The speaker in the excerpt says 'I will be Paris, and for love of thee' which mythic conflict is alluded to?

• A. Trojan War
• B. The Peloponnesian War
• C. The War of the Roses
• D. The Hundred Years' War

Answer: (A)

The line points to a legendary tale where love drives a prince of Troy to act, sparking a great war. In Greek myth, Paris is the Trojan prince who abducts Helen, wife of Menelaus, and that act triggers the Greeks to war with Troy. The speaker’s statement “I will be Paris, and for love of thee” mirrors that motive and role, signaling the Trojan War as the allusion. The other options are real historical conflicts (between cities or nations) with no connection to Paris or mythic lovers, so they don’t fit the allusion.