214-219). Briseis is the one thing Agamemnon can take away from Achilles. Agamemnon has plenty of other slave girls for his pleasure and he can’t give up just one of them. His hubris blinds him of the harm he will cause to his people by sending Achilles into his temper tantrum. Unlike Paris‚ there is a small chance Agamemnon can rid himself of hubris‚ but it can only come through the loss of his brother‚ Menelaus. The immaturity of Achilles is the reason for his pride. He was sent into battle around
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Major Essay Question: In the novel ‘Ransom’‚ Malouf provides us with characters‚ which each in their own way represent aspects of the heroic ideal. Discuss the statement in relation to Achilles and EITHER Somax or Priam. In your response you should consider how Malouf uses Language and other stylistic features to depict the different types of heroes presented. Quotes: Highlighted yellow Questionable quotes: Highlighted green Techniques: Highlighted light blue Questionable Techniques:
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The Trojan War pitted a loose alliance of independent Greek kings against the city of *Troy (in what today is northwest Turkey) and her allies in Asia Minor. It is said to have begun with an insult to the goddess Eris ("Strife" or "Discord"). When the Greek hero *Peleus married the minor sea-goddess *Thetis‚ all of the gods were invited to the wedding except Eris. Angry at this‚ she placed on the banquet table a golden apple inscribed with the words: "For the fairest." Immediately strife broke out
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“One more thing-take it to heart‚ I urge you You too‚ you won’t live long yourself‚ I swear. Already I see them looming beside you-death and the strong force of fate‚ to bring you down at the hands of Aeacus’ great royal son… Achilles!” (p. 440‚ Book 16) Homer‚ Robert Fagles‚ and Bernard MacGregor Walker. Knox. The Iliad. New York: Penguin‚ 1991. Print. Context: This quote is taken from the end of Book 16‚ where Patroclus tells his final words to Hector after
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interactions. Examples of this type scene of supplication are early in the poem‚ when Chryses‚ the priest of Apollo‚ begs for Agamemnon to return his daughter; the scene between Andromache and Hector in book six‚ the scene between the Achain leaders and Achilles in book nineteen and late in the story‚ when Priam begs for his son’s body. In the Iliad‚ all of the supplications fail with the exception of one. The first scene occurs at the very beginning of Book One‚ and in effect gets the whole thing
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fight at an above average level gain more respect and acquire hero status. Hector and Achilles are the two most highly regarded heroes in the Iliad and are the two best fighters on the battlefield. Whenever Hector does anything of significance whether its leading a charge or even entering the battlefield‚ we see the tide of battle turn on multiple occasions. Achilles has the same affect‚ because of Achilles’ reputation as a fighter when soldiers believe he has entered the battle‚ as they did when
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men‚ but they merely facilitate the self-determined destiny of their subjects. In the Iliad‚ the fate of mortals is determined not by the gods‚ but rather by the code of honor that the warriors are mentally compelled to follow. The future of both Achilles and Hector are sealed by remaining loyal to the code of honor. Before the story of the Iliad even begins‚ honor has affected the world greatly. The Trojan War commenced when Paris went into Sparta and stole Menelaus’ honor in the form of his wife
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Option B 6. Whose death has led Achilles to seek to end his quarrel with Agamemnon? Patroclus 7. Give three details of the gifts that Achilles has just received from Thetis? Shield of five layers made of gleaming metal. 8. Who was the maker of these gifts? Hephaestus 9. How effectively in this passage does Homer convey Agamemnon’s mood? This passage is effective in showing Agamemnon’s mood. Homer shows Agamemnon as trying to be conciliatory however even though it seems like
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character. Women ‚ especially young beautiful women‚ were considered nothing but spoils of war‚ to be distributed amongst the army once they have invaded a kingdom. Chryseis and Briseis were two such ‘prizes’ who were given to Agamemnon and Achilles respectively‚ but they too were the cause of heavy casualties suffered by the Greek army. Agamemnon’s failure to return Chryseis to her father caused them to incur the wrath of Apollo who reigned down his arrows from Mount Olympus and: “he cut them
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possible for them to overcome a perceived danger. Achilles displays courage when he is faced with the news of his own death from his mother Thetis. She states‚ "You’re doomed to a short life‚ my son‚ from all you say! For hard on the heals of Hector’s death your death must come at once-(p.470)." Yet when Achilles hears of this‚ he still decides to return to the battlefield and avenge his friend Patroclus’ death. This is a courageous gesture by Achilles because at this point he is aware of the danger
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