The Trojan War

Endless years ago, there was a war between the Trojans and the Spartans. This war was fought by Gods with different powers and purposes. It all began when Paris, the prince of Troy, abducted the wife of Menelaus of Sparta, Helen. When the Trojans wouldn't return Helen, Menelaus conducted the war. Another contributor to the start of the war was the commotion between the goddesses, Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite. These three all wanted to be the fairest, but only one goddess could hold the golden apple, or Apple of Discord, which would indicate the fairest by possession. After ten treacherous years of war, the Greeks decided to create a Trojan Horse to try and conclude the war. The Greeks dropped off the horse to the Trojans with a secret force of Greeks were hidden inside the horse, then sailed off. Finishing off the war, the secret army unlocked the Trojan gates, letting in the rest of the Greek army; this finally ended the Trojan war.

As a parody to this tale, a modernized version was written. This version was written as a play and used language that is more casual. I think that the characters in this play were emphasized to be more extreme than what they really are. Doing this, it helps the audience get a better understanding of what's going on. Additionally, the story was different due to the Trojan horse not being apart of the script. After I read this, I found that the original version was much more serious and contained far more troublesome language. I think that these changes were made because from generation to generation people have become less intelligent and creating a stupefied version of this story helps the audience relate and comprehend the story thoroughly.