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Trojan Women

            
             After looking over the requirements for this assignment I decided to.
             " It was performed at the USF Theatre on.
             November 8, 2001 at 8:00pm. Not only did I choose this play because it was.
             the only one I had not seen, but also because I love history and thought I.
             could possibly relate to it more and learn some interesting facts that.
             occurred in Greek History.
             Even though this was a mythological tale, the performers did an.
             excellent job making the viewers believe it was something that had really.
             occurred in time. The story was set at the end of the Trojan War in which all.
             the suffering people as well as survivors were depicted through the chorus.
             As this tragedy progresses, the Greeks then destroy the city of Troy which.
             causes a great turmoil. All the women and children are in horror as they sit.
             outside the gates of Troy and watch as their city is being destroyed as well.
             as their loved ones and lives. Not only did this event cause emotional grief.
             but also the worry of the Greek soldiers sending the Trojan women to slavery.
             had caused many to starve because of the intensity of the event was too.
             overwhelming to think about eating. Those who did eat most likely.
             regurgitated it because of all the stress going on. Hecuba who is the queen.
             of Troy has to not only keep the city from going into shock but also has to.
             manage the death of her family as well. The entire controversy with Troy and.
             Sparta was all over a girl named Helen. Helen had decided to go to Paris to.
             seek new things in her life. After Helen was captured, Menelaus had decided.
             to create a conspiracy to get Helen back, keep Troy at its doom and send all.
             the Trojan Women to slavery. Hecuba the queen had to remind him that this.
             would not of been the best idea considering that Helen was one of the main.
             causes of this tragic war. At the end, Helen admits her adultery and ends up.
             blaming it on Paris. After Helen pleads her cause Menelaus offers to kill.
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            


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In examining certain segments of this story, the reader finds that women often are significant to the development of the plot. In fact, the desire of men to have and please women, both mortal and immortal, instigated, perpetuated, and eventually concluded the Trojan War. ... This gave the Trojans a supreme advantage and led to their gaining ground toward victory. ... While the story of the Trojan War was written a thousand years before Christ, the behavior patterns of men concerning women are very much the same today. From the beginning of the Trojan War to the end, the desire to have and pl...

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2. The Role of Women in the Iliad and the Odyssey

From the Bronze Age to present day, the role of women continues to evolve on many different levels. This continuing evolution is evident in Homer's prolific poems the Illiad and the Odyssey, Whether mortal or immortal, caregiver or monster, the women in each tale played various important roles as each story is set within the timeframe of the Trojan War. ... Along with her daughter Aethna, she works against the Trojans and despises them with a passion. ... Headstrong like her mother, Athena was the nurturing voice of reason but also very passionate in her hatred of the Trojans. ... The...

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3. Trojan War

The Trojan War The Trojan War was between the Trojans and the Greeks. ... They call this horse "The Trojan Horse." ... The Trojans brought the horse in and celebrated. The Greeks stayed in the horse and waited till the Trojans were asleep. ... The surviving Trojan women were then sorted out evenly to the Greek men and then they set sail back home to Greece. ...

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4. The Trojan War: A New History

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5. History of the Trojan War

The Trojan War started at the wedding of King Peleus, king of Myrmidons and the sea nymph named Thetis. ... And Aphrodite promised to give him the world's most beautiful women, Helen. ... The Trojans thought that it was a gift from the Greeks and to show that they had given up. ... Almost all the Trojan was killed except Aeneas (the son of Aphrodite) and Anchises. ... After the Geeks had won the war, most Trojan women were enslaved. ...

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6. Women Being Forced Into a Life

The Iliad, by Homer, is a poem that discusses the Trojan War. ... Athena has made it very clear that she dislikes the Trojans. ... She tells Diomedes, "Now take heart, Diomedes, fight it out with the Trojans! ... (168) Hera is another woman who also dislikes the Trojans. ... She is the goddess of love ad supports the Trojans throughout the battle. ...

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7. The Illiad

And of his slaying of the Trojan Hector. The purpose of the war was to recover the most beautiful women in the world, Helen. ... The Trojans thought the horse was a peace offering to Athena. One of the Trojan priests, Laocoon, warned against the Greeks bearing gifts. ... As the Trojans slept that night, the Greek warriors emerged and signaled the waiting ships to bring back the rest of the Greeks to Troy. ...

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8. Heroic Warriors

• How do women figure into these fights between men? • Do men compete with one another by using women? ... What is great about the Trojan War is that it's based because of a woman. ... Women are a very big part in this entire poem. ... All of the men are selfish because of the women in the poem. ...

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9. Heroic Warriors

• How do women figure into these fights between men? • Do men compete with one another by using women? ... What is great about the Trojan War is that it's based because of a woman. ... Women are a very big part in this entire poem. ... The war is based on stealing and taking women away ....

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