Fate and the Iliad

In Modern day, fate is not much more than a synonym for the future but to the characters of the Iliad; it was the overwhelming force of their lives. The story of the Iliad is in short about the Trojan War and how the Greeks finally conquer the city of Troy. Most individuals who have never read even an ounce of Greek literature know exactly how this story ends. Fate, to the characters of the …

…It is written into the television shows that we watch, the books we read, and spoken even by the teachers the guide us. William Shakespeare a significant literary contributor once wrote, "It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves." This quote just as the other quotes do emphasizes that the strength to lead us in tomorrow comes within and not from some outside force such as fate. References ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**