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 of his son Hector back. However both versions do not portray accurate versions of the fight between Menelaus and Paris‚ nor do they correctly explain why Helen has come to reside in Troy nor does the movie
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David Malouf’s Ransom portrays a strong connection between Achilles and Patroclus which is evident from their love for one another. Through the loss of Patroclus however‚ Achilles experiences a great deal of pain that comes from a sense of death‚ grief and loss‚ all of which are prominent themes within Malouf’s adaptation of the Iliad‚ Ransom. After the passing of Patroclus‚ Achilles looses all that is humane inside him‚ his anger concocted from his refusal to be consoled after Patroclus’ death
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Ideas at the crux of the works by Petersen‚ Malouf and Homer entail honour‚ pride‚ rage and grief. All of the concepts can be identified and explored further with connotations to personal‚ cultural and social aspects in the film‚ story and epic poem. Honour can be comprehended as a paramount concern within the times of Achilles and Hector The archaic belief that fighting for king and country is a great honour is one that is still significant today. Homer‚ Petersen and Malouf question whether this
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Plato vs. HomerHomer’s Iliad would have been severely criticized by Socrates‚ as depicted by Plato in The Republic. Plato is critical of Greek literature and mythology and even went so far as to propose a system of censorship in the ideal city. Plato believed myths to be lies and thus the propagation of these lies should be halted in society. In The Republic he wrote‚ "Whenever they tell a tale that plays false with the true nature of gods and heroes...they are like painters whose portraits bear
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The opening of Virgil’s epic [“I sing of warfare and a man of war” or “ I sing of arms and of the man”] is a skillful allusion to Homer’s Iliad [“Rage—Goddess‚ sing the rage of Peleus’ son Achilles”]. Both rely on nouns. Discuss how the two interact in both works. Just as Homer used the first lines of the Iliad and Odyssey to announce the main themes of those poems‚ Virgil presents the two main themes of the Aeneid in the first line. What are these two central themes? In The Aeneid‚ Virgil’s
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nonexistence of the gods throughout the whole movie and the change from Achilles’ decision for Patroclus to fight to Patroclus’ decision to go. In the movie Troy the director makes the decision to start the movie at the start of the war‚ giving the viewers some background information as to why the war had actually began rather than starting nine years into the war like in the Iliad‚ “Rage—Goddess‚ sing the rage of Peleus’ son Achilles‚ murderous‚ doomed‚ that cost the Achaeans countless losses‚ hurling
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to Hector’s death. We first observe Achilles’ rage in Book XXI. Hector has already killed Achilles’ beloved friend Patroklos. Achilles‚ whom is filled with rage‚ returns back into the battle field and fights the Trojan soldiers alone at the river Xanthus. As the death of Patroklos drove all kindness of his heart‚ he brutally kills the Trojan soldiers. Therefore Priam is forced to open the gate of Ilium in return of his soldiers. Bravely‚ Agenor holds off Achilles. Apollo intervenes and takes Agenor
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Agamemnon and Achilles - Apollo caused it - Agamemnon dishonored Chryses‚ his priest‚ so Apollo struck his men with plague - Took Chryses’ daughter - Hera wanted fighting to stop‚ so influenced Achilles to call meeting to end the fighting - Achilles recommends to Agamemnon that they consult a prophet or priest - Calchas (prophet) makes deal with Achilles to tell him what he knows if he protects him - Agamemnon becomes angry‚ but accepts deal as long as he gets Achilles’ girl
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first in pre-existence‚ rocked and comforted‚ and then is born into an earthly world. “Man is a fighter and when not fighting he is a farmer‚ earth is his element” One day he will return to grains. But first his life is full of shifting forms. Achilles: “He was 5‚ 6 when her (mother? or spirit???) voice whispered on his skin‚ Do you hear me? I am still with you for a time when you call” and then she was a “faint far-off echo to his senses‚ an underwater humming”. He grieved‚ but in silence so
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plague to the camp causing many deaths. After 10 days of suffering Achilles calls assembly and ask for deity to tell why its happening. Calchas the seer told that he needs to return chryses‚ but Agamemnon became angry and would return only if Achilles gives him briseis. Achilles who is proud became angry and threatens to pull back his army. With athena’s guidance Achilles succeeded to not fight Agamemnon. Due to sending chryses back Achilles refuses to participate in battle and after 12 days‚ thetis makes
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