Troy
Adele Geras
Historic Fiction
180/358
Summary
After Achilles kills Lord Hector, Xanthe leaves Alastor with her friend Polyxena, and goes back to the palace to comfort Andromache, Hector's wife. Polyxena then has to go to her grandfather, and so Marpessa, Xanthe's sister, takes over. Marpessa takes Alastor back to the Blood Room, where he falls asleep. While Marpessa watches over him, she sees Aphrodite appear before her. Aphrodite has decided to turn her gaze onto Marpessa and her sister. She makes Marpessa and Alastor fall in love, despite Marpessa's pleading. Alastor convinces Marpessa to take him to Helen and Paris's palace, and sleep in a real bed.
King Priam claims that Iris, the messenger of the gods, visited him and told him of a way to get Hector's body back from the Greeks. Priam would have to go to Achilles at the Greek camp- alone- and bring a ransom. Hecuba, Priam's wife, suggests that, by alone, Achilles meant that Priam should come without an escort or an entourage. She figures that he can have companions, so she sends Polyxena and Iason with him. They go to the Greek camp, where Priam pleads to Achilles for Hector's body back. Achilles takes pity on him, as Priam reminds him of his own father. He has Hector's body wrapped in cloth and given back to hector. Polyxena even sees tears fall from Achilles's eyes. They bring the body back to Troy, where a funeral is held for Hector.
Response
I feel like the tension is building up now. Aphrodite has chosen to turn her attention to the sisters Marpessa and Xanthe, making them both fall in love with Alastor, and Alastor fall in love with Marpessa. I'm afraid that Marpessa will try to keep it a secret from Xanthe, but somehow Xanthe will find out and a rift will open between the two sisters. Also, I was really sad at the part when Priam got Hector's body back from Achilles. It showed that war isn't black and white, right or wrong. There are two sides to everything.
Passage
"Achilles. Terror of Troy. Killer of Hector. He had tears in his eyes" (Geras 174)
I really like this quote, because it shows that, even though the heroes of this story are the Trojans, the Greeks aren't necessarily the bad guys. Everyone is human, and this shows it. Achilles is the one everyone in Troy is afraid of, but here Polyxena sees him crying because of Priam. I find this very sad, and it points out how destructive war is.
Adele Geras
Historic Fiction
180/358
Summary
After Achilles kills Lord Hector, Xanthe leaves Alastor with her friend Polyxena, and goes back to the palace to comfort Andromache, Hector's wife. Polyxena then has to go to her grandfather, and so Marpessa, Xanthe's sister, takes over. Marpessa takes Alastor back to the Blood Room, where he falls asleep. While Marpessa watches over him, she sees Aphrodite appear before her. Aphrodite has decided to turn her gaze onto Marpessa and her sister. She makes Marpessa and Alastor fall in love, despite Marpessa's pleading. Alastor convinces Marpessa to take him to Helen and Paris's palace, and sleep in a real bed.
King Priam claims that Iris, the messenger of the gods, visited him and told him of a way to get Hector's body back from the Greeks. Priam would have to go to Achilles at the Greek camp- alone- and bring a ransom. Hecuba, Priam's wife, suggests that, by alone, Achilles meant that Priam should come without an escort or an entourage. She figures that he can have companions, so she sends Polyxena and Iason with him. They go to the Greek camp, where Priam pleads to Achilles for Hector's body back. Achilles takes pity on him, as Priam reminds him of his own father. He has Hector's body wrapped in cloth and given back to hector. Polyxena even sees tears fall from Achilles's eyes. They bring the body back to Troy, where a funeral is held for Hector.
Response
I feel like the tension is building up now. Aphrodite has chosen to turn her attention to the sisters Marpessa and Xanthe, making them both fall in love with Alastor, and Alastor fall in love with Marpessa. I'm afraid that Marpessa will try to keep it a secret from Xanthe, but somehow Xanthe will find out and a rift will open between the two sisters. Also, I was really sad at the part when Priam got Hector's body back from Achilles. It showed that war isn't black and white, right or wrong. There are two sides to everything.
Passage
"Achilles. Terror of Troy. Killer of Hector. He had tears in his eyes" (Geras 174)
I really like this quote, because it shows that, even though the heroes of this story are the Trojans, the Greeks aren't necessarily the bad guys. Everyone is human, and this shows it. Achilles is the one everyone in Troy is afraid of, but here Polyxena sees him crying because of Priam. I find this very sad, and it points out how destructive war is.
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