o, Hector is portrayed as a godlike figure on the battlefield. We should also note that he deals in life rather than death. However, Shakespeare injects satire into the proceedings by subverting the notion of a true hero. The majority of the males in the play are shown to be chivalric only in their extravagant language, while in action they are anything but. For example, in Act 2 Scene 2, the Trojans debate as to whether or not to return Helen back to the Greeks. Troilus thinks that this should be done, because Helen 'is a theme of honour and renown'. Hector, knowing that it is wrong to keep her, agrees with Troilus, but then proposes to keep her anyway; "For 'tis a cause that have no mean dependence upon our several dignitaries." So, Hector is shown to be more concerned with reputation rather than what is morally correct.
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