Achilles did not know what his cousins planning to do in the movie. In both versions‚ Partoklos decided to wear Achilles armor and pretend he was Achilles to fight the Trojans. Then Hector killed Patroklos in the movie and Achilles decided to take revenge to Hector. Although Hector was portrays a brave man in the movie‚ Homer portrays Hector as cowardly. He gets
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of his fleet. It is this choice that begins the cycle of tragedy. Agamemnon’s wife‚ Clytemnestra‚ sees her husband’s act as unforgivable‚ and upon his return from battle‚ she murders him in an act of vengeance. However‚ this is not the only revenge taking place. Clytemnestra’s lover‚ whose father Thyestes was tricked by Agamemnon into devouring his own children‚ also justifies Agamemnon’s murder as revenge for the
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Ronni Kern Starring: Sienna Guillory as Helen Matthew Marsden as Paris John Rhys-Davies as King Priam of Troy Emilia Fox as Cassandra‚ Princess of Troy Rufus Sewell as Agamemnon Stellan Skarsgård as Theseus Joe Montana as Achilles Katie Blake as Clytemnestra Craig Kelly as Pollux Manuel Cauchi as Paris’ Father Kristina Paris as Iphigenia Music By: Joel Goldsmith Cinematography: Edward J. Pai Editing By: Michael D. Ornstein Distributed By: Universal Home Entertainment Release Date: April 20‚ 2003
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YEAT’S ARTIST PICTURE OF RAPE "Leda and the Swan" is a sonnet written by William Butler Yeats. The subject matter is taken from one of the many stories in Greek mythology. The swan is the god Zeus in disguise. He forces himself on Leda and because she had also had sex with her husband‚ the Spartan king Tyndareus‚ she becomes pregnant with four fetuses. The most important of these offspring on the development of the Western civilization is Helen of the Trojan War. A close study of "Leda and
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Fate in The Odyssey In Homer?s The Odyssey‚ fate plays an important part in the story development. People who believe in fate or destiny think that their lives are spun out in front of them before they are born‚ and there is nothing they can do to change that. Some characters‚ like Polyphemos‚ find out their fate beforehand but still end up fulfilling prophesies they tried to avoid‚ but most characters acted out their fate without realizing it‚ like Odysseus. He blinded the Cyclops without knowing
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Family as a social institution in Odyssey by Homer One of the social institutions that play a very important role in the Odyssey by homer is the family. The importance of the family and home are highly extrapolated in this work of art‚ the main character‚ Odysseus really demonstrates the role of home and the family. Even before the reader goes deep into the text‚ there are certain facts that are established about the family and its role in this book. Although most critics and readers focus on
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Jen Krupa Final Draft Seminar paper 11/6/12 The Portrayal of Women in Greek Writing Sappho‚ Aeschylus and Homer are Greek authors that discuss the role of women in Greek Society. Women hold traditional Greek roles in society taking on the role as wife and mother. These roles are generally viewed as subordinate roles to men in Greek times. This can be seen through the poetry of Sappho. It can be argued that women also hold very powerful negative or positive roles in Greek society. This
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thoughts. Although‚ in retaliation‚ Clytemnestra cheats on Agamemnon‚ she did not deserve her gory fate. Upon Agamemnon’s return‚ Clytemnestra’s new lover kills him. Orestes‚ Clytemnestra’s son‚ killed both his mother and her lover‚ in retaliation and sorrow. Clytemnestra did not actually participate in the slaughter of her husband‚ but was killed anyway. It has been said that Agamemnon is the most unfortunate character in the Odyssey‚ but truthfully‚ Clytemnestra had to witness her husband’s death
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Main cultural force: violated by Paris 5. Coming of Age f. Telemachus takes charge of household 6. Power struggle among men (cunning over strength) g. Vengeance: honor restored‚ but only divine intervention can end cycle of revenge h. Rank and merit cause conflict 7. Woman’s work (Penelope) 8. Ambiguous will of the gods i. Sacrifice as major communal event to please gods appropriately j. Justice is doing the will of the gods 9. Curiosity (both
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that they believe that their interpretations of topics are correct by creating a definite end. They have leaned toward the opinion that Orestes and Electra were justified in their actions‚ although Euripides was not as one sided since he allowed Clytemnestra to explain her actions and had Orestes question the idea of matricide and consider the possible consequences. Based on how The Eumenides and Orestes end‚ with Electra and especially Orestes escaping punishment‚ it can be concluded that the audience
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