People are motivated by many things but love and friendship can completely change a person’s way of living. In the novel, Troy, by Adele Geras a war has begun between two civilizations. The Greeks have waged war upon the Trojans because of their prince of Troy, Paris. A young married woman named Helen decided she would rather be with Paris of Troy then with her own husband, Menelaus of Sparta. Menelaus was distraught and wanted revenge which began The Trojan War. When love and friendship is involved they cause people to make uncharacteristic or rash decisions.
At the beginning of the novel, Xanthe falls for a young man that came to the blood room. She seeks his attention but doesn’t understand what will change of her because of this. They are both inside of the Blood Room and Xanthe is speaking with
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Alaster’s mother. Xanthe let Alaster’s hand fall to the pallet. She looked at the tiles on the floor, so that she would not have to meet his mother’s pale and hostile stare. Why, she thought, am I so weak? I should tell her. I should say something. A hand holding your is a comfort when you are in pain. I’m helping your son, and if you truly loved him, you would want him to be soothed, made better. I’m a person, too. I’m not nothing to be pushed aside by you, or anyone. Xanthe sighed. (Geras 17) This quote proves that she seeks his attention but doesn’t understand how it will change her because in the beginning she changes for Alaster’s mother. She is holding his hand but lets it go because Alaster’s mother makes her. This makes me realize that Xanthe is scared of disobeying Alaster’s mother and having his mother find out her true feelings towards him. “She prayed that no one else would be brought to them today and that Charitomene would not find her some other task to do. I wish, she thought. I wish I could sit here and look at him forever. She took his hand in her hand and held it tight.” (Geras 20)This quote proves that she seeks his attention but doesn’t know how it will change her because she wishes that no one will bother her when she is with him. This shows how she is changing her schedule or a part of her life and how she lives because of her love for him. Xanthe realizes that she can not live her normal life without Alaster because of how much she loves him. Xanthe had just come back from a huge funeral for the king and when she came back down to the blood room, Alaster was gone. Alaster’s bed was empty. She went over to it and bent down to touch the bedclothes, saying to herself: You’re mad, Xanthe. You could see from the door that he isn’t here. What are you doing feeling about among the covers, as though he had flattened himself to nothing? She sighed. Where could he be? His mother, Xanthe thought, the frightful Phrontis, has probably come and gathered him to her bosom, and forced him to go home with her, and I don't even know where his house is. Polyxena knows, though, and I’ll ask her. Xanthe turned to leave. (Geras 144) The quote proves that Xanthe can not live her normal life without Alaster because of how she uproots her life for him, and how she stops everything that she is doing or what she should be doing in order to be by his side. Xanthe shook her head. Alaster’s disappeared. I don’t know where he could have gone. Marpessa said she took him to a friend’s house on the day Hector died, but she can’t remember anything about where he is, or what the friend’s name is, and I’m afraid I’ve left it too late. We are still mourning in Andromache’s house , and Astyanax knows there’s something wrong, and he doesn’t exactly know what it is, but it makes him naughty, and fretful at night, and I’m so tired… (Geras 160) This quote proves that Xanthe can not live her normal life without being with Alaster because she is constantly trying to find a way to get to him. This quote also shows that Xanthe is supposed to be with Lady Andromache because of the tough times that they are having there, based on what Xanthe says. Xanthe changes the way she typically acts because of her love for Alaster. “How much longer? Xanthe followed Polyxena down the winding street from the citadel. Phoebus Apollo’s chariot had just started its journey toward the sea, but the heat still pressed heavily on the stones, and the girls tried as hard as they could to walk in the shadows of the houses. Suddenly Xanthe pulled at Polyxena arm.” (Geras 188) This quote proves that Xanthe changes the way she typically is because Alaster because she is usually a very calm person for working in the Blood Room with the wounded. In this case, she is very tense and eager to see Alaster which had led to her becoming more and more impatient. Phrontis stiffened. She pushed her face close to Xanthe’s and said,’Yes, I do remember now. Of course, that terrible room, smelling of blood and dirt and who knows what other unspeakable things. I never understood why my son couldn’t have been brought to my house straightaway, but there you are. All sorts of funny things happen during wartime, don’t they? But I’m forgetting my manners. Please come into the cool of the house, and I will arrange for drinks to be brought. Horrid woman , Xanthe thought, following Phrontis and Polyxena into the house. (Geras 191) This quote proves that Xanthe changes the way she typically acts because of her love for Alaster because she hates Phrontis but brought up enough courage to go see her for Alaster’s sake. This makes me realize that how in the beginning of the story Xanthe couldn’t stand to be by Alaster’s mother but as the story comes to an end she puts herself in the position of having to see her in order to meet Alaster. Xanthe changes the way she acts because of Alaster.
