From f785436116d8aeb741a6b9ea1488586a91713297 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Lorimer Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 09:43:37 +1000 Subject: [PATCH 1/1] [english] notes on section I and II --- english/ransom-invictus.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) diff --git a/english/ransom-invictus.md b/english/ransom-invictus.md index 7fba1de..13abbc1 100644 --- a/english/ransom-invictus.md +++ b/english/ransom-invictus.md @@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ Goddess Iris +Ransom - individual change (Priam). Invictus - *societal* change + ## Quotes "...and with howls that in their pain and desolation must have seemed bearlike..." Achilles re. Hector, p.45 @@ -27,6 +29,22 @@ Goddess Iris - "Seven times now I've grieved for a son lost in this war" Priam, p.52 +## Part II + +Priam - difficulty sleeping (began after death of Hector). Due to grief from Hector's death. Priam senses presence of gods. Iris - pp.41, 47. + +Priam argues that in order to fully serve as king his must experience "ordinary" life. + +"wrestling with dark thoughts" p.40 +"lies sleepless" Priam +"the grief that racks him is not only for his son... it is also for his kingdom" re. Priam +"he knows from long experience what is expected from him" p.41 +"it is also a kingdom ravaged and threatened with extinction" Priam's dread p.40 +Priam feels he must embody Troy itself, not just representing it/acting within it +Priam never grew out of his childhood, feels he is still being mocked. +"Only I know what it costs to be such an object" Priam re. childhood +"the thing that is needed to cut this knot we are all tied in is something that has never been done or thought of... something new" Priam re. his society, p.58 + # 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 -- 2.47.1