Brian Wang Period 4 Ms. Hollingsworth November 2‚ 2012 The Meaning of a True Hero
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both characters appear in the Iliad and the Aeneid. Achilles fought for the Greeks while Aeneas fought for the Trojans during the war. Homer’s Iliad centers on Achilles and his time during the war whereas Virgil’s the Aeneid began after the fall of Troy and the hardships Aeneas faced after his escape. Virgil and Homer’s tragic heroes have similarities and differences in their greatness and relatability‚ their tragic flaws brought upon themselves‚ and their punishment that leads to their awareness
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better understanding of these poets different views on the Trojan War. This battle also takes place outside the city of Troy‚ at the beginning of the Trojan War‚ nine years previous to Achilles’ battle with Hector. Rumour‚ the god rumor‚ told the Trojans that a fleet with a Greek army on board was approaching. The Greek fleet was approaching because Paris‚ son of King Priam of Troy‚ had gone to bring back Helen‚ the wife of King Menelaus of Sparta. After the fight began and blood had been shed everywhere
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stories about false discoveries. Schliemann had been discovering a lost city called Troy for many years. He found out that a British archaeologist named Frank Calvert owned part of a site in Turkey. Calvert could not fund to dig or discover himself so Schliemann agreed to fund and share his work. Schliemann’s careless actions erased important evidence of Troy’s past. If Schliemann had never tried to find the lost city of Troy we would have not had any of these amazing discoveries. While inventing
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yet if Aeneas feels genuine sympathy for the lover he is about to abandon‚ he fails to express it well. He speaks formally and tersely to Dido‚ offers her little comfort‚ and denies that an official marriage bound them to each other. He refers to Troy and the new home he plans to found in Italy and talks of his son’s future. We can find fault in Aeneas because‚ while Virgil allows us a view of Aeneas’s emotions of sadness‚ regret‚ and reluctance as he leaves Carthage‚ Aeneas expresses little of
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which lasted for ten years. I believe Menelaus was a hero throughout the Trojan War because he fought for his love (The Macmillan Book 148-9). Aphrodite made a deal with Paris that if she won the apple for a beauty contest‚ she would give him Helen of Troy (Trojan War). Helen was already married to Menelaus‚ but Aphrodite’s ignorance interfered with their marriage. After Eros‚ Aphrodite’s son‚ shot an arrow at Helen‚ she ran away
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Topic 2: The Warrior Hero Actor‚ Christopher Reeve‚ once said‚ “What makes Superman a hero is not that he has power‚ but that he has the wisdom and the maturity to use the power wisely. A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” Everyone has his or her own idea of what makes someone a hero. Sometimes this idea has to do with one’s culture or status in society. Homer’s Iliad‚ and Virgil’s Aeneid‚ use epic literature to present
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Homer’s Iliad is commonly understood as an epic about the Trojan War‚ but its meaning goes deeper than that. The Iliad is not only a story of the evolution of Achilleus’ persona‚ but at times it is an anti-war epic as well. The final book proposes many questions to the reader. Why not end with the killing of Hektor? Most stories of war conclude with the triumphant victory of good over evil‚ but in the Iliad‚ the final thoughts are inclined to the mourning of the defeated Hektor‚ which accentuates
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is much different from "Iliad". First one is a high tragedy‚ its storyline based on the events of Trojan War. The style of this poem is very noble and there is no place for petty human weaknesses. The action takes place at the time when city of Troy was being besieged by Achaeans. Achaean leader Agamemnon takes
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How and to what purpose does Virgil use ekphrasis in the Aeneid? Virgil’s use of ekphrasis in the Aeneid has attracted much attention by classical scholars; as such the coverage on this topic is extensive. This essay therefore does not aim to purport all of Virgil’s techniques and aims in regard to describing art in the Aeneid – a subject on which entire books have been written – rather the brevity of this essay necessitates an overview of the predominant theories‚ whilst attempting to shed light
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