“Why? What about Alaster? I haven’t seen him for a long time. Do you still love him? I never said that. Xanthe blushed. I never said I loved him. I just…’ You did though. You did love him. Can you deny it? If I’d known that this was about Alaster, I wouldn’t have let you talk to me.” (Geras 281) This quote proves that Xanthe changes the way she acts because of Alaster because she pretends that she doesn’t love him anymore so Iason doesn’t realize that she still does even though he already knows. When Iason and Xanthe are talking about what their future will uphold, Xanthe finds out that Iason has loved for as long as they have been friends. He also loves it when she comes to see him but gets mad when he realizes she just came to talk to him about Alaster.
“There’ll be friendship and shared memories, and late we’ll come together in the flesh of our children, but will I ever feel for Iason as I did...do...for Alaster?” (Geras 282) This quote proves that Xanthe changes the way she acts because of Alaster because she is even lying to herself what she tells herself that she did love him but then she says she till
does. When love and friendship is involved they cause people to make uncharacteristic and rash decisions. In the novel, Troy, Xanthe made uncharacteristic decisions based on her love for Alaster. She put herself in the toughest situations because she loved Alaster and would do anything for him, even risk her own life.
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Alais is Henry’s mistress from a treaty that was made between France and England when she was young. In the play you learn that she is to marry whoever becomes the new king, but she does not want that to happen. Alais says, “ I do not like your Johnny.” Henry replies, “He’s a good boy.” Basically all Alais wants is for Henry to not disinherit being king and take her to be his permanent mistress. She is in love with Henry and throughout the play you come to realize that is not only her that loves him, but also henry, but of course he will not do anything about it
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In act two scene two Lysander continues to insult Hermia. For example in the book it states “ Content with Hermia? No, I do repent…” (2.2.118-120). This shows that Lysander wants Helena’s love, but he is trying to hard to get it. In act three scene two Helena finds that both Lysander and Demetrius are “mocking” her. For example in the book it states “ ...I pray you,though you mock me, gentlemen.” (3.2.314). This shows that Helena doesn’t believe that Demetrius and Lysander “love” her. Oberon and Lysander find it impossible to control love.
Characters like Telemachus, Menelaus, and Penelope are similar to what they feeling for the people they love and care about. Telemachus situation is that he does not want to accept that his father Odysseus is death. So he goes on a voyage to find out what really happened to his father. As he arrives at Sparta Menelaus finally tells Telemachus that Odysseus is alive and is held captive by Calypso. This gives him hope that his family will finally be complete. Penelope in the other hand is devastated she has been weeping on her bed since the news broke that Odysseus is death. Also, not knowing that his son Telemachus is on a voyage and his life is in danger. Finally, Menelaus who has been wandering the sea for seven years and discovering that the death of his brother and the loss of his friend’s because of the Trojan war and the dangers of voyaging. So, he made himself a favor that is better to stay home and live honorably. The moral of the story in this section is that in the end the people you love will matter the
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True love is the most powerful love in this story as it is the sort that hurts no one and is really from the heart. It is demonstrated when Lysander says " There, gentle Hermia, may I marry thee, and to that place the sharp Athenian law cannot pursue us. If thou lovest me, then, Steal forth thy father's house tomorrow night" act 1 scene 1 161-164. It shows that during those harsh times their love was strong enough to even risk the anger of their parents.
