Write the first paragraph of an essay on the Iliad by Homer. It should be about the way women are portrayed in the book, which varies greatly between the different characters: some have way more agency and personality than was commonly portrayed at the time, and some are just walking stereotypes. Make it between 5 and 7 sentences. End the paragraph with a question.
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Write the first paragraph of an essay on the Iliad by Homer. It should be about the way women are portrayed in the book, which varies greatly between the different characters: some have way more agency and personality than was commonly portrayed at the time, and some are just walking stereotypes. Make it between 5 and 7 sentences. End the paragraph with a question.
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The women of the Iliad are a group of characters that seem to fall on either extreme of a spectrum. They either validate every stereotype and idea held about women in the society Homer is writing about, or they turn all of the stereotypes on their heads. The duality of the portrayal of women gives a stark contrast between the characters Homer portrays as shallow or deep, regardless of the actual depth any of the women in this epic possessed. This allows readers the chance to evaluate their own perceptions. Does modern society still look at women in a two-dimensional, caricatural way? Or does it allow women agency, depth, and humanity?
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Write the first paragraph of an essay on the Iliad by Homer. It should be about the way women are portrayed in the book, which varies greatly between the different characters: some have way more agency and personality than was commonly portrayed at the time, and some are just walking stereotypes. Make it between 5 and 7 sentences. End the paragraph with a question.</s>
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The women of the Iliad are a group of characters that seem to fall on either extreme of a spectrum. They either validate every stereotype and idea held about women in the society Homer is writing about, or they turn all of the stereotypes on their heads. The duality of the portrayal of women gives a stark contrast between the characters Homer portrays as shallow or deep, regardless of the actual depth any of the women in this epic possessed. This allows readers the chance to evaluate their own perceptions. Does modern society still look at women in a two-dimensional, caricatural way? Or does it allow women agency, depth, and humanity?</s>
