Justice and Love in the Iliad
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Simone Weil argues that the way Homer presents war and the use of force in the Iliad, in all of its brutality, violence, and bitterness bathes the work in the light of love and justice (pg 25). The point Weil is making is that by depicting the suffering of all of these men regardless of their side, or strength Homer equalizes them in a “condition common to all men”(pg 25). Because Homer equalizes them the reader can feel empathy, or at least compassion for all of the men. However while Weil is correct about how Homer’s descriptions of war and force reveal justice and love, she is wrong in thinking that justice and love are mere “accents” to the Iliad, and progress through the story “without ever becoming noticeable”(pg 25). Homer not only reveals this underlying idea to the reader through his tone and even handedness, but also through Achilles’ journey. By the end of the Iliad Achilles understands justice and love in much the same way that the reader does.
Weil makes a few strong arguments to support her reading of the Iliad. Weil describes how Homer’s impartiality in writing the Iliad allows the suffering of both the Greeks and the Trojans to be viewed in the same way. The Iliad was not written as an ode to the victor, or as a celebration of the strength of the Greeks. Instead, as Weil describes it, the Iliad is marked by a tone of bitterness by which, “everyones unhappiness is laid bare without dissimulation or disdain”(pg 25). By breaking down the barriers between the Greeks and the Trojans Homer reveals their equality, showing that men on both sides die and suffer. In showing the sides to be the same Homer allows the reader to identify with both sides. To feel just as strongly for the death of a Trojan as for the death of...
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... to fight this war and cause suffering. But this is Homer’s final trick. Homer takes the reader, and Achilles and makes them equal. Achilles gets to realize the love and justice that the reader gets to understand, but also the helplessness of the reader. Achilles is as helpless to alleviate the suffering as the reader is. He realizes that he has no choice and accepts his fate. This is the other way justice and love are revealed in the Iliad, the reader is shown to be the same as the hero, not in his strength but in his helplessness. Both the reader and Achilles are forced to see the love and justice Weil writes about and are rendered helpless, Achilles’ fate sealed by the Gods and ours by Homer. Through the bitterness of the tone, the impartiality of his descriptions of war, and Achilles’ journey Homer “bathes [the Iliad] in the light of love and justice”(pg 25).
In this essay, the author
- Argues that homer's depiction of war and the use of force in the iliad, in all of its brutality, violence, and bitterness, bathes the work in light of love and justice.
- Analyzes how homer's impartiality in writing the iliad allows the suffering of both the greeks and the trojans to be viewed in the same way.
- Analyzes how homer breaks down the distinction between the greeks and the trojans by describing the death of elephenor.
- Argues that homer's depiction of war and the use of force in the iliad, in all of its brutality, violence, and bitterness, bathes the work in light of love and justice.
- Analyzes how homer's impartiality in writing the iliad allows the suffering of both the greeks and the trojans to be viewed in the same way.
- Analyzes how homer breaks down the distinction between the greeks and the trojans by describing the death of elephenor.
- Analyzes how homer removes the distinction between hero and man and shows the reader how bankrupt the characters view on life is.
- Analyzes how homer's love for patroclus, whether romantic or brotherly, causes achilles to reenter the fight, fulfill his fate, and acknowledge the idea of "sameness".
- Analyzes how achilles' understanding extends all the way to the battlefield when he is confronted by lycaon.
- Analyzes how homer takes the reader and achilles and makes them equal. the reader is shown to be the same as the hero, not in strength but in helplessness.
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- Analyzes how hephaestus' "world of gorgeous immortal work" is blazoned with "well-wrought emblems across its surface." homer uses imagery to describe the earth, sea, and sky.
- Analyzes how describes the two mortal cities. the first city opens with a description of the wedding and feast, followed by the marketplace where two men struggled over the blood-price for the kinsman.
- Analyzes how homer balances the celebration of war's tragic, heroic values with scenes of battle and those creative values of civilized life that war destroys. the shield of achilles symbolically represents the two poles of human condition, war and peace.
- Analyzes how hephaestus' "world of gorgeous immortal work" is blazoned with "well-wrought emblems across its surface." homer uses imagery to describe the earth, sea, and sky.
- Analyzes how describes the two mortal cities. the first city opens with a description of the wedding and feast, followed by the marketplace where two men struggled over the blood-price for the kinsman.
- Analyzes how the wedding celebration and merriment that come along with it represent the harmony and happiness of the city and the people's lives.
- Analyzes how homer's description of the second city is full of destruction, with the people at war, being besieged by a hostile army and fighting for its existence.
- Analyzes how homer talks about the other scenes portrayed on the shield. some good, some bad, most are good and emphasize the peaceful life.
- Analyzes how the more abundant peaceful scenes balance out the evil scenes portrayed on the shield. the shield gives off a significant signal to the warriors on both sides, as seen in book 19.
- Analyzes how the depiction of the intricate life of culture and the world shows there's something at stake here to be fighting about.
