will stand by her man‚ but also call him out on his lying when he talking to his friends. Troy tells his friend Bono a story of when he and Rose first met. Of course trying to play it cool Troy tells Bono that it was over a few days that he courted her‚ but Rose quickly reminds him of the correct facts “Ain’t been no two or three days nothing. You was back that same night.” Trying to talk to her. Troy tend to exaggerate the truth a little so he is also telling Bono about a time he and Rose brought
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report the capture of Troy and Agamemnon’s return. Beacons are set up from Troy to Argos; when one beacon is lit‚ the next one will be lit‚ until the last. The play starts when a palace watchman discovers the beacon and tells Agamemnon’s wife‚ Clytemnestra‚ the good news. The chorus enters relating the story of Agamemnon and his brother Menelaus. When Menelaus’ wife‚ Helen‚ ran away to Troy with Paris‚ the prince of Troy‚ Menelaus gathered an army‚ led by Agamemnon‚ to attack Troy and retrieve Helen
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before his father came home. (p.1298) Troy would look for any opportunity to provide for his family‚ such as taking care of his brother but also reaping the benefits of spending some of his disability check. Only the bare necessities were important to Troy and not mere pleasures such as buying a television set. For example: When Cory asked
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led to the fall of Troy‚ traded for Criseyde’s safety Calchas‚ a Trojan prophet who joins the Greeks Criseyde‚ Calchas’ daughter Helen‚ wife to Menelaus‚ lover of Paris Pandarus‚ Criseyde’s uncle‚ advises Troilus in the wooing of Criseyde Priam‚ King of Troy Cassandra‚ Daughter of Priam‚ a prophetess at the temple of Apollo Hector‚ Prince of Troy‚ fierce warrior and leader of the Trojan armies Troilus‚ Youngest son of Priam‚ and wooer of Criseyde Paris‚ Prince of Troy‚ lover of Helen Deiphobus
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Cross of the Order of Benefaction‚ making her an honorary citizen of Athens. II. Setting Troy – the main setting. It is the city where most of the story takes place. It is said that it was located near the eastern end of the Mediterranean. It was a rich and a very powerful city with high‚ impregnable walls. Mount Olympus – home of the Greek gods where Zeus rules. Mount Ida – a mountain near the city of Troy. This is where King Priam sends his son‚ Paris‚ when it is prophesized that Paris will cause
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A brand new teacher‚ who came from a rural town‚ started his first year of teaching at Central High School‚ an inner city high school. Troy was given an upperclassman psychology class to teach (as a gift). As he continues to teach the class‚ it is apparent there is several troubling students (Jerome‚ Angel‚ Hosea‚ and Tyrone). Trying to control his classroom‚ he implements a punishment system. First offense is a clear warning‚ then second offense changing seats or a grade reduction. A third offense
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urban family living in that time setting was like through the author’s eyes. And even yet with all the things between these two plays that make them alike‚ there are also many things that make them very different. In Fences we follow Troy Maxon‚ an ex baseball player and hard headed “family man” who takes pride in providing for his family with his job as a garbage man. Along side him is his wife‚ Rose Maxon‚ a "tell it like it is" type of woman who cares for her family and wants nothing
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Trojan War was one the largest and most important matters in Greek Mythology. The war itself took place in the city of Troy which happened in the Bronze Age. The war lasted for approximately ten years. Ancient Greeks treated the Trojan War as a historical event and dated it back to 1194-1184 BC. The Trojan War was fought between the Greeks and the defenders of The City of Troy. Most of the Trojan War was siege and the city was able to hold off the invaders for such a long time because the fortifications
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The Tragedy of the Trojan Women In the beginning of The Trojan Women by Euripides‚ the city of Troy has been sacked‚ and Poseidon brings attention to Hecuba crying at the entrance of Troy. Poseidon lists the events unbeknownst to Hecuba‚ including her daughter Polyxena being killed by the Greeks in a sacrifice at Achilles’ tomb‚ Priam and Hecuba’s children are dead‚ and Apollo left Cassandra mad (Apollo made her his prophetess). Then enters Athena‚ who wants to bring joy to the Trojans and give
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The play Fences explores psychological boundaries people endure as a result of their childhood upbringing. The story takes place in the 1950s‚ and is represented through the lives of Bono‚ Cory‚ and Troy. They each grew up with a parent who held back support. Their backgrounds share a common thread; this unites them to makeup the theme. August Wilson is conveying not to treat others hurtfully because your own disposition. He demonstrates the idea of transferring your own hindrances onto others‚ especially
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