Body Paragraph #1 – Exemplar 1

Topic Sentence The Walt Disney animated movie Hercules is based on the most famous hero of The main idea being ancient Greek mythology. Both the movie and the original myth differ in quite a few discussed in body ways. The movie version deviates, not only in the story of Hercules himself, but also in paragraph #1 of your essay is: The Disney details that pertain to many other aspects of classical mythology. version of Hercules differs greatly from the original Greek One of the biggest differences between the two versions of Hercules was that Hera myth. drove Hercules crazy and was not his real mother in the myth, but Disney portrayed her This is the main idea of the paragraph and as Hercules’s real mother, the wife to Zeus and they lived as a happy family. In the real must be clearly stated myth Hercules’s father Zeus was with many different women, including Alcmene who in the TOPIC SENTENCE is Hercules’s mother, this made Hera very mad. Hera decided to take her anger out on Hercules by driving him mad. This eventually led to him killing his wife and children, which is the reason he has to complete 12 labors. In the Disney movie Zeus and Hera are happily married with their son Hercules, Hera is not the enemy whatsoever. As Evidence to punishment for murdering his wife and children Hercules had 12 labors to complete in Support The bulk of this the myth. These were daunting tasks that some deemed impossible, including killing paragraph consists of Hydra, the 9 headed serpent snake and the Nemean lion, along with cleaning manure points and arguments supported by filled stables and capturing Cerberus, the 3 headed watch dog of the Underworld. explanation and During Disney’s movie, Hercules completed some similar tasks but the reason being, to evidence: Use the information become a god and go home to his real parents, not as punishment. There were also not gathered from your 12 things Hercules did in the movie. Another change that Disney made was that in the Chart Comparing Disney Version vs. myth Hercules was born mortal and became immortal. Disney altered this completely, True Myth. When as in the movie Hercules was born immortal and became mortal. Another one of the using quotations, use the SICA format (Set biggest differences between Disney’s version of Hercules and the real myth of up, Integrate, Hercules is Hades role. In the Disney movie the Fates tell Hades that in 18 years the Connect, Analyse). planets will align, allowing him to take over Mount Olympus, but if Hercules is able to fight he will fail. This is the reason behind Hades hate and manipulation towards Hercules, which is also why he is the antagonist. Hades is the ruler of the Underworld in both versions but in the myth he is no real enemy to Hercules as Hera is the main threat. As Disney decided not to include the 12 labors of Hercules in the movie, they had to have a different reasoning for Hercules becoming a god. This was that he risked his life for Meg, the girl he was in love with. In the myth Hercules reached godhood by performing the 12 labors. A smaller change that Disney made to the original myth was Megara. In the myth Megara was Hercules’s first wife, who he ended up killing Transition/ because of Hera. In the movie she is referred to as Meg and is the girl that Hercules Closing ends up sacrificing his life for, and remains mortal to be with her. Sentence A concluding sentence lets the reader know the Although the Disney version of Hercules and the true myth differ greatly, Disney had paragraph is coming some legitimate reasons for making some of these changes. to a close. It restates the topic sentence in a different way and ties the paragraph together. You must finish with a sentence that leads into your next paragraph. Body Paragraph #1 – Exemplar 2

Topic Sentence The Walt Disney animated movie Hercules is based on the most famous hero of The main idea being ancient Greek mythology. Both the movie and the original myth differ in quite a few discussed in body ways. The movie version deviates, not only in the story of Hercules himself, but also in paragraph #1 of your essay is: The Disney details that pertain to many other aspects of classical mythology. version of Hercules differs greatly from the original Greek The movie version deviates, not only in the story of Hercules himself, but in details that pertain myth. to many other aspects of Classical mythology. The main differences between the movie and the This is the main idea of the paragraph and myth are the 12 labours. Originally, Hercules was assigned 12 labours he needed to complete to must be clearly stated gain redemption for killing his family. These tasks were extremely difficult to accomplish and in the