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    Title of the Movie: Helen of Troy Directed By: John Kent Harrison Produced By: Ted Kurdyla Written By: 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

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    Helen‚ and the first warrior of Troy‚ Hector. Moreover‚ Achilles and Hector are most important roles in the poem that we need to analyze them deeply. Hector was a Trojan prince and the greatest fighter for Troy in the Trojan War‚ and the first-born son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba. Moreover‚ he is also a loving husband and a brave‚ emotional‚ careful man. In the VI of “Iliad”‚ Greeks and Trojan kept fight. As leader and “soul” of Trojan army‚ Hector showed his boldness of vision and fighting

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    The Iliad by Homer is about characteristics of human greatness. In this epic poem‚ characters vie for greatness and the thought of being remembered by all. By encountering many different warriors‚ kings‚ gods and goddess’‚ the reader becomes familiar with both vice and virtue. In The Iliad there are many characteristics that could distinguish a warrior. The three most important of these traits are courage‚ honor‚ and determination‚ none of which may be lacking in a person who is ‘great.’ Courage

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    and Odysseus the king of Ithaca. Both of them have to face several trials‚ and both of them have some desire for revenge. Odysseus wanted to slaughter the suitors for coming to the palace and being horrible guests‚ while Achilles seeks revenge for Hector for killing Patroclus. They both show compassion for their hurt ones. Differences between them are Odysseus is more committed to doing service for the Greeks‚ while Achilles wants it his way. For ten years‚ Achilles stays in his tent throwing a fit

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    integral part of ancient Greek culture can be shown through a comparison of the young Trojan princes‚ Hector and Paris. Paris‚ who is essentially blamed for the instigation of the Trojan-Greek war‚ fails to appear on the battlefield to defend his home. Paris has chosen instead to stay at home with his bride Helen‚ for whom the Trojan armies fight.  However‚ as Helen describes to Paris’ brother‚ Hector‚ “I wish I had been the wife of a better man‚ someone alive to outrage‚ with withering scorn of men”

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    the Trojan tribute games. Paris insists on competing‚ despite his father’s protests. After winning in every competition and being recognized by his sister Cassandra‚ Paris is welcomed by an overjoyed Priam to Troy. Cassandra and his elder brother Hector are upset at their father’s decision. Paris is sent to Sparta to draw out a peace treaty with the Atreids‚ Agamemnon and Menelaus. His treaty is refused and Agamemnon plots to have him murdered.

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    them all‚ and that would be ‘hector’’ the oldest son of’’ priam ‘’ husband of Andromache‚ and father of Astyanax‚ and he is the hero of troy because ; hector led the Trojan through the war ‚ sacrificed his life for the sake of troy even defended his brother and stood with him while he was the one that started the war ‚ hector faced and fought with the most power full warrior in Greek ‚never gave up on his country and people and he was loyal to them . When Hectors and his brother went to visit

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    and life threatening. However‚ these characters are often forced by laws‚ cultures‚ morals and gender that stop them from being as free as they would like to be. The main characters that try to express this free-will are Achilles‚ Paris‚ Helen and Hector. They all illustrate this dilemma but it is deciding so that Homer lets the reader decide what is truly right. Achilles is the hero of the Trojan War and a great warrior of Greece. He his faced with many choices that shape who he is. Achilles wishes

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    Marcel Lessard Mrs. Poliquin EAE 4U June 21st 2011 The Iliad and the Odyssey: Why Homer? The heart of a classical education is the cumulative study of Latin and the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome. In the Western tradition‚ education has always been synonymous with classical education. It began with the Greeks and Romans‚ was preserved and expanded by Christians during the Middle Ages and Renaissance‚ and continued unabated until well into the twentieth century. Why study the Greeks

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    BACKGROUND OF DIRECTOR Name: Wolfgang Petersen Nickname: Wolfie Age:72 Date of Birth: 14 March 1941 Birthplace: Emden‚ Lower Saxony‚ Germany Nationality: Germany Spouse: Maria-Antoinette Borgel (1978 present) Ursula Seig: (?-1978 Divorced) 1 Child TRIVIA Petersen Fluent in English and German. Received “Bayerischer Verdienstorden” (Bavaria’s highest decoration) on 17 July 2003 Broke into the entertainment industry in 1960 with the hamburg Emest Deutsch Theater as an assistant director

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