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A 7 page paper which examines how Helen is portrayed and how
Helen acts as seen in the Iliad and in Euripides’ Trojan Woman. No additional sources
cited.
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7 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAhelen.rtf
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cause of the Trojan War, and while one would certainly know that one woman could not invoke such a war, her presence surely served as a foundation from which many
could claim such an excuse. Much of what we know or think about Helen comes to us from two classics. Those classics are Euripides "Trojan Women" and Homers "The Iliad."
In the following paper we examine the character of Helen as presented in these texts. The paper is broken down into categories which discuss how Helen is perceived by others,
how she presents herself to others, her relationship with Paris/Alexander, and her feminine qualities. The Perceptions of Others In Euripides work the first time we hear of Helen
is when Poseidon explains some of the current conditions in concerning the imprisonment of particular people. He notes the following, indicating that he is clearly not fond of Helen and
that she deserves what she gets: "And such of the Trojan dames as are not portioned out, are in these tents, set apart for the leaders of the host; and
with them Spartan Helen, daughter of Tyndarus, justly counted among the captives" (Euripides). The chorus in Euripides work do not seem to care for Helen either as is indicated
in the following: "Oh be it ours to come to Theseus famous realm, a land of joy! Never, never let me see Eurotas swirling tide, hateful home of Helen." And,
Cassandra presents us with the image that Helen is not nearly as strong willed as she is, nor as determined and deceitful, or perhaps as vindictive: "Agamemnon....will find in me
a bride more fraught with woe to him than Helen" (Euripides). Menelaus is another who is very disappointed in her, thinking her to be a woman who, though captured,
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