The Illiad By Homer: The Divine Comedy

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Homer: The Illiad
This book starts with the war already going on. The girl’s father is begging for his daughters return. But Agamemnon refused, so the guy prayed to his god. His god sent bad times for them. So Agamemnon sent his chick back and took Achilles girl. This made Achilles mad and made him want to go back home. In chapter 22 Achilles chase hector around and finally kills him and drags him around troy.

Homer: The Odyssey This story starts about 10 years after the war and everyone is home except Odysseus. His wife and his son wonders whether he is dead or alive. He is alive on an island held captive by a nymph. His wife is looking for a new man. The men are plotting to kill his son. When he comes back he disguises himself and kills
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An awesome tale of an ordinary guy who wants to rid the world of injustice. When I get delirious as an old guy, this is how I want to behave. Minus the pain and humiliation of course. It was a bit long, but the words were a lot easier to read. I might use this story for my easy.

Dante Alighieri: The Divine Comedy: The Inferno:
Makes me not want to go hell, that’s for sure. But according to Dante there is are ring for me. Thanks Dante. If it wasn’t for the intro, I would be lost. So to avoid three beasts, Virgil takes him through hell. My kind of guide. Abandon all hope, haven’t we done that all ready in life? This guy is name dropping like it is going out of style. This is what I believe to be the first book describing what hell looks like, and what level of sin is correlated to the realm/level of hell he or she belongs to. A lot of name dropping.

CHRÉTIEN DE TROYES (ca. 1185) From The Story of the Grail
Where is the rest of the story? I really like this one, I can relate. Sometimes doing what you are told is the wrong way. I am a curious person at heart, and I feel asking to many question, annoys people and make you seem unintelligent. To me this was an easy read, I wish they all flowed like this. A noble quest, who doesn’t want to be noble, have a second chance, and marry our love of our
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He did nothing but great things and people disliked him. Expect the women, the loved him, but he is true to one woman. What was this the first romance novel? I wonder what was said about the book when it was written? The anger of a scorned woman. Every woman’s greatest fear is to offer their bodies to a man, and he not want it. Anonymous Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Some green dude just kicked in the door. Challenges anybody to a game of cut your head off for Christmas. I think that is a once in a life time game, don’t you think? How many green things are they? Of course nobody accepts his offer, why would they. You don’t mess with anybody’s wife, especially one that is offering you a bed to sleep in. Dude kissed duded. I would have taken the girdle also. I can think of all those people back in the day reading this part in disgust. COME ON GUY CUT OFF MY HEAD ALL READY!!! Did not see the plot twist coming. Honorable guy. I am going to start the Green belt throw

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