Tiger at the Gates (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Jean Giraudoux
- First Published: 1935
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Mythic
- Time of Work: Trojan War era
- Setting: Troy
- Genres: Satire, Drama, Mythological literature
- Subjects: War, Adultery, Kings, queens, or royalty, Fate or fatalism, Soldiers, Greek or Roman times, Greece or Greek people
- Locales: Troy, ancient
Characters Discussed
Hector, the leader of the Trojan army and son of King Priam, a warrior who understands the costs as well as the attractions of war. Having just returned from the bloody battlefield, he now longs for peace. He is strong, not only physically but also morally, believing in life and responding to all that is natural and good. His overwhelming desire to shut the Gates of War enables him to bend others—Priam, Helen, Paris, and even the Greek Ulysses—to his will. He is determined and confident enough to ignore insults on the way to creating peace. Because of...
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