Actually, I never thought that the Greeks had a bad side. I always thought that the Trojans are the enemies and they were the ones who did something wrong. That was before I read the Aeneid. I have such a big respect for the Greek people. Maybe it was because I read about them first and I thought of the Trojans as somewhat bad, self-centered people thirsty of power.
When
I was reading the Aeneid, I was actually surprised when I read that the Greeks
were the ones who started the whole fight in the book. I never thought of them as war freaks and
people that wanted to be number one or something like that. The book got me
very confused and I didn’t know what to believe in. The Greek’s level of understanding is really
very high and I admire their wisdom and they’re contributions to our society today.
But since, they waged war against the Trojans with such a small matter. I
started to doubt that they actually cared for the people that will get hurt and
the families that will be broken.
I
felt great sympathy and pity. The Trojans didn’t deserve this faith. They did
it because of their care and sympathy to the people and their respect to the
gods that they believe in.
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