Text: A Comparative Analysis of Homer’s Epics Film vs. Text: A Comparative Analysis of Homer’s Epics Homer created two ancient Greek poems which are commonly known in the Literature. These are “The Iliad” which has the film version entitled “Troy” and “The Odyssey” which has also the film version. Though these poems played in movie version‚ there are some differences from the book that is maybe cut‚ change or re-modified. In Iliad‚ all the actions happen because of the Greek Gods and Goddesses
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The Trojan War was a lengthy war fought between the Trojans and the Greeks over a woman. A lot of blood was spilled. A lot of time was lost. A city was ruined. We have learned about the Trojan war from epic poems‚ myths‚ and the city of Troy itself. To begin with‚ myths have taught us that all started when Eris wasn’t invited to the weeding of Peleus and Thetis. She gave a golden apple to the fairest goddess. Of course‚ vanity and narcissism stepped in and the goddesses Aphrodite‚ Hera and Athena
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Fellow military soldiers‚ we gather on this fine day before the start of what Mr. President states will be a short win for this great country. Winston Churchill‚ a great leader of Britain during The Second World War. One of his adventures include getting captured by the Boers‚ then a daring escape thru a bathroom window. This made Churchill a celebrity and hero to Britain. He states during a speech from The Second World War what I am trying to summarizing to the brave men and women in front of me
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which Woo was given complete creative control and was acclaimed by both audiences and critics. Eventually grossing $245 million worldwide‚ Face/Off was a financial success‚ as well as Woo’s highest-grossing American film. Freelance terrorist Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage) is relentlessly pursued by FBI Special Agent Sean Archer (John Travolta). Years earlier‚ Castor‚ in an attempt to kill Archer‚ accidentally killed Archer’s young son‚ Michael; the two have been obsessed with each other ever since. The
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times of contentment and despair. In the play‚ the protagonist‚ Troy Mason‚ copes with both peacefulness and defeat. Throughout the play he rebels and frustrates as he struggles for fairness in a society which seems to offer none. However‚ soon one notices that beneath a mask of cruelty and toughness there is an individual who takes responsibility for his family no matter how difficult circumstances may seem. Throughout the play‚ Troy is constantly defined by how he approaches tough situations. For
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However‚ at the end of the first book he returns in time to save the city from the Mykene attackers. The author uses the term "Trojan Horse" as wordplay: he insinuates that the term was literal and referring to the elite cavalry corps of Troy‚ rather than the wooden hollow horse mentioned in legend. Hektor beats Achilles in a fistfight at his marriage celebrations. When he later kills his second in command‚ Patroklos‚ Achilles challenges Hektor to a duel. In the duel‚ Agamemnon makes sure
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Hector v. Achilles In Homers Iliad many of the male characters display characteristics that define the heroic warrior code of ancient Greece. They try to obtain glory and power through victories in war; yet still have a distinct human side. Throughout many conflicts described in the Iliad their weaknesses and strengths appear evident. Two examples of this are Achilles and Hector. Both of these men try to uphold the warrior code but with distinctly different approaches in war‚ relationships and
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more obvious highlight of the Trojan War legend (i.e.‚ the Sack of Troy)? - In my perspective‚ Homer chose to focus on the quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon‚ rather than on a more obvious highlights of the Trojan War legend because it is due to their argument that eventually led to the Trojan War. If it hadn’t been for the insults and the things‚ that Agamemnon did to Achilles‚ maybe there might have not been the Sack Of Troy or the Trojan War. Homer emphasizes the arguments‚ and the involvement
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for quite some time‚ and just when peace seemed like a possibility‚ the youngest prince of Troy‚ Paris‚ acts out selfishly and steals the beautiful wife of Menelaus‚ Helen. This instigates the fighting again. Throughout The Iliad‚ Homer tells of two heroes‚ both similar‚ but also very different in their character; the great and powerful Greek‚ Achilles‚ and the strong‚ loving father‚ Prince Hector of Troy. In Homer’s The Iliad‚ Hector and Achilles differ as heroes in regards to pride‚ duty‚ and
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This story starts off in Norcombe Hill. Gabriel Oak is a small time farmer with 200 sheep. One day he sees a wagon‚ with a beautiful woman inside‚ Bathsheba. He instantly falls in love with her. However he finds that she is quite vain but her flaws don’t deter his love. After meeting her a few times‚ he goes to her aunt to ask for her hand in marriage; he is however rejected‚ by her aunt and then Bathsheba as she felt she was above him. Later on‚ Gabriel’s sheep dog chases his flock of sheep over
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