through Yeats’ use of violence and godly image through the swan and the loss of innocence through Leda. ’Leda and the Swan’ is based off Greek mythology when Zeus disguises himself as a swan and rapes Leda‚ resulting in the birth of two demi-gods‚ Helen and Pollux and two mortal children‚ Castor and Clytemnestra. The swan also metaphorically represents the power of Britain while Leda represents the vulnerability of Ireland. Throughout the entire poem Yeats conveys this image of godly power and imagery
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In English class we read Edith Hamilton’s synopsis of the Trojan War‚ and after reading‚ we watched the Warner Brothers 2004 Production of Troy. The movie and the myth were both based on the Trojan War. They were both very interesting‚ and captivating. It was stimulating to see it in 2 different points of views. Both the movie and the myth of Troy were great. They had similarities‚ but there were also some very strong differences. In Edith Hamilton’s Synopsis of the Trojan War‚ it focused on many
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Achilles directly causes the death of his friend by first refusing to fight‚ leaving the Greeks at a disadvantage‚ and then poorly advising his friend Patroclus to join the other fighters. Even the initial cause of the war‚ Paris’ kidnapping of Helen‚ a Greek woman‚ is a rash and selfish act. The will of Zeus plays an important part in the events of The Iliad. Zeus’ will is infallible‚ and so‚ in a way‚ the events that occur are all destined to happen. However‚ there is a small amount of
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to get into full motion that is why the Trojan War is so different from all the other wars. On January 1st is when the wedding took place‚ the 2nd Paris place judgement‚ the 3rd Paris went to visit the king of Sparta and while he is there he steal Helen and by the 5th of January the king of Sparta realizes that his wife is missing so he starts to search for her. When he found out on the 6th he had a army put together the next day. On January 7th Greeks declared war on the Trojans. Ships set sail and
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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. Most important about the chorus’s speech is their mention of Agamemnon sacrificing his daughter‚ Iphigenia‚ in order to be able to wage war on Troy. They tell how she was sacrificed
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of the drive behind male heroism. In Book three of the Iliad Paris stepped out of the Trojan ranks‚ an obvious ‘pretty-boy’ challenging any Greek to fight against him. It was not until he saw Menelaus‚ the legendary king of Sparta‚ the husband of Helen who Paris abducted which started the Trojan War‚ did “Paris’ blood / Turn milky when he saw him coming on‚ / And he faded back into the Trojan troops” (Book 3 lines 36-37). Hector‚ contrary to his ‘pretty-boy’ brother did not believe in shame and dishonor
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never once faltered from duty To play on the "up and up." "Sal" told me this tale on the evening Before she was turned out "free‚" And I’ll do my best to relate it Just as she told it to me: I was born on a ranch in Wyoming; Not treated like Helen of Troy; I was taught that "rods were rulers" And "ranked" as a greasy cowboy." Then I left my old home for the city To play in its mad dizzy whirl‚ Not knowing how little of pity It holds for a country girl. There I fell for "the line" of a
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W. B. Yeats‚ a somewhat eclectic poet‚ explores‚ throughout his work‚ a wide range of themes and ideas. He reflects on his nation’s politics‚ Irish mysticism‚ the afterlife‚ love‚ and his own past. While each set of his poems share many recurring images‚ however‚ it is Yeats’ examination and opinions of the gyres of time and history that crop up in all forms of his poetry. While references to this great spiraling metaphor for the fabric of the universe can be found in some of Yeats’ most famous works
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The story of Agamemnon has been told three times throughout our readings‚ twice in the Odyssey and in the play Agamemnon. Each recounting of the tale differs slightly from the last and while the outcome is always the same‚ the characters are portrayed in vastly different lights between the poem and the play. Where the Odyssey portrays Agamemnon as a hero murdered by his lecherous wife Clytemnestra and his cowardly cousin Aegisthus‚ Agamemnon portrays him as cold and arrogant while his wife is a more
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The differences between the movie “Troy” and the poem “Iliad” and the explanation of why they occurred? The film Troy which is directed by Wolfgang Peterson has been deeply influenced by the epic poem‚ the Iliad. This work is generally credited to the Ancient Greek poet named Homer. Both the film and the poem have the same ending plots‚ such as the blockade of Troy by the Greeks‚ the disagreement between the warrior Achilles and the king Agamemnon and these actions started when the prince of Troy
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