"Peace, War, and the Trojan War" In MLA Style. Discusses the fact that war never brings peace, by using examples from Greek Mythology.
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 02:38:08
Category: / Social Sciences / Sociology
Length: 7 pages (1808 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Sociology
Length: 7 pages (1808 words)
"Madmen, all of you who strive for the glory of combats, and believe that the lances of war will ease the burdens of mortals. Never, if blood be arbitress of peace, strife between cities of men shall find an ending." (Captive maidens in Troy. Euripides, Helen 1150). This quote portrays the conviction pertaining that war never establishes peace, but merely further war. So many instances and examples from the Iliad, as well as what we know …
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…end with peace; not even close. Their return home was filled with warfare of another kind. In this way, war is a never ending cycle. War, however significant or irrelevant the cause, will never, as acknowledged by Helen, "ease the burdens of mortals." (Captive maidens in Troy. Euripides, Helen 1150) Even the most petty cause's can escalate into an overbearingly horrific and extensive war, which can never end in the, long sought after, peace or harmony.
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