The Battle between Menalaus and Paris

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For me, I consider Menelaus is the nobler, greater and more honorable man than Paris, because Menelaus is a strong, brave, have a good leadership and most important is he fight for his love and he never giving up, and he use sword and spear as a weapon, because sword and spear symbolize strong and brave man. And Paris is coward, self-centered, and unmanly. Menelaus is a strong and brave because he accepted, fought and certainly win the match with Paris. He have a good leadership, that’s why he called a "King of Sparta". And lastly he fight for the one he love and he never give up.


In the book 3 of Iliad or the movie Troy, in the fight of Menelaus and Paris. Paris offer a match to Menelaus, the one who will win will have Helen, Menelaus fought Paris. Paris had been hurt, so he run to the Priam's place, and Helen followed him. In this part Menelaus accepted the offer of Paris because he wanted to have Helen back. and he will do anything even he die, To prove that he really want Helen to be his wife. But in the end, the offer of Paris was broken.


As we all know that the traits of Menelaus is better than Paris. He is strong, brave, caring, and etc. But now, as you can see today, the people of our country is now. coward, selfish, uncaring, and many more like Paris he have this traits. For example in the movie of Troy, Paris offered a deal with Menelaus, the one who will win will have Helen. But in the end Paris still have Helen. For me this characteristic of Paris shows that we cant hold our promise until the end, even we were the one who created this promise time will come and this promise will be broken. like others said "promise is meant to be broken". 


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