A Tain Question???

Reading through the course documents I read that there is a lot of magic in this poem. I think I am too simple minded and missed it...What was so magical about war caused by Medb's selfish desire to equal or out do her husband's wealth?

The Mahabharata ?'s

The film altered a little bit from the text when it came to Arjuna's son, Abhimanya, going into the circular array. In the movie he tells the others that he heard his father telling his mother, while he was in her womb, how to get into the array. Though he didn't hear how to get out. Abhimanya was begging the elders to let him go in so they could follow. He desperately wanted to help in the war, though they thought he was too young. In the book, the elders were urging him to go in, so they could follow him in for battle.

Why do you think Peter Brooks changed this aspect of the epic poem in his film?

Or is it because there is more to the epic poem that was left out of this text?

A few questions about Troy

I did not like the ending of the movie because I felt that it left a lot of questions unanswered. I would have liked to know: did any of the people that escaped survive? Did the boy that Paris gave the sword of Troy to get away safely with the sword? Will the people of Troy be able to rebuild the city some day since (I'm assuming) they still have the sword of Troy?

I thought Briseis was a virgin Priestess, she was found in the temple praying to Apollo, so why did she sleep with Achilles?

And my last question from the movie, why didn't anyone ever look tired?

Welcome

Welcome to my Mythology 257 blog.  This is my first time ever blogging so bear with me, we can get through this.  I hope you all enjoy it.

~Sarah