Helen of Troy allusion from Romeo and Juliet Essay

Allusion location locomote 2, Scene 4, line 107Quote Helen and Hero were sluts and harlots.Plot contextRomeo has yet arranged for Juliet and his marriage and is walking home when Mercutio spots him. Mercutio makes jokes about how his fille is so better-looking that she makes the most beautiful women in history go through ugly. Mercutio also mentions that Romeo gave them the slip the earlier night. Romeo replies and asked what they meant and Mercutio starts making sexual jokes about what Romeo was doing the previous night. Romeo responds to Mercutios jokes humorously and continues to joke with Mercutio.ResearchHelen of Troy is sometimes referred to the face that launched a thousand ships. Helen of Troy was said to be the daughter of genus Zeus and was kidnapped by Theseus, king of Athens, and Pirithous, king of Larissa because they wanted to make love with the daughter of Zeus before they died. When Helen was older she had thousands of suitors. To pick the suitor Helens father m ade the suitors every last(predicate) sweat to protect Helen and whoever her husband should be and then created a aspiration which Menelaus won. When Menelaus took Helen back to Pleistheines and they lived happily for about a year before capital of France, the prince of Troy, came to Pleistheines and drop in love with Helen. When Menelaus left to go to a funeral in Crete, capital of France and Helen fled for Troy with some of Menelauss wealth. When Pleistheines returned and found out what had happened he c everyed for all of Helens old suitors to keep their promise and help him bring back Helen. psychoanalysisThe reference to Helen of Troy has often been used to compare a beautiful woman to Helen of Troy to say that they are beautiful. The allusion to Helen of Troy is foreshadowing because Romeo and Paris both fight over Juliet just like Menelaus fought Paris over Helen.