ransom Flashcards
ransom: as a father…
as a father, and as one poor mortal to another
ransom: The man is a fighter…
The man is a fighter, but when he is not fighting… earth is his element.
ransom: He had grieved…
He had grieved. But silently
ransom: Neoptolemus…
Neoptolemus… has been growing up without him.
ransom: And the world…
And the world, for Achilles, reassembled itself around a new centre.
ransom: This man…
This man who was half himself
ransom: Himself like a dead man…
Himself like a dead man. Feeling nothing.
ransom: They could not…
They could not imagine what he was up to.
ransom: Still he…
Still he felt nothing.
ransom: He was waiting for…
He was waiting for the rage to fill him
ransom: He has long since…
He has long since won their [his mens] love.
ransom: Their only explanation…
Their only explanation is that he is mad.
ransom: The men obey…
The men obey, but they… cannot bear to meet his eye.
ransom: The grief that racks him is not only…
The grief that racks him is not only for his son hector. It is also for a kingdom ravaged
ransom: Burnt… [troy description]
Burnt-out shell – troy
