Implied Differences Of The Characterization Of Helen With Respect To "The Encomium Of Helen" And The Iliad

Part I of Essay
“Surely there is no blame on the Trojans and the strong-greaved Achaians if for a long time they suffer hardship for a woman like this one (Homer, III, 156-157. Helen is the woman mentioned in this line. Although some say she is to be blamed for the Trojan War, Helen is ....

Part II of Essay
.... Helen and asks her to sit next to him, and to tell him what she knows about the Achaians.He even states, “I am not blaming you.”(Homer, III, 160). Although blame is not the focus of this essay, the fact that Priam does not blame her shows the reader that there is something likeable about her personality. In Book XXIV, Hektor, although not in his own words for he is dead, also shows us this quality about Helen. In lines 765-772, Helen herself goes on to state how Hektor never insulted her and when another citizen of Troy would insult h ....