TROY Film Analysis by: Dianne Lim Federis Wolfgang Peterson tackles the job of bringing the epic of Homer’s The Iliad to the big screen in his film Troy. Iliad being a lengthy text‚ it is impossible to 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
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movie‚ Troy‚ has proven to be a very loose adaptation of Homer’s original‚ as are almost all stories that are made into movies‚ unfortunately. With its timeless storyline‚ amazing scenery‚ gorgeous actors/actresses and most of all‚ its reported two hundred million dollar budget‚ it is easy to see why Troy was hyped up to be a box office hit. However‚ the film critics were harsh on this movie‚ as they had every right to be‚ and it ended up being a total flop. Compared to Homer’s Iliad‚ Troy is rather
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there is a character named Troy Maxson. He is the husband of Rose Maxson and father of Lyons‚ Cory‚ and Raynell. He once was a loving father and husband‚ but as the story goes on‚ he starts to drift from his family and ends up cheating on his wife‚ and the lady he cheated on her is named Alberta. Troy and Alberta ended up having a kid‚ but Alberta died while giving birth. So‚ Troy towards the end easily represented 3 words‚ Angered‚ Cheater‚ and a liar. On page 77‚ Troy talks to death because he
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In Homer’s Iliad ‚Book III opens with the two armies facing each other on the plain outside Troy. Here the character of Helen has been depicted very carefully and dramatically. While Menelaus and Paris are fighting a duel‚ Iris .the messenger Goddess brought the news to Helen telling her about the duel and it’s outcome being the possession of Helen by the victor. While meeting Priam and his council on the rampart ‚ watching the battle‚ some Trojan olders say ‘No one could blame the Trojans and the
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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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Summary- the story of my life Chapter 1 Helen’s apprehension before writing her autobiography Helen felt a kind of hesitation before she set on the task of penning down her autobiography and‚ thus‚ reveal the story of her life. In addition‚ the task itself was a difficult one for Helen: looking back‚ she could hardly distinguish between the facts and the fancies across the years. Furthermore‚ in the process of learning new things‚ she had forgotten many important incidents and experiences of her
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the mother of a childhood friend. ANALYSIS Poe is celebrating the nurturing power of woman. Poe‚ in referring to Helen‚ may be alluding to the Greek goddess of light or Helen of Troy who is considered to be the most beautiful woman who ever lived. rhyme scheme ABABB ABABA ABBAB [half-rhyme in lines 7-9] ‘Helen1‚ thy beauty is to me’ (line 1) 1. an allusion to Helen of Troy in Greek mythology; the wife of King Menlaus of Greece‚ the most beautiful woman in the world ‘Like those Nicean1
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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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homeland with Helen. - In the movie Achilles is among one of many Greeks that are inside the Trojan Horse. In the Iliad Achilles died before the Trojan 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
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Troy directed by Wolfgang Petersen 2004 The movie Troy is about the conflict between the Greek city-states‚ led by Agamemnon‚ and Troy‚ ruled by Priam. These two have this conflict because Paris‚ Prince of Troy‚ fell in love with Helen‚ wife of Menelaus who is Agamemnon’s brother and king of Sparta‚ and took her back to Troy against the wishes of his brother‚ Hector‚ who‚ with his father‚ had been trying for years to make peace with Sparta and had finally gotten that peace. Agamemnon had recently
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