in 2004 and was directed by Wolfgang Petersen‚ and has been influenced by the classical epic poem‚ The Iliad which has been credited of the Greek poet Homer. Both texts deal with the same subject‚ the siege of troy which was ended with the trickery of the wooden horse. However the characters themselves are shown with different actions between the two texts which revels different motives and thoughts.
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