A VENGEFUL TRAGEDY

  

Mythologically speaking, we all know that Troy fell to its knees once it has been attacked by the Greeks. A crazy but logical tactic was made by the Greeks to start the Trojan war. This enabled the Greeks to get their chance of a higher probability in defeating the Trojans. Victorious as they may be, they were able to obliterate and slain everything and everyone in their path.

As Aenas narrates the fall of Troy, I felt sympathy deep inside. Just imagine, in a blink of an eye, everything you worked hard for perished because of a girl. If I was in his shoes, regrets and sorrow is what fills my heart seeing my own kingdom and the ones I care about, crumble into pieces. And one more thing, this attack from the Greeks can be considered ‘unfair’ because it’s like they attacked them at their backs without them having a single bit of clue. If you’re a true opponent, then you would play fair in a game.

With the knowledge of Aenas’ task finding new Rome, my feelings changed. This simply means that this event is merely a challenge for him to go through. So I felt more courageous for Aenas to not give up even though he went to the most vengeful and distressed thing in his life. It also links with the idea that Aenas and his troops that survived still has this hope to bring back their lifestyle, although a lot different than before. This is just a challenge to his leadership and how he will try to raise his countrymen despite of crisis.