Presents several stories from Homer's epic poem about the Trojan War, "The Iliad," covering such elements as the events that spark the war, Helen's beauty, Achilles' fatal flaw, and the ruse of the Trojan horse, and discusses themes that shed light on ancient Greek life and beliefs.
Critical discussion of three Shakespeare plays, Troilus and Cressida, All's Well that Ends Well, and Measure for Measure, that defy attempts to classify them as either comedy, romance, tragedy, or satire.
Patroclus, an awkward young prince, follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear. And that, before he is ready, he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate. Set during the Trojan War.
The last weeks of the Trojan War find the women sick of tending the wounded, men tired of fighting, and bored gods and goddesses trying to find ways to stir things up.
The island of Ithaka is overrun with uncouth suitors demanding that Penelope choose a new husband, as she patiently awaits the return of Odysseus from the Trojan War.
Bored with the raging Trojan War, goddesses Hera, Athena, and Venus transport the fresh souls of two twenty-first-century girls, Kat and her friend Tulsa, who died in a car crash, into the bodies of a Trojan princess and her handmaiden hoping that if Achilles is distracted the war will finally end.
