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    Iliad Notes

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    Iliad Book1 Agamemnon takes Chryseis the daughter of chryses after the achaens sack a Trojan-allied town and capture two beautiful women. Then chryses ask for his daughter back offering a ransom but was refused. He then prays to Apollo for help and Apollo listens and sends plague to the camp causing many deaths. After 10 days of suffering Achilles calls assembly and ask for deity to tell why its happening. Calchas the seer told that he needs to return chryses‚ but Agamemnon became angry and would

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    Supplication in the Iliad

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    Jose Diaz CLAS 250W SUPPLICATION IN THE ILIAD There are many instances of ‘begging’ in the Iliad. A formal supplication can involve gestures such as grasping someone’s knees or touching their chin. There is usually an offer of gifts or favors‚ or a reminder of past gifts or favors‚ as well as arguments for granting the present request. Scenes of supplication are frequent in Homer‚ both in battle structures and in non-military interactions. Examples of this type scene of supplication

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    Irony

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    Authors of short stories use elements of style to make their stories interesting. There are many elements of style used by authors. Irony and theme are often used in short stories. This is clearly shown in O. Henry’s short stories such as: “The Gift of the Magi‚” “The Lickpenny Lover‚” “The Midsummer Knights Dream‚” “The Cop and the Anthem‚” and “Ships.” The short stories of O. Henry use the element of theme to bring about ironic endings. In “The Gift of the Magi” there are elements of theme throughout

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    Beowulf and The Iliad

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    Beowulf and The Iliad themes reflection paper When comparing the major themes of Good vs. Evil and Life and Death to find that the two themes are the biggest themes in an epic. The elements are present toward what the type of reflection and will be touched on all keys. Beowulf and The Iliad both have references to the themes of Good vs. Evil and Life and Death and will be looked at separately. Beowulf shows a very equal standing toward Good vs. Evil and Life and Death and is noted and cited

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    The Iliad Homer

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    The Iliad Homer Major Themes The interaction between fate and free will: A complicated theme‚ the interaction between fate and free will is present in every book of the Iliad. At times it seems that men have no real freedom. The gods intercede repeatedly‚ altering events as they please. But Homer was no determinist‚ and there is a place in the Iliad for human agency. At key points‚ Homer makes it clear that mortals make important choices‚ and a few times mortals nearly overturn the dictates

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    Irony

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    Paper #2 Throughout time sitcoms have used satire‚ irony and parody to entertain and get laughs out of its audience. Almost everyone likes certain sitcoms for different reasons‚ but mostly because they enjoy a good laugh. I want to talk about sitcoms and what is hiding behind the satire‚ irony and parodies. Sitcoms are meant to help its audience through social anxieties without fully coming out and saying what it is doing. The word sitcom is actually two words put together which was once called

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    The Iliad and the Odyssey

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    The Iliad and the Odyssey The character I have chosen from The Iliad‚ "Book VI‚" is Hektor‚ leader of the Trojan army as being heroic. I read "Book VI" several times because I could sympathize with Hektor ’s choices and dilemma. Hektor will stop at nothing to help the Trojans fight the war against the Greeks and Achilleus‚ as the Greeks attempt to overtake Troy. Zeus promises Hektor divine help with a victory for the Trojans‚ but Hektor makes mistakes when he misjudges his own power and refuses

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    Faith In The Iliad

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    see and loving something I cannot touch or feel. Even though all of these are different perspectives concerning faith they all have a common mechanism. Faith is having assurance in someone or something one cannot see. Secondly‚ in the poem‚ The Iliad‚ characters show signs of faith. On page eleven‚ Achilles’ “prayed to his own dear mother.” Many people view the act of praying as being hopeful or confident in what is not visible by the naked eye. Achilles’ was talking to someone who was not there

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    Women In The Iliad

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    The Iliad of Homer‚ showed women as being items of exchange for the men who had possessed them. They are shown in their social roles as mothers and wives. He states stereotypical characterizations of them. The reader understands that women are being treated as prizes‚ and that the male hero has to win or he’d have to resist fulfilling his heroic destiny. The characters of Hera and Athena‚ who are among the immortals‚ they are certainly strong women. Hera is the wife of Zeus and queen of the Olympians

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    Rage In The Iliad

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    Rage plays a big role in the Iliad and we see it throughout the majority of the book. Achilles is the most rage-filled character in the entire book and because of his rage‚ he acts childish and does not fight in the war. Achilles also shows a vengeance-filled rage on the battlefield when the enemy kills his best-friend Patroclus and rage is what starts this war against Troy. The characters in the Iliad exhibit an unbridled rage‚ which affects the event occurring throughout the war against Troy

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