Menelaus

In the Iliad, written by Homer comes a great Epic written back in Ancient Greek time, no specific time period, around 750 B.C. The story starts about nine years after the Trojan War has started. We see many great characters in this story that express themselves throughout the story. Satterfield states, “Were our Iliad like the more traditional story apparently proposed in the poem, however, it would be a fundamentally different story. It would end before Achilles reenters the battle to kill 0;…

In the play Helen by Euripides the main character, Helen often finds herself in complicated situations. To get out of those situations, Helen believes that her only option is to manipulate, deceive, and lie to people. Helen’s main goal is to be reunited with her husband, Menelaos, in her homeland. Helen persuades characters to do things her way by manipulation, lies, and deception. Throughout Helen, the main character manipulates Teucros, Menelaos, and Theoclymenos using deception, persuasion,…

How did the Trojan War start, and what was the Trojan Horse? There are several reasons that the war may have happened, including the lasting tension between the Mycenaean cities and Troy along with the abduction of Helen, the wife of Menalus. This war waged on, and the story of the Trojan horse occurs- which led to the fall of Troy itself. So how did these things happen to the ancient Greeks and Trojans? Before the Trojan War began, there were huge tensions between the Greeks and the Trojans…

Eli Johnson Ms. Windish English II 11/22/16 Achilles today is now known as a Hero and a Legend, but was once known as a man who was simply born into greatness. His father was Peleus King of the Myrmidons, and his mother was a Nymph named Thetis. When Achilles was first born, his mother wanted him to be safe and therefore came up with idea to bath him in the Styx river to make him immortal, but she held him by his heels when she dipped him in so that was the only part of his body that wasn’t…

According to Greek mythology, Helen is said to be the most beautiful woman in the world. Helen is the daughter of the Greek god Zeus. Helen is kidnapped by the Trojans from Greece, this begins the the Trojan War. In these poems both writers Edgar Allan Poe and Hilda Doolittle try to convey and contrast Helen’s beauty and how it affects Greece. To Helen, by Edgar Allan Poe, takes a positive approach to what her beauty represents while Helen by Hilda Doolittle, approaches her beauty negatively.…

Comparison of Menelaus and Adolf Hitler Within the last one hundred years there have been numerous people that were villains, Menelaus was a king in Greek mythology and no one is more comparable to Menelaus than Adolf Hitler. Both Menelaus and Hitler have parallel lives, actions and beliefs. Menelaus was the king of Sparta and was a dominant figure in the Trojan War. Adolf Hitler was the leader of the Nazi Party and was the center of the Holocaust and World War II in Europe. Menelaus and Adolf…

Specifically, Jason and Menelaus are husbands returning from a long journey, and both set up in opposition to their wives via the structure of their respective plays. Menelaus is a stronger effective foil character husband because the structure of Helen, with the duality set in opposition and the play within the play, lends itself to give Menelaus that edge over Jason, who was only truly set up in opposition during the agon with Medea, whereas Menelaus and Helen were in opposition throughout…

What makes a hero? Is it the courage to face their fears? Or is it the heart of the individual that makes him or her a hero? Two historical figures have been considered hero’s of their time. Odysseus and Moses may have been alive in different eras, but they both had a significant impact on the world around them. Moses was known for parting the Red Sea and aiding in the escape of many civilians that occupied Egypt. Odysseus was considered a great warrior by leading his people in the Trojan war…

In Aeschylus’ play Agamemnon, the dynamic, strong female character of Clytaemnestra is introduced. Left alone for ten years, she has become bitter after Agamemnon had sacrificed their daughter, Iphigeneia, in order to sail to Troy. Clytaemnestra is waiting for her revenge. Clytaemnestra’s two speeches after Agamemnon has returned to Argos and is entering the palace reveal that she is convicting him of the murder of Iphigeneia and sentencing him to death. In Clytaemnestra’s first speech when…

The Homecoming The Odyssey by the ancient Greek writer Homer takes us into the life of a man called Odysseus. Odysseus, the son of Lartes, has left both his son, Telemachus, and his wife, Penelope, to fight a war in Troy. After 10 years of fighting the war, Odysseus and his men were finally ready to return home to their families, however, the Gods were not finished with Odysseus. They needed to test his wisdom, honor, piety and prudence to prove that he is truly a noble hero. While Odysseus was…