the series. Hektor loves his wife Andromache. He has been rendered impotent after an injury in a fight‚ and so agrees to bring up as his own her son by Helikaon. For most of the trilogy‚ they are the only two to know who the boy’s real father is. Priam dotes upon his son‚ seeing him as the only man of worth among his many children. He is Priam’s heir‚ and loved by the people.Hektor commands the Trojan Horse‚ Troy’s mighty cavalry. He is greatly loved by the soldiers under his command and knows all
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The story‚ The Iliad‚ is an epic poem written by an ancient Greek poet‚ Homer‚ set during year nine of the ten-year Trojan War between the Greeks and the Trojans. Written in the min-eighth century bc‚ it’s often considered the earliest work in world literature and it was heavily influenced by the Greek and Roman culture. It explores many themes such as anger‚ strife‚ alienation and reconciliation. The main theme‚ however‚ is anger‚ specifically Achilles’. Achilles’ rage in the Iliad was not justifiable
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enmity instead of fame‚ Achilles learns to gradually regain respect and admiration lost at the start of Book 1. Through a series of trials and error‚ starting with his decision to abandon the Achaean forces and ending with his final encounter with King Priam‚ Achilles finds a balance between his strengths and faults and ultimately discovers a path towards the glorious status of immortality by the end of the epic. In Book 1‚ Achilles’ rash decision to overstep Agamemnon’s authority in addressing the plague
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friendship as a stake in the war through his combined losses of Briseis‚ Agamemnon‚ and Patroclos to the Trojans; thus‚ leading to his decision of abandoning his self-imprisonment and returning to the municipal of the Greeks. His kind-heartedness towards Priam opens Achilles to a moral outlook of forces as a valiant quality and the reader toward a aspect of time within the narrative; consequently‚ making the future become the caring factor of Achilles as he makes his way towards the end of narrative.
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Anger is significant in the Iliad because most of the central events that take place in it are fueled by anger. The first time anger becomes important to the Iliad is Achilles’ anger at Agamemnon and his selfish decisions. Achilles is angry because Agamemnon brought the wrath of Apollo down upon the entire Greek force. Apollo is angry at Agamemnon because he rudely refused to return his war prize‚ Chryseis‚ to her father Chryses‚ who is a priest of Apollo‚ and Chryses prays to Apollo that he would
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Achilles‚ the famous mythological war hero‚ is the central character in The Iliad. It is his storyline that creates the essence of the epic war written by Homer. Although it may seem that the main theme is about the dominance‚ gruesomeness‚ and destruction of Troy when the poem is first read‚ this is not the main focus. It is in The Iliad‚ that we see how Achilles transforms from youth to maturity; and grows through undergoing permanent and fundamental personality changes from a ferocious warrior
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Presenting the Casts: Abadines‚ Jessica T. Acosta‚ Krizelle Nhorilyn V. Alaan‚ Pauline Joy D. Amorin ‚ Anne Marielle C. Arcebuche ‚ Princes Diane M. Arellano‚ Axel Russel M. Basilio‚ John Benedict P. Group 1 Scene 1: Introduction of Troy Narrator: (she will look around) Hello? (then the voice will echo) the echo will be the signal for the coming of the troops Narrator: (when the armies had already come) What the ?! STOP! * Everyone will look at her bewitched by her presence. * She will
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and The Iliad I was able to draw the conclusion that Antigone portrays the different types of love in a more realistic way. When I read The Iliad for the first time the portrayal of love that stood out the most to me was the love Priam had for his son Hector. Priam being the king of Troy risked his life by walking onto the enemy’s war camp in order to beg the man that killed his son for the rights to his body. “Pity me in my own right‚ remember your own father! I deserve more pity... I have endured
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emphasizing her safety in their house (Farron 22). Besides‚ Achilles took good care of Briseis who was his captive from war notwithstanding. Furthermore‚ women were respected through being given an ear even though their voice counted the least. King Priam respected his wife Hecabe to the extent of asking her for advice before he left to meet Achilles. Paris listened to Helen and in spite of her constant outburst and even wishing him defeat and death; he still tolerated and kept her (Homer‚ Iliad 6‚
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in the rest of the epic poem. This theme of erotic love‚ capable of dividing friends and starting wars‚ is not to be confused with other forms of love also portrayed in the Iliad‚ such as the love between Hector and Andromache‚ or between King Priam and his people. Erotic love appears alongside of other forces of love that all play a part in shaping the characters actions and the outcome of
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