Synopsis and Bios

These are what we thought of for our story, our story is about the Greek and Persian but mostly revolving around the Battle of Thermopylae , which occured in 480 B.C.

Persian General:
Name: Jamshid
Date of Birth: 410 B.C.
Sense of Humor: Dry
Parents: Dad was a general that has died. Mother died of Old Age.
Childhood Influence: Dad came back home injured gave him Trauma.
Skills: Leadership, good fighter, gets surprised a lot in battle.
Income: High
Ambitions: Help Xerxes win the war.

Persian Soldier:
Darsiush
Date of Birth: 405 B.C.
Parents: Parents were farmers.
Childhood Influence: Hardwork from parents.
Skills: Persistence
Income: Average.
Ambitions: Help Xerxes win the war.

We are going to make a story on the battle of Thermopylae and what had let up to it. 2 characters that we have are Jamshid and Darsiush.

Jamshid is around 5 feet and 6 inches, he was born in 510 B.C. He has dark hair, and a long beard. He is 30 years old and he is the general of a section of Xerxes army. His father was a General as well, one day when he was little his father came back home injured and weak. This experience influenced him, he didn’t want to die and he wanted to prove that he would not get injured like his father, his ambition is to help Xerxes win the war. He is tough, but is nice to his son and his wife, but he remains in control.

Darsiush is a young soldier that’s 5 feet and 8 inches. He has long hair but no beard. His wife has died of disease and his son lives at home. He is a farmer that was drafted into the war, he does not wish to fight but he has no choice now. He fights in Jamshid’s army. He wishes to go home to his son but Xerxes would not allow it.

Deo
Full name: Deo Mentis
Birth date: 507 BC
Humor: Jokester of Spartans
Birth Order: N/A
Parent occupation: Father was farmer, Mother helped father
Childhood influences: N/A
Talents / Strengths: His strength, ability with weapons
Weaknesses: Seeing family injured
Religion: Greek Polytheistic
Income: N/A
Personality: Funny except for battles when he becomes overly serious
Relationships: Spiridon – son Delia – wife Laertes – trained by
Background: Grew up on farm when at early age he trained to become Spartan
Occupation: Spartan and one of the 300
Education: Spartan warfare and training by Laertes
Ambitions: Defeat Persians
Clothes: Sparse except for Spartan shield, sword, cape, helmet, dagger, and spear
Food: Whatever is given to him
Health: Fair
Hobbies: Play with son
Pets: N/A
Possessions: Not much
Good physical trait: Strength
Poor physical trait: None
Goal: Defeat Persians
Motivation: Family
Enemies: Persians
Reactions under stress: Kill any Persians still standing
Spiridon
Full name: Spiridon Mentis
Birth date: 485 BC
Humor: Childish
Birth Order: N/A
Parent occupation: Father – Spartan Mother - Housewife
Childhood influences: Seeing father go off to war
Talents / Strengths: Taller and subtly stronger then other kids of his age
Weaknesses: Being away from family for prolonged periods of time
Religion: Greek Polytheistic
Income: N/A
Personality: Childishly brave
Relationships: Father – Deo Mother - Delia
Background: Born to parents and getting ready to join Spartans
Occupation: N/A
Education: N/A
Ambitions: To follow in father’s footsteps
Clothes: Rag diaper
Food: Meat
Health: Fair
Hobbies: Playing games with father and friends
Pets: N/A
Possessions: N/A
Good physical trait: Tall and strong
Poor physical trait: Off-balanced
Goal: Join Spartans
Motivation: Father
Enemies: N/A
Reactions under stress: Seek Parents
Delia
Full name: Delia Mentis
Birth date: 500 BC
Humor: Dry
Birth Order: N/A
Parent occupation: Father – Farmer Mother – Helped father
Childhood influences: N/A
Talents / Strengths: Helping anyone who needs help
Weaknesses: Family
Religion: Greek Polytheistic
Income: N/A
Personality: Kind and forgiving
Relationships: Deo – Husband Spiridon - Son
Background: Grew up on farm and was married to Deo at age 15
Occupation: Housewife
Education: N/A
Ambitions: See husband come home safe
Clothes: Gown / Dress
Food: Millet
Health: Fair
Hobbies: N/A
Pets: N/A
Possessions: N/A
Good physical trait: Thin good health
Poor physical trait: Frail
Goal: Have husband come home
Motivation: Family
Enemies: N/A
Reactions under stress: Talk it out
Laertes:
Full name: Laertes Vardakas
Birth date: 517 BC
Humor: Dry
Birth Order: N/A
Parent occupation: Father – Spartan Mother - Housewife
Childhood influences: N/A
Talents / Strengths: Strength
Weaknesses: N/A
Religion: Greek Polytheistic
Income: N/A
Personality: Quiet but ferocious killer
Relationships: Trained Deo
Background: Father pushed him hard in Spartan training
Occupation: Spartan and one of the 300
Education: Spartan Training
Ambitions: Defy odds and defeat Persians
Clothes: Sparse except for Spartan shield, sword, cape, helmet, dagger, and spear
Food: Meat
Health: Fair (on the down)
Hobbies: N/A
Pets: N/A
Possessions: N/A
Good physical trait: Strength
Poor physical trait: Willingness to help other Spartans
Goal: Kill Persians
Motivation: War
Enemies: Persians
Reactions under stress: Kill any Persians fueled by adrenaline

