Homer’s The Iliad and Flaubert’s Salammbo, uses the main protagonists Achilles and Salammbo to depict overall themes relating to war, love, and women. The characteristics and techniques of war, the role of women and the main characters in both texts differs, but their relationships with their companions, friends and family were comparable. The epic poem The Iliad, occurs in the city of Troy during the Trojan War, while Salammbo transpires during the Punic War. The epic poems examine the impact war has on the character’s environment which persuade them to go to war. Both writings display the intensity of the protagonist’s endeavors to go into the battlefield and become a hero to their loved ones and the public even if it leads to their death. The poems both depict war vividly with graphic death scenes and horrid techniques in the war, while analyzing the role of women contrarily such as Homer demonstrating women as the property of man in contrast to Flaubert where woman exceeds power over man.
Achilles, a strong warrior for the Achaeans illustrated in the The Iliad allows his rage to overcome him, provoking the Achaeans …show more content…
Achilles was extremely presumptuous and persistent that he must be persuaded as to scuffle for the Trojans. While eradication is scarcely seen in Salammbo, demise depicts as an abhorrent and to a great degree agonizing experience in The Iliad. For example, a case of a passing scene amongst Agamemnon and Odius, “First Agamemnon lord of men spilled the giant Odius, chief of Halizonians off his car-the first to fall, as he veered away the spearhead punched his back between the shoulders, gouging his flesh and jutting out his ribs-he fell with a crash, hos armor rang against him” (The Iliad V. 42-47). This quote demonstrates an exceptionally striking picture of the death of the colossal Odius by no means parallel to
Achilles, a strong warrior for the Achaeans illustrated in the The Iliad allows his rage to overcome him, provoking the Achaeans …show more content…
Achilles was extremely presumptuous and persistent that he must be persuaded as to scuffle for the Trojans. While eradication is scarcely seen in Salammbo, demise depicts as an abhorrent and to a great degree agonizing experience in The Iliad. For example, a case of a passing scene amongst Agamemnon and Odius, “First Agamemnon lord of men spilled the giant Odius, chief of Halizonians off his car-the first to fall, as he veered away the spearhead punched his back between the shoulders, gouging his flesh and jutting out his ribs-he fell with a crash, hos armor rang against him” (The Iliad V. 42-47). This quote demonstrates an exceptionally striking picture of the death of the colossal Odius by no means parallel to