Could force his soul so to his own conceit That from her working all his visage wann’d‚Tears in his eyes‚ distraction in’s aspect‚ A broken voice‚ and his whole function suiting With forms to his conceit? And all for nothing! For Hecuba! What’s Hecuba to him‚ or he to Hecuba‚ That he should weep for her? What would he do‚ Had he the motive and the cue for passion that I have? (II.II.58)”.Hamlet is revealed as overly analytical and indecisive through his attempts to avenge his father’s death. Throughout
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and that the actor shouldn’t possibly have more feelings about this than him although that is what the actor’s job is to do. "A broken voice‚ and his whole function suiting/ With forms to his conceit? And all for nothing!/ For Hecuba!/ What’s Hecuba to him or he to Hecuba‚/ That he should weep for her? what would he do‚/ Had he the motive and the cue for passion/ That I have? He would drown in the stage with tears/ And cleave the general war with horrid speech" (II.ii.554-561). •He decides that adding
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where Priam is the first to spot him. He tells Hector he will be killed since Achilles is much stronger. If not killed he will be sold into slavery as has already happened to others of Priam’s sons. Priam can’t dissuade Hector‚ even when his wife Hecuba joins the effort. Hector gives some thought to going inside but fears the ridicule of Polydamas‚ who had given sage advice the day before. Since Hector wants to die in glory‚ he has a better chance facing Achilles. He thinks about giving Achilles
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they left us hanging. So we finally finished the story. In the Iliad‚ there are two types of warriors‚ Hector‚ and Achilles. I think Hector is more essential than Achilles. Hector is more essential because he is the son of King Priam and the Queen Hecuba. He is also the most essential soldier in the Trojan Army. He lets his soldiers know that “he is there for them”. He fights hard‚ he is strong‚ and he is very caring. Achilles on the other hand is least essential compared to Hector‚ because Achilles
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about the vengeance of his father as told by the ghost‚ however he feels compelled and as if the retaliation is a necessary order. The soliloquy continues on to describe Hamlets dilemma‚ and he wishes himself to have the traits of an actor (player Hecuba). He speaks of how actors can conceive their own mind‚ force their soul to believe the part that they play‚ and adapt themselves to the setting around them. By Hamlet wishing he carried those traits he conveys the feeling that he is still unsure
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include every detail in a movie. Therefore‚ there are obvious deviations from the book such as the length of the Trojan War‚ and the absence of celestial participation in the war. There is also an absence of mortal female characters such as Chryseis‚ Hecuba‚ and Cassandra in the movie. In contrast‚ though‚ the female characters who are included in the film are developed more elaborately than they are in the book. In The Iliad‚ the first of many quarrels between Agamemnon and Achilles is ignited by
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The Trojan War The Trojan War was a very important part of the Greeks’ history. There are many myths and legends about the trojan War. In the Iliad‚ it describes certain events in the final year of the war. According to legend‚ the Trojan War lasted 10 years‚ until Greece defeated Troy. Many of ancient Greek stories talk about the Trojan War‚ particularly Homer’s Iliad and the Odyssey. Many scholars believe the legend is based on a real war of the mid-1200’s B.C.’s. People have
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Hecuba gave birth to a cursed daughter‚ Cassandra‚ a prophetess whose predictions‚ although valid were not believed. Then‚ after Hecuba literally saw her city and home burn‚ her people die‚ and her life change. She also watched many of her sons and her husband die‚ and yet stayed strong. Clytemnestra’s husband‚ Agamemnon
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The Achaeans (also called the “Argives” or “Danaans” inhabitants of Achaea in Greece Achilles - The son of the military man Peleus and the sea-nymph Thetis. The most powerful warrior in The Iliad‚ commands the Myrmidons‚ soldiers from his homeland of Phthia in Greece. Proud and headstrong‚ he takes offense easily and reacts with blistering indignation when he perceives that his honor has been slighted. His wrath at Agamemnon for taking his war prize‚ the maiden Briseis‚ forms the main subject
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function suiting. With forms to his conceit? (II‚ ii‚ 490-497) In this soliloquy‚ he is questioning how other people become emotional. He asks what Hecuba means to the mere actor on stage‚ who cried because of her. He wonders what he would do‚ had the actor had the same reasons to cry as Hamlet had. He says: What’s Hecuba to him‚ or he to Hecuba‚/that he should weep for her?/What would he do‚/Had he the motive and the cue for passion that I have? (II‚ ii‚ 499-502) He answers his own questions
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