‘In asking for the return of his son’s body‚ Priam seeks to transcend his role as a king and transform himself into a man‚ thereby acquiring a universal significance as the hero of an epic narrative.’ Discuss. David Malouf’s Ransom‚ a postmodern revisitation of Homer’s literary epic‚ the Iliad explores the monumental transformation of Priam‚ King of Troy‚ from a ‘ceremonial figurehead’‚ a synecdochal representation of the royalty of his era‚ to an unconventional hero who‚ ‘stripped of all glittering
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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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Achilles‚ Priam too experiences‚ “grief that racks him… for his son Hector.” Beyond this‚ Priam also is worried by the responsibility that he has to save his kingdom‚ “ravaged and threatened with extinction.” Like Achilles‚ Priam has long hidden his past as Pordaces and this past leads him to believe himself as a‚ “pretender‚ substitute‚” and a‚” great one of this Earth‚ only be default.” These thoughts are unfamiliar to that of a king and Malouf brings out these thoughts to show Priam is indeed
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long as he shows his participation and grief. When Hector and Achilles faced each other he had great determination into killing his foe in spite of his best friend‚ twirling his shaft twice at Hector killing him. Achilles seems to be sensitive once Priam brings up his father‚ then his mood changes and sadness fills the room. Overall‚ Achilles seems to have much love between his companions. 2. In your opinion‚ does Achilles’ loyalty to his friend Patroclus justify the way he treats Hector? Yes‚
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Homers epic The Iliad explores this notion of heroism through the characterization of King Priam‚ directly battling the contextual hero of the time‚ Achilles. Through descriptive language and stylistic conventions‚ Malouf showcases that it is the emotional and physical struggle that a man must face to ultimately attain glory‚ thus becoming a hero. This statement is epitomized through the contrasting protagonists Priam and Achilles‚ who are both sequentially transformed through their metaphysical journey
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CL 301 September 30‚ 2013 Response Paper 1 Priam and Hector Father and son relationships in The Iliad are not like you would see in America or in our culture today‚ but there is still a developed love for one another. Priam and Hector had a very strong and admirable relationship‚ yet it didn’t come from seeing each other every day. Fatherly affection is not touchy-feely‚ nor is it necessarily given unconditionally or freely. Rather‚ a son must earn his father’s respect and admiration‚ and it
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Major Essay Question: In the novel ‘Ransom’‚ Malouf provides us with characters‚ which each in their own way represent aspects of the heroic ideal. Discuss the statement in relation to Achilles and EITHER Somax or Priam. In your response you should consider how Malouf uses Language and other stylistic features to depict the different types of heroes presented. Quotes: Highlighted yellow Questionable quotes: Highlighted green Techniques: Highlighted light blue Questionable Techniques:
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His name was changed from Podarces to Priam‚ meaning “price paid”. This change influences Priam to break away from being “one of those who have no story that will ever be told”. By bringing back his son’s body‚ he changes his entity and diminishes his weak identity to one of courage and heroism and returns “as a man
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of men.’ Discuss.In David Malouf’s Ransom‚ the fall of Hector‚ “the noblest warrior” in all of Troy‚ causes Priam to become certain of the atrocities soon to befall Troy and its citizens‚ infusing his responsibilities as a king with a sense of guilt which stems from his “weak protection”. However‚ after receiving a vision of him from the goddess Iris‚ with no symbols of “royal dignity”‚ Priam embarks on the seemingly ill-fated journey to retrieve his sons’ body. While the fate of all men is predetermined
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characteristic and the same strength and weaknesses‚ in my opinion. Paris weakness is his being coward and unskillful fighter even he was favored by Gods. King Priam a good thinker and always weigh every possibility and ask opinions of council before he made a decision but like his son Paris he is not a skilled fighter. Hector one of the son of King Priam unlike Paris he is a skilled fighter a brave and aggressive one but his weakness are his confidence and having no mercy that is why Achilles killed him
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