... respect for rank and seniority, a respect for ancestry and older generations, and a respect for an opponent. This warrior code is universal and is held sacred by all warriors and heroes alike. The theme of respect for the warrior code is developed by the behaviors, words, and attitudes of Paris and Menelaos throughout this passage. The first instance of this theme is seen as Paris does not try to hide his culpability, "How right you are. I brought the Greeks"(95). Shortly hereafter, Paris' respect for the gods and his awareness of their control over the lives of mortals is revealed as he states, "Not to have fallen in with Helen / Would have been free, original, and wrong"(95). Later as Paris makes a point of addressing the Greek lords, which shows his respect for rank, he explains how he will fight Menelaos "...till / The weaker one, and so the ...

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