focuses on the Trojan War. The poem begins in the middle of the war between two kingdoms that lasted up to a total of 10 years. Agamemnon‚ the king of Greece‚ has an elite warrior name Achilles. However‚ Agamemnon fails to convince Achilles to go back to war while Priam‚ the king of Troy‚ succeeds to convince Achilles to return Hector’s body back to him. Agamemnon’s embassy fails while Priam’s embassy succeeds. Priam’s selflessness and braveness lead him to have an accomplished embassy that successfully
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the blind bard in a captivatingly realistic way. Not long after the opening scene of the epic‚ Achilles is seen trying to show Agamemnon how wrong it is that he would think to steal Achilles’s girl‚ and uses the “ethos” argument to prove it. He tells him‚ “I don’t have any quarrel with the Trojans‚ they didn’t do anything to me to make me come over here and fight . . . It’s
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Helen of Troy I. CHARACTERS Major Characters: Achilles- Stanley Baker Agamemnon- Robert Douglas Andromache- Patricia Marmont Hector- Harry Andrews Helen of Troy- Rossana Podestà MenelausNiall MacGinnis Paris- Jacques Sernas Patroclus- Terence Longdon Priam- Cedric Hardwicke Ulysses- Torin Thatcher Minor Characters: Aeneas- Ronald Lewis Polydorus- Robert Brown Alpheus- TonioSelwart Andraste- Brigitte Bardot Andros- Eduardo Ciannelli Cassandra- Janette Scott Cora- Barbara Cavan Dancer- George
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Character Analysis of Agamemnon Power as prime motivation In The Iliad‚ Homer gives us many characters to examine: Some characters are simple while some are complicated‚ some are heroic‚ some are cowards‚ some are motivated by the desire for kleos and plunder while some are motivated by power. Each warrior goes into battle with different responsibilities‚ obligations and motives depending on rank and class. For example‚ a king has different motivations for going to war than a soldier has.
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The Iliad‚ an epic poem by Homer‚ focuses on Achilles’ wrath and its consequences: That cursed wrath‚ which caused numberless pains to Achaeans; Many mighty spirits it sent to Hades of heroes‚ and turned them into prey to dogs And feast to birds.(1.2-5) Although Achilles and Hector are both mighty warriors who share the same values‚ they have different backgrounds‚ personalities‚ and reasons for fighting. Homer presents Achilles‚ the son of Peleus‚ a mortal‚ and of Thetis‚ a
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in the conversation between Achilles and Priam‚ father of Hektor. After the death of Hektor‚ Achilles drags around the body of Hektor in the dirt every morning. Unable to bear the pitiful sight of his son anymore‚ Priam comes to Achilles to ask for his son’s body back in exchange for a large ransom. He kisses both palms of Achilles and tells him to look at the situation from a father’s perspective. He persuades Achilles to sympathize with him and in the end‚ Achilles gives back the body of Hektor
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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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without a gift” (Homer‚ Iliad 1. 126-127). Tensions began to rise between Achilles and Agamemnon as each of the powerful men voiced their opinions about the fairness of Agamemnon’s demands. Eventually‚ the argument got to a breaking point when Achilles decided to “return home now to Phthia…” because he didn’t “fancy staying here unvalued‚ to pile up riches‚ treasures just for you [Agamemnon]” (Homer‚ Iliad 1. 185-188). Achilles attempted to deliver revenge on the king for his disrespectful behavior
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expressed and contain the similes. The selected passage describes the fight between Achilles and Hector. In fact‚ the scene tells how fierce Achilles chases after Hector. Furthermore‚ it describes how Hector gets frightened as facing his death by means of the similes: Hector looked up‚ saw him‚ started to tremble‚ nerve gone‚ he could hold his ground no longer‚ he left the gates behind and away he fled in fear- and Achilles went for him‚ fast‚ sure of his speed as the wild mountain hawk‚ the quickest
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Mycenae‚ leader of the Greeks. Achilles — Leader of the Myrmidons‚ half-divine war hero. Odysseus — King of Ithaca‚ the wiliest Greek commander and hero of the Odyssey. Ajax the Greater — son of Telamon‚ with Diomedes‚ he is second to Achilles in martial prowess. Menelaus — King of Sparta‚ husband of Helen and brother of Agamemnon. Diomedes — son of Tydeus‚ King of Argos. Ajax the Lesser — son of Oileus‚ often partner of Ajax the Greater. Patroclus — Achilles’ closest companion. Nestor — King
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