From f7f59f9daa7127412a56e9812cf24e90ac33cf31 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Lorimer Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 17:07:43 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] [english] add quotes for Ransom up to p.60 --- english/ransom-invictus.md | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+) diff --git a/english/ransom-invictus.md b/english/ransom-invictus.md index a9d0cb0..7fba1de 100644 --- a/english/ransom-invictus.md +++ b/english/ransom-invictus.md @@ -1,5 +1,32 @@ # 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 -- 2.47.1