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I don't get it I'm sorry cannot help :(
<span>The characters in both stories love nature. I know for sure this is the answer.
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Menelaus most strongly affects the epic plot through his compelling speech.
You can see here in the speech that 'they all held their peace,' meaning that everybody stopped fighting in order to hear what Menelaus had to say. And what he said resonated with everyone so that their fighting stopped completely - his speech made them have a change of heart and heed his advice.
