Author's Note- This is a short response to the short story "The Trojan Horse" by Virgil. I am responding to the questions below.
Questions-
- What was the conflict? How did the conflict get resolved?
- What was so devious (sneaky) about the whole thing?
- Could something like this happen nowadays? Why/why not?
- Could something like this happen at a school or small work place? Why/why not?
- Have you seen something like this tactic used in a novel/TV show/film/real life? Explain.
The modern society that we have grown up in is very different all around the world and was very different even in medevil times. The Trojans had so much confidence that the horse was a gift to the their god Athena that they lost sight of what they were doing - fighting. Did they really think that the Greeks would give up that easily and just randomly leave someone behind. The fall of the Trojans lied on the stupidity and superstition of a very smart trick by the Greeks.
If you did something like this to win something our tactics could never be believable because we don't believe in multiple gods that control everything. Instead of being caught off guard by a band of your friends, you all know it is coming if you are playing a game. But I give the Trojans credit for staying in the war for 10 years. If you knew what you were playing you could always have a chance of winning.
If you did something like this to win something our tactics could never be believable because we don't believe in multiple gods that control everything. Instead of being caught off guard by a band of your friends, you all know it is coming if you are playing a game. But I give the Trojans credit for staying in the war for 10 years. If you knew what you were playing you could always have a chance of winning.
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