Jennifer Francois Dr.Beitchman The story Oedipus the king was written by Sophocles. This play was one of the greatest tragedies of all time. Oedipus Kinds of Thebes once was praised by priest and the people of the city. The plague was struck by the people of Thebes grew sick. When the people of the Thebes‚ (described as the chorus) went to the priest for help‚ they all turned to Oedipus for their salvation. Oedipus sought for answers by sending his best man Creon to Apollo the Oracle of
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after he is fairly compensated by taking the girl previously given to Achilles. Achilles‚ the greatest Achaean warrior‚ is dishonored and insulted by the unfair exchange‚ and resorts to withdrawing from the war in order to punish the Achaeans. To further hinder the Achaeans in battle‚ Achilles also attempts to seek out help from Zeus‚ by asking his own mother‚ the goddess named Thetis‚ to persuade him. Without support from Achilles or Zeus‚ the Achaeans face difficult challenges against the powerful
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great Ajax (Iliad 26: 318-325; Iliad 6: 180-181). Iliad ’s 22nd book portrays Hector outside the walls of Troy waiting to kill Achilles. Again his is stricken by fear at the sight of Achilles‚ so he flees (Iliad 6: 293). As well as cowardice‚ Hector shows bad judgment. He makes a grave error and has the Trojans to sleep outside the City’s wall with the absence of Achilles from battle. As
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glory‚ while Achilles is the type of man who wants to earn his glory through battles and body counts. Both characters have a thirst for glory that often impedes their abilities to actually achieve glory; however‚ in the end it is Achilles who achieves eternal glory because he knows that the true sacrifice for glory is one’s life. The entire poem centers on the animosity between Achilles
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The Iliad is Aristotle’s Tragedy; an “Imitation of Action” Humans tend to take comfort in the idea that their lives are not the most unfortunate‚ this makes tragedy a popular theme for many well written pieces. Although The Iliad is not considered a tragedy‚ according to Joe Sachs it still follows Aristotle’s definition of one in “The Poetics”. Which is‚ tragedy is the use of “imitation of action” to arouse pity and fear‚ leading to catharsis from the audience in a piece of literature. There are
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changes its form constantly. The myths have some elements that are very familiar to modern readers but were unknown or ignored by Homer. For example‚ a widely known story holds that Achilles was immortal‚ except for his heel. But although Homer’s Achilles is an unmatched warrior‚ not once in the Iliad does Homer present Achilles as more or less vulnerable than anyone else; either the story was a later addition or Homer chose to ignore it. The myths Homer drew on for his tale had many variants‚ so in giving
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glory of immortal status within a community from which he is inevitably detached. At the beginning of Homer’s The Iliad‚ Achilles embodies the “ideal” hero in his past accomplishments and renowned fame as the greatest of all Achaeans. What Achilles yet lacks‚ and what he struggles with throughout the epic‚ is the balance of wisdom to compliment his unmatched skills in battle. Achilles’ internal battle with rage‚ excessive pride‚ and self-righteousness causes him to appear far less heroic‚ if not merciless
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is released upon the Achaeans. Achilles‚ a basileus in the Greek army‚ suggests seeking insight from the prophet Calchas. Upon doing so all are informed that Agamemnon is responsible for the plague because he refused to return his geras (prize)‚ the daughter of Chryses. In order to preserve his time and relieve the burden of the plague‚ Agamemnon decides to take someone else’s geras. He threatens to takes Achillesgeraand this make the destructive anger of Achilles “sing”. However‚ Athena intercedes
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overcome builds character. Smart decisions must be made and mistakes conquered. In Mythology‚ by Edith Hamilton heroes faced decisions that determined their identity. Oedipus was determined to avoid his prophecy‚ but he only succeeded in fulfilling it. Achilles embraced his fate. Odysseus faced many tribulations‚ but was dedicated to make it home. Hercules met every challenge‚ but was defeated by love. In Greek Mythology the journey represented the internal struggles and eventual perseverance of mortals
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Achilles’ Wrath and the Plan of Zeus The Iliad 1 begins and ends showing people in a normal state‚ before and after the wrath of Achilles has precipitated the plan of Zeus. In this normal state‚ people are capable of acting rationally‚ using experience and wisdom to guide their behavior. However‚ during the main action of the Iliad‚ the wrath of Achilles and the plan of Zeus‚ people live in an extraordinary state of human/divine crisis‚ because human emotions have broken down those barriers which
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