- Analyzes how the war involves a human side, including the admission of fear and scenes of domestic life, and that there's not one single center to it.
- Describes the ocean river as the barrier between the quick and the dead, the frontier of the known and imagined worlds, and a symbol for total inclusiveness and eternity.
1091 wordsRead More - Honor In The Iliad Essayanalytical essayThe ethical values reflected in the Iliad should be taken seriously because they are not only plausible, but also congruent with the time and place. Homer is narrating tales of a society where men expect to fight and likely die in battle, where courage is demanded of all men, and where honor and glory are seen as steps toward achieving excellence. What makes the Iliad a masterpiece of Western civilization is not just the stirring story, but most of all Homer’s even-handed portrayal of the Homeric world, for the Trojans are never depicted as being less than the Greeks. The Greeks, even their greatest military heroes, are seen as flawed human beings. In conclusion, what Homer presents in the Iliad is a worldview rather than the local perspective of a distant war. In the end, Homer seems to be saying that all men may aspire to virtue.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the greek army gathered in front of the walls of troy exhibits the weaknesses and strengths of homer's world. the common culture is based on acceptance of characteristics seen as virtuous.
- Analyzes how power is measured in the homeric world and the iliad. a king is the ultimate in nobility, even if he is a small, poor greek city.
- Analyzes how the greeks understand achilles' humiliation when agamemnon demands briseis as compensation for having to give up chryseis.
- Analyzes how the greek army gathered in front of the walls of troy exhibits the weaknesses and strengths of homer's world. the common culture is based on acceptance of characteristics seen as virtuous.
- Analyzes how power is measured in the homeric world and the iliad. a king is the ultimate in nobility, even if he is a small, poor greek city.
- Analyzes how the greeks understand achilles' humiliation when agamemnon demands briseis as compensation for having to give up chryseis.
- Analyzes how even the gods in the iliad see material prizes as a sign of honor. when thetis goes to olympus, she tells zeus that king agamemnon stole his prize.
- Analyzes how homer's depiction of human beings as war booty reflects the darker side of the homeric world.
- Analyzes how homer shows women as human beings capable of great emotion, but they are considered of less societal worth than males, although they fulfill the essential roles of mothers and wives.
- Analyzes homer's concept of honor, as expressed by achilles, agamemnon, hector, and other greek and trojan characters, is complicated. honor depends on others' good opinion, not on a man'
- Analyzes how the heroes in the iliad must respect each other to get their good opinion, no matter what side they are on. both greeks and trojans despise paris because he is a coward.
- Analyzes how the greeks are affected when achilles retreats from battle and sulks in his tent, still enraged by the slight to his honor.
- Explains achilles is back on his ship and returning to greece, and he will no longer fight for menelaus and agamemnon.
- Analyzes how achilles feels shame when his friend patroclus goes into action, wearing his armor, and the sight of him on the battlefield will rally the greeks and dismay the trojans.
- Explains that honor is inextricably intertwined with courage in the homeric world. a good warrior, who has the quality of agathos, also has honor, or pine.
- Analyzes how achilles achieves keleos, or glory, and displays a capacity for bloody vengeance, but also shows he is not indifferent to suffering.
- Analyzes how achilles' grief over the fate of patroclus and the blood frenzy that takes over men in battle would have led him to debase the body.
- Concludes that homer's iliad is a worldview rather than the local perspective of distant war.
2040 wordsRead More - Pursuit Of Honor And Glory In The Iliadanalytical essay"The Iliad is a poem that celebrates the heroic values war imposes on its votaries (27)." Homer himself describes war as "bringing glory to man." War is a huge part of both the Achaeans and the Trojans' lives. Characters gain glory through their performances and bravery in battle. Furthermore, Homer persuades the reader that war is the glorious way to settle a dispute. For example, Hector and other Trojans scorn Paris for backing down from Menelaus. On the other hand, Achilles acquires glory by deferring the option of a long, peaceful life in order to fight and become an epic hero. The characters in The Iliad value honor and glory to such a degree that they are willing to give up life itself in order to possess it.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the iliad, an epic poem about the trojan war, was the first thing written in the european tradition. homer's use of idealistic themes show up in many modern novels.
- Analyzes how the achaeans are concerned with personal glory and achievement rather than the well-being of the city.
- Analyzes how achilles is determined to restore his glory and his status as a great worrier by putting his honor above the well-being of his fellow troops and friends.
- Analyzes how the iliad, an epic poem about the trojan war, was the first thing written in the european tradition. homer's use of idealistic themes show up in many modern novels.
- Analyzes how the achaeans are concerned with personal glory and achievement rather than the well-being of the city.
- Analyzes how achilles is determined to restore his glory and his status as a great worrier by putting his honor above the well-being of his fellow troops and friends.
- Analyzes how the trojans yearn to acquire glory at any expense. hector is courageous and valiant in battle, but glory is more important to him than life or happiness.
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