demonstrate individual valor than as a necessary evil to gain a larger political purpose. Homer’s heroes focus more on the craft of battle itself than on the geopolitical goal they hope to obtain through the protracted bloody combat. In one scene‚ Hector responds to his army’s reluctance to fight by proclaiming‚ “Fight for your country! That is the best‚ the only
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of Patroclus’s death and loss of family Achilles’s thumos overwhelms him‚ this grief accentuated through the repetition of “wept”. His killing of Hector sets his spirit “off on its own downward path” a metaphor portraying the similar downward path he experiences at this part of his journey. This search for salvation leads him to drag the body of Hector around the walls of Troy‚ juxtaposing his former honour‚
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The comparison & differences of Achilles & Hektor Achilles and Hektor are entirely different. When it comes to their values‚ personalities‚ and qualities. Throughout the story of the Iliad Achilles shows how passionate and how emotional he is. Hektor was a great war hero. H e was more of a human than Achilles. In a way one might think Hektor should be honored over Achilles because Hektor parents are both humans unlike Achilles parents. It is important to notice that Hektor exhibit more human
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viewed as a killer‚ all assumptions of proper action are dismissed‚ and therefore‚ his treatment of Hector’s need find an alternative gauge. To take it back ten steps‚ let’s first discuss Achilles’ treatment of Hector‚ before Hector was just a body to be discarded. In Homer’s The Iliad‚ Hector‚ the son of King Priam and the heir to the Trojan throne‚ is faced in battle with Achilles‚ a Greek man made invulnerable to harm (and known for his number of killings)‚ except for a bit of his heel that was
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Menelaus Menelaus was a king of Mycenaean (pre-Dorian) Sparta‚ the husband of Helen of Troy‚ and a central figure in the Trojan War. He was the son of Atreus and Aerope‚ brother of Agamemnon‚ king of Mycenae and‚ according to the Iliad‚ leader of the Spartan contingent of the Greek army during the War. Prominent in both the Iliad and Odyssey‚ Menelaus was also popular in Greek vase painting and Greek tragedy; the latter more as a hero of the Trojan War than as a member of the doomed House of Atreus
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Achilles and Hector. A war that lasted for ten years‚ fought over a woman‚ Helen. Who fled to Troy with Paris‚ son of the Trojan king Priam. Both Achilles and Hector were epic worries‚ in that the culture resulting from such a society that relied heavily on the warrior class. Which rules due to the extreme instability of the times‚ the culture viewed warriors as the only class fit to lead. A leader had to continually demonstrate his ability as a warrior‚
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extracted from the Iliad to analyze how the contents of passage are 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
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most splendid private conversations of a warrior. He shows us the human side of a ‘human slayer’. Hector’s role as a hero‚ his shift from public realm to private realm is contrasted with the sulky role of Paris in private as well as in public realm. Hector becomes a true hero in the eyes of the readers when homer brings him out of the battle field to home. Homer has also brought forward a very interesting characterization of women in this chapter. Just as men are shown as commander in the battle
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Film: A Form of Literature and Understanding It The purpose of literature not only describes reality but also adds to it. It’s not merely a depiction of reality; it is rather a value-addition. Literary works are interpretations of the thinking patterns and social standards established in society. They are portrayals of the different aspects of everyday life. Literary works serve as a provision for thought and a boost for imagination and creativity. Reading and understanding literature can help
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Farhood Bahadori Classical Mythology Professor Sina Jafari 5 July 2012 Guidelines for the Comparative analysis of the movie "Troy" and "The Iliad" Your comparative essay should be typed in single space paragraphing (font 12 Times New Roman) and it should be at least 500 words. (I will use the "word count" feature in Microsoft Word to check the number of words.) Try not to exceed 1000 words at most. Your essay should be the result of your own contemplations‚ observations and conclusions. You
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