As I recall, in the Hollywood ‘Troy’ Brad Pitt as Achilles, not bad, Peter o’ Toole as Priam, too much kohl, says pretty much the same words
to Achilles.
I quite enjoyed rewatching the film.

In passing, I wrote the comment.
Naturally the dense essay has to be reread numerous times for me to even begin to stutter and mumble about poetry of resistance!
Jeez, talk about feeling inadequate. 😁🤗

Don’t get me wrong, Catholic sisters made sure the classics were forced down our gullets. Memsahibs civilizing the natives, what?
It was much later I discovered their beauty upon rereading them. True heroes, Homer & Co. 🦸🏾‍♂️