Murat Genç HUM 111-2 Daren Hodson Analysis Paper 4 Analysis of a Quote from The Iliad Theme: Fate Quote: “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
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story of a few weeks of the war and doesn’t go on to tell of Achilles death. It starts with the Achilles leaving the battle after King Agamemnon dishonors him. The King took a woman named Chryseis as his slave. Her father was a priest of Apollo’s and begged for her return. When the King refused‚ Apollo sent a plague to destroy the Greeks. Finally King Agamemnon gave in‚ but demanded that Achilles’ slave Briseis be given to him instead. Achilles took this as a dishonor to him because he loved
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honorable man (through the compassionate mercy he showed to Priam in returning Hector’s body). Achilles was also very selfish. He asks his mother‚ the goddess Thetis‚ to ask Zeus to strengthen the Trojans while weakening the Greeks. He wants Agamemnon and the Greeks to realize how much they need him. The turning point is when Patroclus‚ Achilles’ beloved cousin and friend‚ borrows Achilles’ armor and is killed in battle because of it. At this point‚ Achilles’ rage becomes the rage of revenge
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1. Motivation is something that inspires you to do your best or full potential. It amplifies your drive to do something‚ different people have different motivations like family‚ love one‚ children‚ or an artist‚ a goal you wanted badly to reach/ 2. Need for affiliation – love‚ family‚ friends‚ shelter‚ food‚ and clothing. Need for power – aggressiveness‚ and manipulating situations. Need of achievement 3. The Three elements of emotions are The Subjective Experience‚ The Physiological Response
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gives Hecuba and the chorus information on who they were all assigned to. He tells Hecuba that Cassandra was taken by Agamemnon as his concubine‚ Polyxena has been assigned to Achilles’ tomb as an attendant‚ Andromache to the son of Achilles‚ and she is going to Odysseus. Cassandra enters with a burning torch and prophesies Agamemnon’s wife‚ Clytemnestra‚ will murder both her and Agamemnon. Talthybius is disgusted at Cassandra’s words and tells Hecuba to get ready to go on Odysseus’ ship. Cassandra responds
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baby‚ which made him invincible everywhere‚ except his heel‚ which did not touch the river. Achillies was stamped as Greece’s best warrior‚ but was not the army’s leader. The leader of the army was named Agamemnon. Achillies’ "status as Greece’s best warrior sets him up for conflict with...Agamemnon" (Bleiberg et al. 124). This is similar to The Odyssey because at some parts
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The Iliad Hector and Achilles were two of the most notable characters in the Iliad. In many aspects of their lives‚ Hector and Achilles were complete opposites. For example‚ Hector was a family man whereas Achilles had no family and only cared about himself. Also‚ Hector went to battle to lead his country while Achilles went for personal reasons. Both men showed distinct opposite characteristics in the book. The following is an analysis of the opposition of Achilles and Hector’s characters throughout
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(Odyssey: 9.612-614). By giving Odysseus the prize of the ram‚ his crew showed their satisfaction with his actions‚ especially since Odysseus ensured fair distribution of the spoils. In the Iliad‚ Thersites attempted to shame Agamemnon as a leader because he felt that Agamemnon was taking far too much for himself rather than being generous
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great cruelty and kindness. Homer always portrays him in extreme passion. He comes to Troy‚ knowing he will die because he wants honor and glory. He chooses glory and an early death‚ rather than a long‚ inglorious life. When Achilles argues with Agamemnon‚ Achilles’ reaction is deadly anger (1.190). Although he wants to fight‚ his stubborn pride compels him to sulk. He rejects pleas to return to the battle. In order to please Patroklos‚ Achilles finally compromises and allows Patroklos to return
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he stayed in his tent. “While Achilles stayed in his tent a fierce battle followed‚ the hardest yet fought” (Hamilton 263). Agamemnon‚ a fighter for the Greeks‚ made Apollo angry because he took the daughter of Apollo’s priest‚ Chrysies‚ and would not return her. Apollo punished the Greeks by sending arrows down that sickened and killed them. Achilles was angry with Agamemnon because he made things difficult and his actions resulted in many Greek deaths. Achilles’s mother disliked the Greeks and told
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