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Troy - summary of the plot of the film.

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GCSE Narrative

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Troy

The Trojan War all started when Prince Hector (Prince of Troy) and his younger brother were in Sparta negotiating peace between Troy and Sparta.

Paris had fell in love with Helena, who was Menelaus wife, and smuggled her onto the ship back to Troy. Menelaus wanted revenge! Agamemnon, Menelaus brother, had always wanted to take over Troy and he used that as a reason to attack Troy.

Odysseus visited Phtia to ask Achilles to fight for Sparta, and found him fighting with Patroclus, his cousin. Achilles agreed to come with.

Few days later they arrived at the beach of Troy on ships. Achilles took the Myrmidons to go attack. They killed many of Trojans and desecrated the temple of Apollo. Briseis, who was from Troy, was taken by the Greeks (which Achilles didn't want) because Achilles wouldn't fight for the Greeks. The next day Achilles didn't fight because the Greeks had taken Briseis and wanted to rescue her, which he did. He brought him to his tent and cleaned her wounds. Briseis wanted to kill Achilles but realized that she loved him and didn't.

Later Menelaus brought the Greeks to Troy for revenge

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