ruse was ever exploited. - In the Iliad Paris is mortally wounded by Philoctetes. In "Troy" Paris lives. - Ajax and Agamemnon were also men that survived the Trojan War according to the Iliad‚ but were killed off in "Troy". - In the Iliad Priam has a daughter named Cassandra that is a prophetess. She tried to warn the people of Troy about the Trojan Horse‚ though her prophecy fell on deaf ears (thanks to a curse from Apollo). Cassandra plays no role in the movie "Troy". - In the Iliad
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Hamlet’s Existential Crisis In the Renaissance‚ finding oneself seemed to be a major theme. Most of the plays‚ in the renaissance age‚ focused on one thing‚ what to do when one experiences an existential crisis. Shakespeare’s Hamlet explores existential crisis through Young Hamlet’s inability to act. Just like Hamlet‚ I suffer an existential crisis; Whether or not I will go to college‚ and yet I am delaying until the very end. Hamlet’s inability to act comes from his existential crisis because
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Horse ruse was ever exploited. - In the Iliad Paris is mortally wounded by Philoctetes. In Troy Paris lives. - Ajax and Agamemnon were also men that survived the Trojan War according to the Iliad‚ but were killed off in Troy. - In the Iliad Priam has a daughter named Cassandra that is a prophetess. She tried to warn the people of Troy about the Trojan Horse‚ though her prophecy fell on deaf ears. Cassandra plays no role in the movie Troy. - In the Iliad there were several great and powerful
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review/reaction paper for the movie Troy released in 2004‚ directed by Wolfgang Petersen and screenplay by David Benioff. Cast of characters: Achilles – Brad Pitt Hector – Eric Bana Helen of Troy – Diane Kruger Paris – Orlando Bloom King Priam – Peter O’Toole Menelaus – Brendan Gleeson Agamemnon – Brian Cox Patroclus – Garrett Hedlund Odysseus – Sean Bean Briseis – Rose Byrne Troy is a film adaptation of the epic Iliad. It is a good movie for its entertainment value but not for
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Film vs. Text: A Comparative Analysis of Homer’s Epics Film vs. Text: A Comparative Analysis of Homer’s Epics Homer created two ancient Greek poems which are commonly known in the Literature. These are “The Iliad” which has the film version entitled “Troy” and “The Odyssey” which has also the film version. Though these poems played in movie version‚ there are some differences from the book that is maybe cut‚ change or re-modified. In Iliad‚ all the actions happen because of the Greek Gods
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During Andromache’s talk with Hector to persuade him to stay in Troy‚ she mentions‚ "You‚ Hector-you are my father now‚ my noble mother‚ a brother too‚ and you are my husband‚ young and warm and strong"(Book 6‚ Lines 48-49). Andromache uses this metaphor to convey to Hector that he is her only family. Since she lost everyone in her family‚ she values Hector beyond her relatives because Hector is all she has left. Andromache pleading with Hector to stay in Troy also proves that she knows Hector will
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Lines 81 – 148 Greek Sinon’s persuasive story that hose is a gift Lines 149 – 152 Aeneas stops story to interject personal comment Lines 153 – 203 Sinon’s story continues Lines 204 – 213 Priam questions Sinon Lines 214 – 227 Sinon prays to gods Lines 228 – 275 Sinon continues with reason why Greeks built the horse Lines 276 – 280 Trojans believe Sinon Lines 281 – 324 Bloody snakes entwine Laocoon and his sons and lie at foot of Palladium
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THE IMPORTANCE OF HONOR AND GLORY IN THE ILIAD Honor and glory are central to the Greek character. Since heroes are the essence of the society from which they come‚ Greek heroes live their lives according to honor and glory‚ in all their varied forms. Honor and glory trigger an epic war that takes the lives of numerous men‚ and shape its development at every stage. The fall of Troy is "a thing whose glory shall perish never (Homer‚ Iliad 2.324)". The goal of the Greeks is the fame that resounds
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Before our visit to the Beirut National Museum‚ I kept in mind the fact that the artifact I would choose was probably going to belong to the Roman period –I’m fascinated by their sculptures- and that I was going to search the whole museum‚ piece by piece‚ until I find a relic that would truly catch my eye. However‚ when we arrived at the museum‚ I saw a remarkably huge marble sarcophagus and its picture stayed in my head during the whole tour. I kept on thinking about what mesmerized me about it
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“…And You‚ innocent of his murder? And who could swear to that? and how?...” (A‚ 1534-35). One reads very early on in the book of Agamemnon that “Ten years gone‚ ten to the day our great avenger went for Priam…” (A‚ 44-45). This references when the ‘great avenger’ or Agamemnon went to defeat Priam in Troy. It had clearly been ten years‚ quite a long time‚ since the death of Iphigenia when Agamemnon returns home and is murdered. One can infer‚ therefore‚ that Clytaemnestra had adequate time to grieve
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