# Ransom
+Goddess Iris
+
+## Quotes
+
+"...and with howls that in their pain and desolation must have seemed bearlike..." Achilles re. Hector, p.45
+"...he is by nature doubtful" Priam, p.46
+"He feels bold now, defiant. Sure of his decision" Priam before confronting Hecuba, p. 49
+"...their noble Achilles..." Hecuba, p.51
+"...she is more tied to convention than she believes" Hecuba, p.55
+"...the body of my son Hector, all his limbs newly restored and shining, restored and _ransomed_." Priam re. dream, p.56
+'You expect that... jackal, that noble bully, to be moved by this touching pantomime?" Hecuba re. Priam's proposal to Achilles, p.57
+"...to vent their spite on him..." Hecuba re. Greeks stabbing Achilles after his death, p.57
+"Something impossible. Something new" Priam re. what to do, p.58
+
+## Humility
+
+- "What I do is what any man might do" Priam, p.59
+
+## Vivid imagery/gore
+
+- Hecuba & Priam's hands, p.50
+- "Oh, if I could get my hands on that butcher I'd tear his heart out and eat it raw!" Hecuba, p.51
+
+## Fatherhood
+
+- "Seven times now I've grieved for a son lost in this war" Priam, p.52
+
# Invictus
The opening scene of *Invictus* introduces a nation of oppression and conflict, whilst referencing a time of change and upheaval. This is symbolised by the rough nature of rugby and the chaotic atmosphere of the streets and the