Homer's Troy And Ransom

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The Iliad is a mild representation of a very precise feeling of emotion that connects with the texts; Petersen’s Troy and Malouf’s novel Ransom. Imagery is visualised by having the characters assemble between the setting of the text to show a greater understanding to all readers and/or viewers. Through exploring the personal concepts of Homer’s Book XXIV of The Iliad; it could be argued that finalising the ‘glory of war’ is set upon ‘celebration’. It is of great power to have such awe in such a defined character mindset. “Imagine a king who fights his own battles. Wouldn’t that be a sight?” – the idea from this quote represents Achilles of ‘dreaming’. The dialogue later imports the findings of his true personality. As a reader of the text or …show more content…

This then provides great strength to succeed in the highest during the Trojan War to persevere with the responsibilities associated in the texts as Achilles quotes “I chose nothing. I was born and this is what I am”. Some may argue that these individuals are as to why the events occurred events right from the beginning. This consistently draws the audience in to replicate the involvement within men and women, through exploring the classifications of each god or goddess. Through reading and watching the extracts, I became to comprehend the understanding of key features that are displayed using the characters and the way they react to certain effects and how their actions are perceived by others around them. Characters are known to have pretentious thoughts about how the force of a potential event may be harmful to their …show more content…

The Greeks and Trojans gather as one, as enemies. The camera angles are greatly increased in the film Troy during this time because it is seen as a sad time as they have lost a true warrior. The greater variety of camera angles in the film Troy, including close ups and wider views, the close ups of the heroes show the emotion of each as a reaction to the death and mutilation of the body whereas the wider shots show the societal views to the issue. The camera looking down on the Trojan force depicts a loss of power. The loss of Hector who is the embodiment of Troy, therefore symbolises the fall of Troy. As the fall of Troy has already taken place in the death of Hector, the use of camera angles to degrade the Trojan force further foreshadows the literal fall of the city. Through juxtaposition the contrast of power between the two forces is greatly enhanced, the camera angles provide a more personal approach showing the emotions of single characters and the armies as a

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