Paris and Menalaus, the two men who fought for one woman, helen. Two Men fought for glory and rights. Two Men fought with their people on the line to achieve victory over a woman. Who is the greater/nobler/more honarable man? My answer is Menalaus. Why menalaus? he seems to be the bad guy in this story, He is the one who is greed for everything, But why Menalaus? Menalaus, yes he is greed and unforgiving but by analyzing the story Menalus, for me is the honorable man. Menaluas is not the one who started the trojan war, he is not the one who steals a wife from its husband, and he is not the one who decided the trojans fate. Paris is a coward man, he cant faced his responsibility in the incident, he is a selfish man who just mind his own pleasures and he dont mind the consequences of his selfish acts. Because of paris selfish acts, He started the Trojan war. Another thing that tells menalaus that he is more honorable man is when he fight for his rights and victory over helen. It is not his fault, because menalaus is just another man who fights for a right over a his wife.
In book 3 of the Iliad, It even shows that when paris and menalaus is having a duel, Paris loses his heart and retreats back and hector blames paris of his cowardness and implying that he is the one who caused this war. Instead of Paris facing Menalaus, it is hector, the greatest fighter of troy and older brother of paris, who fights menalaus. Menalaus shows his determination to win back his wife, helen. even though his way possess brutality and dirty tactics of battle plan, He still in a right side when shows courageous acts in the battlefield. It even shows that he take responsibility in this war.
If there's a Modern Day Menalaus it would be the president of the republic of the philippines, Ninoy Aquino, Because ninoy aquino fight for the rights of our countrymen. He takes responsibility for his actions and face his responsibility with courage and strength to go over it and claim victory. Unfortunately, his fate was destined and left an unfinshed business for his wife to finish it and continue the responsibility in this country. Ninoy face this country with his all strength and displaying an implicable fight in his mission to face it with courage, responsibility, and with his heart. His heart may not be the same as the one in ninoy, but these two people shows how to take full responsiblity in their failures and in their glory.
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