Love is often misconstrued as an overwhelming force that characters have very little control over, but only because it is often mistaken for the sum of infatuation and greed. Love and greed tread a blurred line, with grey areas such as lust. In simplest terms, love is selfless and greed is selfish. From the agglomeration of mythological tales, people deduce that love overpowers characters, even that it drives them mad. However, they would be wrong as they would not have analyzed the instances in depth to discern whether or not the said instance revolves around true love. Alone, true love help characters to act with sound reasoning and logic, as shown by the tales of Zeus with his lovers Io and Europa in Edith Hamilton’s Mythology.
...n Biloxi so he can pursue his affair with Calixta—though there is no evidence in the story that the two continue their affair—but his letter is nevertheless filled with love and regard for his wife and children. Similar to Calixta, Alce is satisfied. He can now be emotionally generous.
Ultimately`, William Shakespeare shows in many different ways throughout the play, ‘Romeo and Juliet’, that love is the more powerful force than hate. The readers see how the characters continuously forgive one another, even when the conditions are tough. The friendships between specific characters display a loving bond that cannot be broken with hate. Shakespeare demonstrates that Romeo and Juliet’s love can overpower the hate of many events in the play. He shows that their love can even overpower the death of one of their own family members. Romeo and Juliet’s love brings friendship between their feuding families. This story is a true example of how love can conquer all.
For example, the central conflict and the main action of the play happen right in the first three scenes of act one, when Hermia’s dad Egeus goes to complain to Theseus that his daughter does not want to obey him to marry Demetrius a young man who has his consent to marry his daughter. Yet, Hermia is not in love with Demetrius, she is in love with Lysander, a young romantic and funny nobleman who is also in love with Hermia. On the other hand, Helena who is Hermia’s friend is deeply in love with Demetrius, but he does not love her as he is in love with Hermia. As a result of this conflict, Hermia and Lysander decide to run off to the woods to escape from their hierarchical society, where Demetrius and Helena later join them. Once in the woods, the story complicates things for the four lovers as Oberon, the winter fairy, tries to make Demetrius fall in love with Helena. But, this does not go according to his plan, as his servant Puck mistakenly puts the love potion on Lysander while he is asleep. This mistake causes Lysander to fall in love with Helena when he wakes up. In the effort to fix his servant’s mistake, Oberon enchants Demetrius with the love potion, and he too falls in love with Helena, when he wakes up. In the end, Oberon is able to lift off the enchantment of Lysander
When Rosalind, Celia and Touchstone arrive in the forest of Arden they meet Silvius and Corin, an old shepherd, who are engaged in a conversation about love. Corin is advising his friend on how to treat the woman he loves. However, Silvius doubts the old shepherd's authority in such matters, for although Corin admits having been drawn into acts of madness for the sake of love during his youth, he cannot recall any of them. Silvius clearly manifests that if Corin has forgotten even the most insignificant detail of the actions love made him run into, then he has never been truly in love. Even more, Silvius also explains that a true lover never ceases to adore his lady in speech, even if this moves his listener to discomfort, and further explains that sincere love may drive a lover to interrupt a conversation out of passion. To prove this last point, Silvius suddenly interrupts his speech passionately crying the name of Phebe, his beloved, several times.
Throughout the story Alaric felt as is he was alone and at times he didn’t know what to do. Alaric has lost his most important thing in his life. His dad isn’t helpful for him at all. The only person he has now is Naia. "I’m the only one left." (Lawrence pg. 249). Alaric and Naia’s family was heading down the river in a boat to seek Alaric’s happiness. Once they get to the end of the river, he gets off the boat and see that he’s the only person left
Although Hermia’s father did not want her to marry Lysander, she was madly in love with him and wanted to go against her fathers’ wishes just to be with him, and she did just that. By the end of the play, Hermia and Lysander’s relationship with one another was a success. True love is defined as a love worth fighting for and that is exactly what Hermia and Lysander did, they fought for each other.