Menelaus

Like an avalanche in the mountains change is inevitable and unstoppable. In the Iliad, by Homer, an epic/poem retelling the tale of the Trojan war, there was a bloody battle between Greece and Troy. One of the main characters is Achilles, an almost invincible Greek warrior. The author uses characterization to show Achilles experiences great change throughout the poem, from stubborn to devastated to avengement seeking, all because his good friend and comrade, Patroclus, was killed in battle.…

In her book ”The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam” Barbara Tuchman examines instances of folly throughout history. Tuchman begins her book by explaining John Adams position on the lack of advances in government over the last three or four thousand years. She begins to explain several factors for why she believes this to be true. One of these factors is follies. In order to qualify as a folly, according to Tuchman the incident must be completely contrary to the organization or governments…

I think this shows an interesting contrast between Adrestus and Menelaus. Adrestus was willing to be dishonorable and pay his way to safety, and was pleading with Menelaus, who may have been the worst person to plead with. The dishonorment of Menelaus was the cause of the war, and Menelaus was the King of Sparta, a nation of warriors who would rather fight to the death rather than surrender or beg like Adrestus. (73 words). I think this shows yet again an important theme in the story, or maybe…

17 we see that Menelaus is too fearful to protect Patroclus’ body. Lastly, Achilles is mentioned in this section to show that the refusal of giving up Patroclus’ body could be the one thing to draw Achilles out of his depression of losing Brises. Dishonor, Menelaus, and Achilles are all significant to the god Athena’s speech in Book 17 to Menelaus because they emphasize and address the consequences that will come when Achilles finds out about Patroclus’ body. Dishonor…

I Prior to the beginning of the scene, Ajax has planted the sword given to him by Hector away from both Greek encampment and the city of Troy(818-822). Ajax calls out last words to the gods in order to avenge his death and make his death swift (824-855). Ajax cries only towards the gods, showcases desolation implying the stage has been cleared of any other actors and chorus. I.n order to make the Ajax’s suicide realistic, ekkylemas(an ancient Greek practice) may have been used)Cynthia Gardiner…

When he declared war, Menelaus knew that innocent lives would be lost and families would be torn apart. The damage to both the Trojans and Achaeans in the war is far more than the damage inflicted on Menelaus by Paris. Menelaus did not act rationally by declaring war on Troy – he allowed his emotions to cloud his thinking and as a result thousands of soldiers and civilians died. If Menelaus had punished only Paris, then this would have counted as justice. However, Menelaus went too far – instead…

In books 3 and 4, Telemachus sets out on a journey to meet the wise Nestor in Pylos and the fearsome Menelaus in Sparta. The young scion of Laertes's bloodline sought out the kings in order to find his father. Who has been missing for nearly ten years after the ten year war in Troy. Nestor knew not the whereabouts of Odysseus; however, he knew what stories he needed to tell Telemachus. The king of Pylos recalled and narrated the story of Agamemnon's demise and the vengeance of his son, Orestes.…

victorious, disaster struck. Agamemnon and Menelaus, the brothers who led the Greek army to war, had a disagreement. Menelaus wanted to sail home, but Agamemnon wished to offer sacrifices to avoid the wrath of Athene. The army was firmly divided in two in this dispute; half the army sailed home the following day with Menelaus while the other half stayed with Agamemnon. Nestor sailed with Menelaus. However, there was a second disagreement among those who followed Menelaus. Odysseus led a group of…

Achaeans and Greeks were battling it out like schoolboys was over a girl, Helen of troy, formerly the bride of Menelaus, who had run away with the prince of troy, Paris, who was granted the love of the most beautiful woman at the time by Aphrodite, the goddess of love, on the condition the he declared her the paramount goddess. He did, and thus he was awarded the love of Helen. Menelaus declares war on the state of Troy because his wife left for another man, thus we end up on the eastern side of…

situation Menelaus is in right now. There is a war going on between the Greeks and the Trojans. This is no peaceful war, lots of death. Now that you know what the war is about you will see why Helen should go back with the Greeks. The only reason Helen is even with Paris is because the goddess Aphrodite promises him a beautiful wife and can’t lie about her vow to him. Aphrodite puts a love spell on Helen to be attracted to Paris, but once it wears off she wishes to return to Menelaus. Also…