The poem “Iliad”, told by Homer of an Ancient Greek war is a story within a story. There are many lessons to be learned deep within the artificially entertaining poem. Although it may seem as an ordinary story of pride and senseless death, Iliad gives its readers or listeners an intense look at Greek culture and lifestyle of the early centuries. A life style based on gaining power and respect, or as they liked to …showed first 75 words of 751 total…

…showed last 75 words of 751 total…goes out of his way to emphasize the feelings and emotions of Gods as well as the human characters. Through his words we are able to get a feeling of what was actually going through the characters minds as the story went on. I think that the reason this story became on of today’s classics and basic requirement in most universities is because we deep down can relate to the background plot and theme.