Synopsis
Exposition:
At the beginning Deo is standing before Leonidas with the other 298 spartans while Leonidas is talking to dictators/ priests on how he is “merely taking a stroll with his body guards”. Later he starts walking to Thermopylae when he talks to reader introducing his wife and son. Also he talks to Laertes and they introduce the conflict with the Persians.
Rising Action:
Deo finally gets to Thermopylae where they surprise attack Persian scouts. Later with the dead bodies, the 300 build a wall of the deceased. The Persian general Jamshid goes over to Darius and tells him that the great exalted Xerxes has requested his help in his conquest to rule the world. Darius has no choice even though it is a question. He is sad yet anxious to go and fight the insubordinate Greeks.
Climax:
2 days and 2 nights of battling take up this part of the story. As the Persian’s army quickly approaches the Spartan phalanx, Leonidas gives his soldiers a pep talk including: “Tonight we dine in hell!”. So there are split frames between Jamshid, Darius, Laertes, and Deo showing them fighting and killing the opposite forces. So that night Deo and Laertes nurse their wounds. Deo starts talking about about his past to the reader. He talks about how Laertes trained him. He also talks about Spartan history and how he made love to his wife for good luck. The next day the immortals come and really join the fight. In this scene Laertes kills Darius who is killed by Jamshid, who is killed by an avenging Deo.
Falling Action:
That night he talks to Leonidas who reassures him that he is fighting for a noble cause. Deo then turns to the reader and talks about the Greek Persian history. The next day under a volley of arrows only protected by their shields, Deo talks again to the reader about how he is ready to give his last breath and stand for Sparta. He shakes off the arrows and gathers with the few Spartans left and makes almost a “bubble” of shields while Leonidas is talking to one of Xerxes generals when suddenly Deo runs out, jumps off of Leonidas’s back, and stabs the general. Then Leonidas is hit by an arrow but still throws his spear at Xerxes. And the spear scathes Xerxes’s shoulder piercing skin and drawing blood. Then Deo is shot in the leg, shoulder and finally in the back. Deo dies.

Persepolis

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Marjane Satrapi endures many hardships in this book, she explains all of them as her story unfolds, from family members being executed to friends flying away to a new world. Her book makes Iran's issues secular, so that more people will know of the troubles of Iran. Her book perceives Iran as a dangerous place to live, people dying everyday, protesting for their rights. Her family is supportive of her and her future, they try to do what is best. They protect Marji from the dangers of the world but also let her know what is out there and warns her of it. Marji seems like a curious girl that knows a lot about her country, that a normal girl at her age wouldn't have known. Her personality changes as she grows up and she becomes more mature. The proletariat's dream of a new democracy is one they hope to reach soon.
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