Clas 121 Day 2 In a context relevant to you‚ would you make the choice Achilles made? Achilles had a difficult choice that he had to make when faced with living a long but simple life or a short but glorified one. I would not make the same choice that Achilles made of returning home and living a long‚ but ordinary life‚ instead of a short‚ but a celebrated one if he had stayed and fought. The reason for this is because I’d rather have my life mean something than being unimportant. One hasn’t lived
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gives the female characters all the power and control. This is seen most obviously with Athena who saves Odysseus’ life countless times‚ and also with Penelope who controls not only her husband but also several suitors. In addition‚ Circe‚ Calypso‚ and Arete hold power over Odysseus as well as other men in The Odyssey . These strong female characters exercise emotional‚ as well as physical control over their male counterparts‚ and oftentimes use
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Book Review: The Odyssey by Homer Written by a blind man‚ Melesigenes better known as Homer‚ and translated by Alexander Pope‚ the Odyssey of Homer is a poem about the life of the king of Ithaca‚ Ulysses‚ who leaves to fight in the Trojan War‚ but he doesn’t return until 20 years. According to Professor P. Landow‚ Ulysses is a great athlete and great warrior‚ heroic‚ courageous‚ eloquent‚ and masterful‚ and at the same time‚ he I pious (Landow). In those twenty years trying to get back home‚ he
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This is areté‚ this is the best and loveliest prize for the young man to win. A common good is‚ for the whole polis and all the demos‚ when a man holds‚ firm-set among the fighters‚ unflinchingly (…) For it is a fine thing for an agathos man to die‚ falling among the front-fighters‚ fighting for his fatherland Even though Tyrtaeus lived in Sparta and‚ inevitably‚ was deeply influenced by the warrior culture of this particular polis‚ the areté and courage portrayed in his narratives
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Arete means “excellence”. It was important that heroes always aimed to be excellent. Arete was always won in a struggle or a competition. Homer did not only target the messages of his stories to men‚ he also targeted the messages towards women and how they should act. Homer’s works showed women
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Agamemnon and Achilles - Apollo caused it - Agamemnon dishonored Chryses‚ his priest‚ so Apollo struck his men with plague - Took Chryses’ daughter - Hera wanted fighting to stop‚ so influenced Achilles to call meeting to end the fighting - Achilles recommends to Agamemnon that they consult a prophet or priest - Calchas (prophet) makes deal with Achilles to tell him what he knows if he protects him - Agamemnon becomes angry‚ but accepts deal as long as he gets Achilles’ girl
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character of Achilles in Homer’s Iliad. What is the nature of the existential crisis in which he finds himself‚ and why is his relationship to both gods and the other Greek warriors so unusual? What realization does he arrive at during his period of withdrawal from the battlefield? What does it mean to say that he is probably the first true individual as well as the first “problem character‚” in Western literature? Finally‚ discuss the reader’s response to his behavior. In what ways does Achilles repel
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“The Iliad” Q&A: 1. What is your impression of Achilles? I feel as if Achilles is very loyal to all the people associated in his life‚ especially his best friend Patroclus. Achilles’ loyalty to his best friend shows how much he actually cared about him once he was deceased due to his great sorrow in his weeping. Achilles also stated “if destiny like his awaits me‚ I shall rest when I have fallen” meaning he doesn’t care about whatever happens to him in the battle with Hector‚ but just as long as
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payam English 12/12/12 Achilles emotions in the Iliad In the book Iliad‚ by Homer explained the Greek concept of honor. "Honor to the Greeks is something that is won by a man’s prowess‚ his ability to fight and be victorious on the battle field"(Schein 62) in Mortal Hero. Honor was of utmost importance to the Greek people. No man would give up his honor at any cost. No gifts and prizes could be enough to compensate for lost honor and pride. When a man who loses his honor‚ or feels that he
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the Aegean Sea)‚ uses this as a justification to invade Troy. General Nestor (John Shrapnel) asks him to take the legendary warrior Achilles (Brad Pitt)‚ to rally the troops to the cause. Odysseus (Sean Bean)‚ a king of Mycenae commanded by Agamemnon‚ visits Phtia to persuade Achilles to fight‚ and finds him training with Patroclus (Garrett Hedlund)‚ his cousin. Achilles‚ pondering his decision‚ visits his mother Thetis (Julie Christie) for advice. She tells him that‚ before he was even born‚ she knew
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