From: Andrew Lorimer Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2019 01:09:11 +0000 (+1100) Subject: [english] start WoT practice essay X-Git-Tag: yr12~216 X-Git-Url: https://git.lorimer.id.au/notes.git/diff_plain/045482aa04889f1fd209c04ecb304635746288d9 [english] start WoT practice essay --- diff --git a/english/troy-paragraphs.md b/english/troy-paragraphs.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0482da6 --- /dev/null +++ b/english/troy-paragraphs.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +> In the play *Women of Troy*, Euripides illustrates the horrendous effect on the human spirit of extreme loss and grief. Discuss. + +### Topic sentences + +- The sadness and exhaustion of Hecuba represents how one's persistence and hope may be enforced by these experiences, acting as a personification of the city of Troy. + +- Astyanax, acting as a symbol for innocence and peace, represents the deep hole that is left when these characteristics are absent from society, expressed by Hector and Andromache's responses. + +- Euripides explores how Hecuba deals with grief and loss through the prospect of hope + +- Modelled by the character of Cassandra, Euripides explores how an extreme level of loss and grief can strengthen the human spirit. + +- Euripides explores the grief and effect on the human spirit through the contrasting emotions of Hecuba and Cassandra, highlighting the opposing reactions of hope and revenge. + +- Euripides demonstrates extreme grief and loss in the human spirit through Andromache’s hopelessness. + +- The effect of human spirit explored by Euripides during a time of loss and grief is displayed through the character Hecuba, showing that responding with hope and an optimistic attitude can support others who are also suffering + +- Loss and grief can be so damaging that it can render people utterly hopeless. + +- Despite the extreme dereustation, Hecuba is still able to muster hope. + +### Essay plan + +- The sadness and exhaustion of Hecuba represents how one's persistence and hope may be enforced by these experiences, acting as a personification of the city of Troy. + +- - _“The lucky ones are dead”_ +- - _“I won’t sleep on a royal mattress anymore”_ +- - _"an old woman fallen flat on her face"_321` + +- Astyanax, acting as a symbol for innocence and peace, represents the deep hole that is left when these characteristics are absent from society, expressed by Hector and Andromache's responses. + +- - + +- The character of Cassandra shows how grief may actually strengthen the human spirit, a great contrast to other characters. + +- - _"She’s happier dead than I am living"_ + + +