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    Troy vs, Iliad

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    Farhood Bahadori Classical Mythology Professor Sina Jafari 5 July 2012 Guidelines for the Comparative analysis of the movie "Troy" and "The Iliad" Your comparative essay should be typed in single space paragraphing (font 12 Times New Roman) and it should be at least 500 words. (I will use the "word count" feature in Microsoft Word to check the number of words.) Try not to exceed 1000 words at most. Your essay should be the result of your own contemplations‚ observations and conclusions. You

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    Helen and Menelaus

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    Name- Helen of Troy: Tyndareus was her earthly father; Daughter of Zeus and Leda Attribute or defining characteristic- Helen is best known for being the most beautiful woman. She was considered “the face that launched the thousand ships” and was also married to the King of Sparta and they conceived five kids. Function/Significance in literature/culture- An allusion to Helen would signify her beauty. Her seizure was one of the causes to the Trojan War. Summary of Myth/Legend/Tale- When Helen

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    BY: MA. ROSELLE PAULINE PERALTA The movieTroy” which was released in 2004 was a fairly remarkable movie. However‚ the scene starting with the Trojan Horse being found by the Trojans and ending with Troy being sacked had lacked effectiveness. This may be due to insufficient details delivered throughout the whole movie. It may be a disappointment if one decides to look at the accuracy of the movie’s depiction of the stories of Homer’s The Odyssey and Virgil’s Aeneid. Both poems are known

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    Trojan War and Troy

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    HIS 111- Antiquity to 1500 Film Analysis- Troy Troy is an adaption of the poem written by Homer‚ also known as the Iliad. The screenplay was written by David Benioff and stars Brad Pitt‚ Eric Bana‚ Orlando Bloom‚ Brian Cox‚ Diane Kruger‚ and Rose Byrne. It is a brilliant story of love and war produced in 2004. My reason for choosing this film is because of the controversy over what is myth and what is fact regarding the fall of Troy. I find the movie so majestic yet the timeframe of the Iliad

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    disclaimer or as absolution for Maud Gonne. Yeats recognises that Maud Gonne’s character made her act the manner in which she did‚ though this resulted in misery for him‚ there was little blame that he could attach to her. The second statement "or that she would of late have taught to ignorant men most violent ways" contains both praise

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    Women of Troy Essay

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    ancient Greeks the Siege of Troy was the greatest and most important event in the Age of Heroes; that age of wonder when the Immortals who dwelt on Olympus and whom they worshipped as gods‚ mingled with mankind and took a visible part in their affairs. The end of Troy marks the place where legend ends and history begins (Green‚ 11). The line between fantasy and reality is sometimes difficult to grasp‚ leaving historians questionable of the actualities of the battle of Troy‚ better yet the women. This

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    confronted her many times about it. Father Flynn also wanted to uphold the rules‚ but also make the school more of a fun and welcoming place‚ without as many of the strict rules that were being enforced by Sister Aloysius. In the beginning of the movie‚ Sister Aloysius cared deeply about each student‚ but also wanted to keep tradition and sophistication

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    Helen In The Odyssey

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    deaths‚ which cast a shadow over the strong women. Most of the women are thought to be either motherly figures or romantic interests‚ but in truth‚ they are so much more‚ just like in present day society. Perhaps the most strong of all mortal characters is Penelope‚ the loyal wife of Odysseus. Although she is bombarded with suitors who stay at her house‚ she has managed to not give in. She has come up with multiple ways to stall these rambunctious young men. For example‚ she told the suitors that

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    Family and Troy

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    relationship with his family and friends is influenced by the conflicts and hardships that he has endured throughout his life. Troy Maxson‚ the protagonist of the play‚ changes from a responsible character who is loyal to his family and friends‚ to a character that makes wrong decisions‚ which eventually lead to the break up between he and those who love him. The numerous obstacles Troy has faced in his life have shown to have a psychological impact on the way he carries out some of his unjust decisions

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    Econium of Helen

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    The text studied was "Encomium of Helen" by Gorgias. After reading the first few lines I had made an early assumption that I was not going to like this piece of writing. By the 5th paragraph or so my judgement was proven wrong for it got more interesting. To the best of my knowledge‚ this piece is the writer’s opinion on the power of words and how they can do many things but most significantly‚ persuade individuals. "Speech is a powerful lord‚ which by means of the finest and most invisible body

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