The abduction of Helen of Troy‚ the wife of Menelaus‚ by the Trojan Prince Paris‚ was the catalyst for the Trojan War. Because of the ambiguity of the occurrence‚ there exist feelings toward Helen that are at odds with one another. There are those who feel as though Helen was unjustly snatched while others believe she willingly followed Paris to Troy. Not only was the kidnapping a reason for fighting‚ it left conflicting roots of admiration and antipathy for Helen as seen in the diction‚ form
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that brings tragedy to their life. In the play Fences the character Troy Maxson is believed to be a tragic hero. There are two key reasons as to why Troy is one. A major reason that Troy is a tragic hero is that he is a caring person but shows it differently from the others. The other reason is that he makes bad decisions about everything. These are only a few of many reasons as to why Troy is considered a tragic hero. At first‚ Troy may seem like an uncaring father‚ but the truth is he really does
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SYPNOSIS: A bitter tension between the jets‚ a self-styled “American” street gang‚ and the Sharks‚ a group of young Puerto Ricans opens the scene. The leader of the jets‚ Riff swears to drive the Sharks‚ led by Bernardo‚ from the streets. Riff determines to challenge Bernardo that night at a dance in the gym‚ and prevails upon his old friend and the co-founder of the Jets‚ Tony‚ to help him. Tony has been growing away from the gang‚ and feels the stirrings of other emotions but reluctantly agrees
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Fences and Cultural Studies In this story Troy Maxon is a fifty-three year old big black man who is has been consumed with distrust and resentment. Troy has been married twice. His present wife is Rose and they have a son named Cory. Troy’s son Lyons is his oldest son by a previous marriage. Troy’s wife Rose is a dedicated wife and mother who takes care of her family to the best of her ability. Troy’s brother Gabriel was injured in War World II and has mental problems. Troy’s line of work
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Prince Paris of Troy‚ shipwrecked on a mission to the king of Sparta‚ meets and falls for Queen Helen before he knows who she is. Rudely received by the royal Greeks‚ he must flee...but fate and their mutual passions lead him to take Helen along. This gives the Greeks just the excuse they need for much-desired war. The Greeks are plotting to invade Troy to steal the treasures of the Trojans. Meanwhile Prince Paris is assigned by his wise father and King of Troy to travel to Sparta and shows the peaceful
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exploited. - In the Iliad Paris is mortally wounded by Philoctetes. In Troy Paris lives. - Ajax and Agamemnon were also men that survived the Trojan War according to the Iliad‚ but were killed off in Troy. - In the Iliad Priam has a daughter named Cassandra that is a prophetess. She tried to warn the people of Troy about the Trojan Horse‚ though her prophecy fell on deaf ears. Cassandra plays no role in the movie Troy. - In the Iliad there were several great and powerful men on both sides
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A Comparsion Between The Epic Poem The Iliad And The Modern Film Troy The film Troy is a movie released in 2004 and was directed by Wolfgang Petersen‚ and has been influenced by the classical epic poem‚ The Iliad which has been credited of the Greek poet Homer. Both texts deal with the same subject‚ the siege of troy which was ended with the trickery of the wooden horse. However the characters themselves are shown with different actions between the two texts which revels different motives and
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of some mistake". In the play Fences by August Wilson‚ the main character Troy Maxson proves himself to be a hero in my eyes‚ the way he cares for his family illustrates his heroic efforts. For me‚ his heroicness is merely efforts because he fails. He wants to keep his family close so much that he becomes overbearing and seemingly unsupportive. Troy’s character creates small conflicts with the other characters in Fences. Troy instigates conflict due to his inability to accept other’s choices in life
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The movie Troy written by David Benioff and directed by Wolfgang Petersen was inspired by The Iliad‚ an ancient Greek poem about the time of warrior Achilles argument with King Agamemnon during the Trojan War. Some events the film where taken straight from the Iliad‚ and is at times the two stories are very similar to one another. However there are several major differences between them‚ as Troy the movie was made to appealing to twenty first century audiences‚ where as the Iliad was meant to appeal
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play has had many positive responses to blacks and whites in this society. It is about protagonist Troy Maxson as well as his african american family that is filled with drama and excitement. In Wilson’s Fences by Joseph Wessling he expresses‚ “Fences is about the always imperfect quest for true manhood. Troy’s father was less of a “true” man than Troy‚ but he was a hard worker and a provider. Troy‚ even as a runaway‚ carried with him his father’s virtues along with a considerable lessening of the
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