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State the counteraction for the following actions:(a) Helen eloped with Paris.(b) The Greeks sailed to Troy and attacked it.(c) Hector was killed by Achilles.(d) The siege continued for ten long years.(e) The fighting went on daily. |
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Answer» (a) Counteraction: The Greeks wanted to take revenge on Troy they sailed and laid siege to the city of Troy. (b) Counteraction: The Trojans fought hard and the siege continued for ten long years. (c) Counteraction: Achilles himself was killed later on by a poisoned arrow that entered his heel, the only part of his body, where he could be wounded. (d) Counteraction: The Trojans were tired of being shut up in their city and the Greeks deeply desired to see their homes again. (e) Counteraction: Even then the siege did not end. The Greeks could not take the city, on the other hand, the Trojans could not force them to sail away back to Greece. |
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