Monday, November 2, 2009

The Iliad, Topic 4

What evidence is there of free will in The Iliad?

6 comments:

  1. in the illiad, the evidence of free will is seen in helen. this is because she decides to go to paris instead of stay with menalayus.

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  2. The people chose there actions not the gods.

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  3. the evidence of free will in the illiad is when helen origanally says that she will not go to paris' room. it also occurs when helen goes with paris instead of staying with her husband. when paris goes an fights, this shows free will because his father does not want him to do this.

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  4. In The lliad there is deffently alot of free will because of the decesions on war, love, freedom, and power. Both Greeks and Trojans decided to have war and didnt care which side wanted to go to war. The free will of love, they fight over anything they want for example Helen. Both freedom and power...the Greeks and Trojans will fight over to the end to get thier free will.

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  5. there is not much free will in the book.peopel dont do what is right.people dont think the way we think.they do things that people will fear them for.or they do what the kings willt ell them to do.

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  6. I believe people in the book are influenced, guided, and pressured by the gods to do things (e.g. Helen going to bed with Paris). However, free will is seen in Hector when he chooses to fight Paris' battle in Book 3 and also when he chooses to return to Troy in Book 6 to delegate praying to his mother and the women, scold Paris for being a coward yet again, and also say goodbye to his wife and son.

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