Helen of Troy allusion from Romeo and Juliet Essay

Allusion location Act 2, Scene 4, line 107Quote Helen and Hero were sluts and harlots.Plot contextRomeo has just arranged for Juliet and his marriage and is walking crustal plate when Mercutio spots him. Mercutio makes jokes about how his girl is so beautiful that she makes the most beautiful women in history look ugly. Mercutio also mentions that Romeo gave them the slip the previous night. Romeo replies and asked what they meant and Mercutio starts making informal 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 made the suitors all(prenominal) sweat to protect Helen and whoever her husband should be and then created a competition which Menelaus won. When Menelaus took Helen back to Pleistheines and they lived happily for about a year before Paris, the prince of Troy, came to Pleistheines and fell in love with Helen. When Menelaus left to go to a funeral in Crete, Paris and Helen fled for Troy with some of Menelauss wealth. When Pleistheines returned and found out what had happened he called for all of Helens old suitors to living their promise and help him bring back Helen.AnalysisThe reference to Helen of Troy has often been used to compare a beautiful woman to Helen of Troy to regulate 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.