TOPIC could have all possibly killed him. These tasks were assigned by his cousin King Eurytheus to SENTENCE aid in Hercules’ redemption. The labours consisted of killing various beasts such as the lion of Nemea, the hydra, the golden stag of Artemis, and the man-eating boar. His next portion of tasks however, was more charitable instead of proving his strength. These tasks included Evidence to cleaning out stables that had not been cleaned in years, driving off birds that threatened Support mortals, and bringing the Cretan bull to Greece to free the Grecians from Crete. The last The bulk of this portion of tasks consisted of forcing Hercules to leave what he knows and become a real hero. paragraph consists of His final tasks were to capture the man-eating horses of Diomedes, slaying the amazons, points and arguments capturing the cattle of Geryon, stealing a golden apple from the end of the world, and capturing supported by explanation and Cerberus from the underworld. These labours made Hercules a hero and ultimately redeemed evidence: him for his past. Walt Disney’s version of the myth included some of the labours, but not in Use the information gathered from your great detail. There were a few seconds of a scene dedicated to the labours, but only showing Chart Comparing where Hercules won with ease. Instead of the labours being a difficult challenge for him to face Disney Version vs. they were portrayed as simple tasks. His reason for facing the labours was also much different True Myth. When using quotations, use in Walt Disney’s version. Hercules faced these intense challenges to earn his place alongside the SICA format (Set his father on Mount Olympus and to find out where he belongs. The challenges were not up, Integrate, assigned by anybody, but they were designed by the villain of Hercules’ story in both the myth Connect, Analyse). and the movie. Most people who have seen the animated version will know the villain of the story is the flaming haired Hades, along with his two minions Pain and Panic. These three cause havoc for Hercules that ultimately makes him a hero. In the myth, Hades has no issues with Hercules. It is Hercules’ step-mother Hera who absolutely detests him. When Hercules was just a child, Hera sent snakes to his nursery in an attempt to kill him. He drove her crazy and in turn she caused Hercules to go insane and kill his family. One of the smaller differences between the myth and the movie was Hercules’ love for Megara. In the myth, Megara is the daughter of the king of Creon whose hand was given as a reward to Hercules when he saved Thebes. Her children were those who Hercules killed and caused his need for redemption. The Disney version had a much different story with Megara. She had sold her soul to Hades and Transition/ was helping him in his plot to take over Olympus. After Hercules surfaced, she was in charge Closing of keeping him away from fighting alongside the gods. Throughout the movie Hercules falls Sentence for Megara, and she eventually falls for him as well. At the end of the movie, Hercules A concluding becomes a god but gives it up to be with Megara. In the myth, Hercules becomes a god after sentence lets the reader know the losing Megara. Hercules’s parental situation is not one of the biggest differences between myth paragraph is coming and movie, it’s still slightly accurate. In the movie, it is told that Zeus and Hera are the parents to a close. It restates of Hercules. However, it is well known in the myth that Hera is Hercules’ step-mother and sees the topic sentence in a different way and him as the human form of Zeus’ infidelity. In both versions, Hercules ended up being raised by ties the paragraph Alcmene and Amphitryon, two mortals. In the myth, Hercules’s origin story is that he is the together. You must finish with a sentence bastard child of Zeus and Alcmene. Alcmene was lead to believe by Zeus that she was pregnant that leads into your with her husband Amphitryon’s child. When Hera discovered the news, she got angry and next paragraph. hated the child. Throughout his life, Hera tried to sabotage Hercules in order for her to get her revenge on Zeus. Walt Disney’s version tells a much different story with Hercules being stolen from his crib by Hades’ minions. Hercules was then given a potion that would turn him mortal if he drank every drop. Thanks to the interference of Alcmene and her husband, the last drop ended up on the ground, making Hercules half mortal and half god. These are but a few of the many changes made by Disney in their “retelling” of the story of Hercules. However, although the Disney version of Hercules and the true myth differ greatly, Disney had some legitimate reasons for making some of these changes.