Essay on Comparison of Troy and the Iliad

The Iliad by Homer and the Women of Troy by Euripides are both Greek works of literature that look at the Trojan War from different perspectives. Book 6 of the Iliad illustrates that the ultimate glory is to fight for the city with no regard to the impact on the family. The Women of Troy focuses on the negatives that war causes, especially towards the soldier’s wives and children. Whereas the Iliad focuses on the battle itself and centers on the warriors, the Women of Troy focuses on the wrath

describes an outcry against death; whereas in the Iliad death is portrayed as an accomplishment., Both were in the times that is also known as Before Common Era, or " BCE". It is known that Iliad begins 10 years before the great "Seige of Troy" and eventually the odyssey had begun a couple years after that(Classical Lit). When Homer had written these novels it is clear that they have numerous lines, and Homer had written both. In the novel "The Iliad" it consists of fifteen thousand, six – hundred

TROY VS HOMERS ILIAD (A comparison between the two with a mix of movie reviewing) by Amber Shepherd When comparing the movie Troy, directed by Wolfgang Petterson, and The Iliad, written by Greek poet Homer we can clearly see that although Petterson has made an excellent film he has clearly left out certain aspects of the Iliad which really define the story. Both versions portray the Trojan War between Greece and Troy, Achilles killing Hector and King Priam visiting Achilles to ask for the body

Logan K. Grace Sunny Kang HIST 151 October 10, 2017 Comparison Between the Epic Poem The Iliad and The Film Troy The modern-day film Troy that was released in 2004 was directed by Wolfgang Petersen, it was influenced by the epic poem, called The Iliad which was written by the poet Homer. The movie and the poem deal with the same subject, the fall of Troy which ended with the trojans being tricked with a wooden horse. Though the characters are depicted differently in the movie which are shown through

the epic story the Iliad has survived, there has no doubt been some form of alteration to Homer's original. Last May, Wolfgang Petersen directed a movie based on the Iliad. This movie, Troy, has proven to be a very loose adaptation of Homer's original, as are almost all stories that are made into movies, unfortunately. With its timeless storyline, amazing scenery, gorgeous actors/actresses and most of all, its reported two hundred million dollar budget, it is easy to see why Troy was hyped up to

The Iliad ranks as one of the most important and most influential works in terms of world literatures since its establishment. Between the underlying standard to which the Iliad offers us as audience members, along with the plethora of writers that have followed in the footsteps to which Homer’s Iliad paved, the impact that the Iliad has played is remarkable in itself. While the Iliad can be credited for much of present day literature we study today, Hollywood can be created for the plethora of

The representation of personal, social and cultural concerns throughout Wolfgang Petersen’s film Troy and David Malouf’s novel Ransom are influenced and derived from Homer’s epic poem The Iliad. Honour and pride, grief and death, anger and father-son relationships are the core values and key concerns of the three texts. Honour and pride can be heard and seen throughout book XXIV of the Iliad. The repetition of “no” provides a sound in the epic poem that shows the willingness the gods have for Priam

Troy vs. The Iliad Over the thousands of years that the epic story the Iliad has survived, there has no doubt been some form of alteration to Homer’s original. Last May, Wolfgang Petersen directed a movie based on the Iliad. This movie, Troy, has proven to be a very loose adaptation of Homer’s original, as are almost all stories that are made into movies, unfortunately. With its timeless storyline, amazing scenery, gorgeous actors/actresses and most of all, its reported two hundred million

The Iliad by Homer depicts the great struggle by Agamemnon and the Greeks to take the mighty city state of Troy and return Helen to her rightful husband, Menelaus. While many ponder if the war actually happened, or why the gods always seemed to be more human than humans themselves, few ask the key but often overlooked question; why is Agamemnon the leader of the Greeks in the first place? What happened that put him in charge of the Greek forces? Why does there seem to be an underlying resentment

by God to protect his people that is supernatural beyond regular men. The first comparison is their strength and how they were gifted; Samson was promised to a mother of God that her son would be very strong and invincible within his long hair, while Achilles was immersed in the river of Styx, which was the river of life and death. Achilles share the same power as Samson because when his angry, he defeats and falls Troy when his dearest friend fell in his armor like Samson can defeat the lions, defeat