response I would like to write for The Iliad. That character is Hector. He was arguably the most monumental soldier that fought for the Trojans. Even though Achilles eventually becomes Hector’s demise‚ while Achilles is away‚ Hector holds his own and really inflicts some damage on the Archean army. However‚ that does not go without saying that Hector had a few character flaws throughout the Trojan War‚ particularly toward the end of The Iliad‚ when Achilles returns to battle for the Archean army
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and great deeds. Beowulf and Achilles are epic heroes for some of the same reasons‚ but their culture makes them different. The story of Beowulf was written in the fifth century‚ but was based around the time period of somewhere between the middle of the seventh century A.D. and the end of the tenth century. Beowulf wanted to help people when he could‚ even by risking his life. The story of Achilles fighting in the Troy war was written in the 4th century A.D. Achilles was very upfront about wanting
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area and time period in which it was written. The Iliad‚ the Odyssey‚ and the Aeneid are all similar epics in their adventures and their lessons. Throughout the literary works of the ancient world there are many reoccurring motifs such as: the role of the gods‚ the role of suffering‚ and the roll of fate. The role of the gods shows heavily in the literary works of this era through the god’s direct interference in mortal events. Within the Iliad Athena‚ who hates the Trojans‚ does not directly kill
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“Meanwhile Achilles chased Hector relentlessly….. Every time Hector made a break for the Dardanian Gate hoping to gain the shelter of the solid walls‚ where the defenders might protect him with their missiles‚ Achilles would head him off towards the plain‚ himself keeping the inner track by the walls. …… When they reached The Springs for the fourth time …….Athene came to Achilles and spoke winged words: ‘Glorious Achilles‚ beloved of Zeus‚ now you and I will kill Hector‚ and bring the Greeks great
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passage begins with a dialogue as Achilles boasts to Hector how dogs and birds will maul his dead body. The mortally wounded Hector‚ struggling to speak‚ begs Achilles for some funereal dignity. He implores Achilles to accept the ransom that his father will offer in exchange for his body. Achilles‚ full of rage‚ denies his pleas and tells how the dogs will rend his body and how none can stop this no matter the size of the ransom. Knowing that an attempt to convince Achilles otherwise would be futile‚ Hector
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Beowulf and Achilles‚ who are they and why are they epic? The heroes‚ Achilles and Beowulf‚ participate in supernatural battles‚ which usually determine the fate of their nation‚ their character traits reflect important values of their society‚ and they both have supernatural abilities that separate them from the rest of the warriors. Beowulf and Achilles are epic heroes who display bravery and strength but come from two different cultures making them different warriors. Beowulf and Achilles both are
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Achilles Motivation Fighting for personal honor Knows that his fate leads him to death so he is willing to sacrifice his life so his name will be remembered Cared little about anything except for his own desire ”...but this man’s ambition‚ remember‚ is to lead‚ to lord it over everyone‚ give orders to the rest of us!” (lines 337-340) ”Well‚ this time I make sail for home. Better to take now to my ships. Why linger‚ cheated of winnings‚ to make wealth for you?” (lines 197-199)
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Contrasts of Troy and the Iliad Troy and the Iliad are very similar in the story line and the all-around theme but there are huge fundamental changes the director made to the story to increase the likeability of the movie. Troy includes some of the significant events from the Iliad but there are extremely important events of the book that he did not include and some events that are important to the movie that never actually happened in the book. The three most important fundamental changes of the
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"The Shield of Achilles" is a poem by W. H. Auden first published in 1952. The Shield of Achilles is also the title poem of a collection of poems by Auden‚ published in 1955. Description The poem is Auden’s response to the detailed description in Homer’s epic poem the Iliad of the shield borne by the hero Achilles‚ illustrated with scenes from daily life. Auden’s poem is written in two different stanza forms‚ one form with shorter lines‚ the other with longer lines. The stanzas with shorter
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Bailee Gates English 2332-881 Professor Brooks 21 November 2014 To Stay or to Go? When Achilles was first born‚ his fate was to die by Troy. He is the son of King Peleus‚ a nymph‚ Thetis. Achilles was brought up by Chiron‚ who taught him how to fight and become a great warrior. Achilles mother knew about his wretched fate. As a baby‚ it is said that she took the infant‚ Achilles‚ to the River of Styx in hopes that submerging him in the water would make him completely immortal so he could escape
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