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Helen

Wife of Menelaus, used in examples of beauty and conflict.

minor

First appearance: i of the things which are in our power and not in our power

Helen shows up with force in XXVIII: That We Ought Not to Be Angry with Men; and What Are the Small and the Great Things Among Men. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Her decision to follow Alexander was based on appearance, contributing to the Trojan War.
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Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Assorted historical, mythological, and literary figures
  • Philosophers and rulers
  • Homeric characters

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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