The Illiad Book 1: Summary: The Iliad begins with the Trojan War already in progress. Greek audiences would have been familiar with the background of the story‚ and here a brief summary of events is necessary to help the reader to put these events in context. It is important to remember that these stories had a life outside of Homer: he did not invent his characters or the main events of the epic. He did make key choices regarding which events and characters were to be emphasized and reinterpreted
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‘A Doll’s House’‚ written by Henrik Ibsen in 1879‚ presents its primary character‚ Nora Helmer‚ as a strong individual who evolves greatly throughout the entirety of the play. In fact‚ as the play progresses‚ Nora challenges the societal views during the time in which it was written and first performed. The Mirror in 1889 said: “‘For whatever one’s opinions of ‘A Doll’s House’ as a play may be‚ there can be no question of its startling unconventionality’”. Throughout the three acts Nora Helmer proves
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archaic ar·cha·ic [ahr-key-ik] adjective 1.marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated:an archaic manner; an archaic notion. 2.(of a linguistic form) commonly used in an earlier time but rare inpresent-day usage except to suggest the older time‚ as inreligious rituals or historical novels. Examples: thou; wast;methinks; forsooth. 3.forming the earliest stage; prior to full development: the archaicperiod of psychoanalytic research. 4.( often initial capital letter
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Athens. When the Athenians first consulted the Pythia at Delphi‚ whose name was Aristonice‚ their demise was foretold. They asked for a different oracle. “My Lord‚” they asked‚ “give us a better oracle about our fatherland; be moved to pity the suppliant boughs with which we come before you‚ or we will never go away from your shrine but remain right here till we die” (7.141). The priestess replied: No: Athena cannot appease great Zeus of Olympus With many eloquent words and all her cunning counsel
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In Chaucer’s House of Fame‚ the reader is privy to a momentous dream of Geoffrey’s‚ a poet protagonist dedicated to love. In this dream‚ he meets an eagle that promises to bear him to the House of Fame as a reward from Jupiter himself. Once there‚ Geoffrey is told that he will “here…mo wonder thynges…and of loves folk moo tydynges‚ both soothe sawes and lesinges‚ and moo loves new begonne‚ and longe yserved loves wonne‚ and moo loves casuelly (Chaucer‚ Lines 672-679).” This excerpt is meant to outline
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The dramatic presentations of ancient Greece developed out of religious rites performed to honor gods or to mark the coming of spring. Playwrights such as Aeschylus‚ Sophocles‚ and Euripides composed plays to be performed and judged at competitions held during the yearly Dionysian festivals. Those plays were chosen by a selection board and evaluated by a panel of judges. To compete in the contest‚ Greek playwrights had to submit three tragedies‚ which could be either based on a common theme or unrelated
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Achilles has become full of anger and self-loathing following the death of Patroclus. Achilles answers Lykaon’s supplication by stating‚ “I reject this childish plea for mercy‚ and I will accept no ransom. Until Patroclus died‚ I often spared suppliants‚ and sold them abroad; but now all Trojans I catch will die‚ especially all sons of King Priam!” (Graves 1960 21:99). Achilles blames himself for the death of Patroclus‚ his wrath is now deeply personal and he is now intensely brutal in combat
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The Medea by Euripides‚ Heroides XII: Medea to Jason by Ovid Both Fifth century B.C. playwright Euripides and Roman poet and dramatist Ovid tell the story of Jason ditching Medea for another woman; however‚ they do not always share a perspective on the female matron’s traits‚ behavior‚ and purpose. Euripides portrays a woman who reacts to injustice by beginning a crusade to avenge all who harmed her which she is prepared to see through even if it means resorting to the most contemptible methods
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merely as property and were used for producing material within the household. Paralyzed by their unfortunate circumstances‚ they were taken and given as if they were material belongings. In Homer’s Iliad‚ we conceive how women are introduced as suppliants to the masculine heroines. They are depicted as being inferior to men both physically and intellectually. Throughout the Iliad‚ women play a modest but important role that embodies their relative significance and the impact they have on the affairs
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THE FALL OF TROY | | THE STORY of the Iliad ends with the death of Hector‚ and it is from the Odyssey and later poems that we learn the fate of the other heroes. After the death of Hector‚ Troy did not immediately fall‚ but receiving aid from new allies still continued its resistance. One of these allies was Memnon‚ the Æthiopian prince‚ whose story we have already told. Another was Penthesilea‚ queen of the Amazons‚ who came with a band of female warriors. All the authorities attest their
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