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    Troy and the Trojan War

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    Troy was considered a mythical city until archeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovered the remains of the city in 1871. Archeological digs have brought up many truths about the history of Troy‚ and about the Trojan War‚ which supposedly occurred around 1250 B.C. The war is the subject of the epic poem‚ The Iliad by Homer‚ however‚ there are several theories regarding the existence of Troy and the events of the Trojan War. In 1871‚ Heinrich Schliemann‚ with the aid of geographical clues mentioned

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    historical basis for the Trojan War‚ the location of Troy is debatable and therefore there is little conclusive evidence to support the Iliad" For years the ancient story of Troy and the epic Trojan War has sparked dispute among archaeologists. Did it really happen? Was there a troy like the one Homer describes? What caused it? Historians are today still trying to prove the existence of troy and the Trojan War. Our main source of interest in troy and the Trojan War is the Iliad. It is an account

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    Setting . I.A. Time of Action: About 3‚200 years ago in recorded history’s infancy‚ when humankind’s imagination peopled the known world with great heroes and villains and nature reflected the mood of the gods and goddesses. I.B. Place of Action: Troy (Asia Minor)‚ also Ilium (ancient Ilion)‚ famous city of Greek legend‚ on the northwestern corner of Asia Minor‚ in present-day Turkey. Anatolia is west of Greece (across the Aegean Sea) and north of Egypt (across the Mediterranean Sea). II. Characters

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    put someone else’s life in front of your own‚ if you can change someone else’s life you can then call yourself a hero. Aristotle once said that a tragic hero is "one who does not fall into misfortune though vice or depravity‚ but falls because of some mistake". In the play Fences by August Wilson‚ the main character Troy Maxson proves himself to be a hero in my eyes‚ he puts the life of a young girl before his own and gives her a place to stay while he lives on the streets‚ he also confronts his

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    in the play are used to tell the late life story of Troy Maxon and his relationship with family.  From the start of the play‚ there is conflict and foreshadowing that shows Troy’s own belief that he has failed in life and that the world did not give him what he deserved.  He believes that he has to venture outside of his family to find relief.             At the start of the play‚ Wilson takes the audience into the seemingly happy life of Troy Maxon. The author then makes it clear that he felt like

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    Troy Maxon a Tragic Hero

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    not fall into misfortune though vice or depravity‚ but falls because of some mistake". In the play Fences by August Wilson‚ the main character Troy Maxson proves himself to be a hero in my eyes‚ the way he cares for his family illustrates his heroic efforts. For me‚ his heroicness is merely efforts because he fails. He wants to keep his family close so much that he becomes overbearing and seemingly unsupportive. Troy’s character creates small conflicts with the other characters in Fences. Troy instigates

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    Troy Versus Homers Illiad

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    TROY VS HOMERS ILIAD (A comparison between the two with a mix of movie reviewing) by Amber Shepherd When comparing the movie Troy‚ directed by Wolfgang Petterson‚ and The Iliad‚ written by Greek poet Homer we can clearly see that although Petterson has made an excellent film he has clearly left out certain aspects of the Iliad which really define the story. Both versions portray the Trojan War between Greece and Troy‚ Achilles killing Hector and King Priam visiting Achilles to ask for the body

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    Troy Maxon represents a modern tragic character very well due this is fatal flaw‚ and downfall by the end of the play. Though he may not meet the requirement of being a character of nobility or of high class‚ all the other parts of the definition of a tragic character fit him very well. We see throughout the play that his authoritarianist behavior causes him to treat his family in a way that distances him from them. By the end of the story the tragedy ends with Troy dead‚ and without his family.

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    Troy: Iliad and King Priam

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    next century‚ Petersen raised the stakes - both onscreen and with his budget - for "A Perfect Storm" (2000)‚ a less-than-factual accounting of real-life events that struggled to recoup its financials at the box office. Following the even more bloated "Troy" (2004) and "Poseidon" (2006)‚

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    Why Is Troy A Tragic Hero

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    that brings tragedy to their life. In the play Fences the character Troy Maxson is believed to be a tragic hero. There are two key reasons as to why Troy is one. A major reason that Troy is a tragic hero is that he is a caring person but shows it differently from the others. The other reason is that he makes bad decisions about everything. These are only a few of many reasons as to why Troy is considered a tragic hero. At first‚ Troy may seem like an uncaring father‚ but the truth is he really does

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