And for an old aunt whom the Greeks held captive, 82 He brought a Grecian queen, whose youth and 83 freshness 84 Wrinkles Apollo’s and makes pale the morning. 85 Why keep we her? The Grecians keep our aunt.
This argument simply concedes that Helen is a hostage.
And the argument is doubly repugnant, valuing Helen because she is younger than the aunt.
