Troy

[battling the Trojans on the beach of Troy] I am Ajax, breaker of stones! Look upon me and despair!

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Agamemnon: Good day for the crows. Triopas: I told you yesterday and I'll tell you again today. Remove your army from my land. Agamemnon: I like your land. I think we'll stay. I like your soldiers too. they fought bravely yesterday; not well but bravely. Triopas: They won't fight for you. Agamemnon: That's what the Mycenaeans said. And the Arcadians. And the Epeians. Now, they all fight for me. Triopas: You can't have the whole world, Agamemnon. It's too big, even for you. Agamemnon: I don't want to watch another massacre. Let's settle this war in the old manner, your best fighter against my best. Triopas: And if my man wins? Agamemnon: We'll leave Thessaly for good. Triopas: Boagrius! Agamemnon: [Smiling with confidence] Achilles! Triopas: Boagrius has this effect on many heroes. Agamemnon: Careful who you insult, old king!

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Messenger Boy: Are the stories about you true? They say your mother is an immortal goddess. They say you can't be killed. Achilles: I wouldn't be bothering with the shield then, would I? Messenger Boy: The Thessalonian you're fighting-he is the biggest man I've ever seen. I wouldn't want to fight him. Achilles: That's why no one will remember your name.

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Agamemnon: I always thought my brother's wife was a foolish woman. But she's proved to be very useful! [chuckles] Nothing unifies the people like a common enemy. Nestor: The Trojans have never been conquered. Some say they can't be conquered. Agamemnon: Old King Priam thinks he's untouchable behind his high walls. He thinks the sun god will protect him. But the gods protect only...the strong! If Troy falls, I control the Aegean. Nestor: Hector commands the finest army in the east, and Troy is built to withstand a ten year siege. Agamemnon: There won't be a ten year siege! I'll attack them with the greatest force the world has ever seen! I want all the kings of Greece and their armies. Send emissaries in the morning. Nestor: One last thing. We need Achilles and his Myrmidons. Agamemnon: Achilles? He can't be controlled. He's as likely to fight us as the Trojans. Nestor: We don't need to control him, we need to unleash him. That man was born to end lives. Agamemnon: Yes, he's a gifted ki

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Paris: It's a beautiful morning. Poseidon has blessed our voyage. Hector: Sometimes the gods bless you in the morning and curse you in the afternoon. Paris: Do you love me, brother? Would you protect me from any enemy? Hector: [stops his carving and looks at Paris] The last time you spoke to me like this, you were ten years old and you'd just stolen Father's horse. What have you done now? Paris: I must show you something.

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Hector: [to helmsman] Turn the ship around! Back to Sparta! Paris: Wait, wait- Hector: You fool. Paris: Listen to me- Hector: [pushes Paris] Do you know what you've done?! Do you know how many years our father worked for peace?! Paris: I love her. Hector: [groans in frustration] It's all a game to you, isn't it? You roam from town to town, bedding merchant's wives and temple maids, and you think you know something about love. What about your father's love? You spat on him when you brought her on this ship! What about the love for your country?! You'd let Troy burn for this woman?! I won't let you start a war for her. Paris: May I speak? What you say is true. I've wronged you, I've wronged our father. If you want to take Helen back to Sparta, so be it. But I go with her. Hector: To Sparta? They'll kill you. Paris: Then I'll die fighting. Hector: Oh, and that sounds heroic to you, doesn't it? To die fighting. Tell me, little brother, have you ever killed a man? Paris: No. Hector: Ever se

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