and sought revenge. These qualities can make a good warrior bad and undesirable to work with‚ no one wants to command someone who won’t follow their instructions. Another example of Achilles personality being all around terrible is when he killed Hector‚ "Meanwhile the Trojans‚ angry because Achilles will not return Hector’s corpse for proper funeral ceremonies‚ mourn the death of their hero‚" (Iliad‚ The‚ Wickersham). Wickersham is illustrating how Achilles’ was so disrespectful to Hector’s body
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re-capture his poise and composure whilst being confronted with over-whelming personal tragedy. However‚ we find other traits of his that do qualify as ‘heroic’ and these must be considered in comparison with King Priam. With a major death of Prince Hector‚ Priam’s son‚ Malouf has structured his novel around this occurrence. Priam facing untold tragedy faces his son’s killer to retrieve his son and burn him in honor worthy of both a soldier and hierarchy of a prince. With the ever-increasing notion
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without him (Achilles‚ father) Gazes out over the sea‚ thousands of ships; This is not where it will end but rather on the beach. This old man is not alone however‚ he has his “ghosts”’ Patroclus‚ his soulmate and companion since childhood. And Hector‚ the implacable enemy. (Patroclus was described as a boy with big hands and feet) (Looking back gives history)…Patroclus had simply appeared in the court of his father one day. He was 3 years older than Achilles. Achilles had killed a hare and
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Again one can see that his anger was the root cause of why he did not enter into battle. After finding out that Achilles’ friend‚ Patroclus‚ was killed in battle his rage again then took over and he entered the battle. Fenno (2008) quoted that “Hector will not cease from fighting until such time as Achilles rouses himself on the day when battle rages around a slain Patroclus” (para.7). This shows the rage that Achilles brought up inside of him due to his fallen friend. Lombardo (2009) also stated
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Hector and Achilles both view the ethical code in contrasting ways. Hector believes and upholds the importance of honor‚ while Achilles doubts its relevance in life. The two warriors’ different motivation changed how they fought. Hector’s motivation for obtaining honor‚ his friends and family‚ show the duty he has to defend Troy. Duty‚ according to Homer‚ gives Hector purpose to life. Priam’s son has a stronger mind-set than Achilles when it comes to insecurities. While Hector acknowledges
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for the opposite sex. This was also the reason why Menelaus wants to get back her wife Helen from Paris. The reasons why Achilles doesn’t follow Agamemnon because of dishonoring him by taking Briseis from him. Another thing is when Achilles killed Hector just to avenge his friend Patroclus. The given situation based on Iliad only suggested that there’s no insignificance and easy death. That‚ when it touched the things that they value the most and/or is harmed or taken away from them‚ bloods may scatter
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Agamemnon like they said in the movie Troy. Agamemnon actually made it back home where his wife and her lover murdered him. Altho Hector was a great warrior in his time‚ after he killed Patroclus‚ he didn’t actually come out to face Achilles as easily as the movie depicts it. Achilles chased him around the walls of Troy 3 times before he actually stopped to fight him. Hector never killed Menelaus either or Ajax. Ajax committed suicide after Odysseus was given Achilles armor over him. Now I understand
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greatly in that‚ one is written in a Greek epic standpoint and the other is written in a Roman epic standpoint. In Homer’s The Iliad the warriors die heroic deaths to be remembered‚ which is common throughout the epic‚ Patroclus fighting and dying to Hector shows heroism because he fought alone and died alone against the greatest Trojan warrior. Homer wants the warriors to fight and to never give up or die trying. In Virgil’s The Aeneid the warriors fight and lead others to success to be remembered as
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A Comparsion Between The Epic Poem The Iliad And The Modern Film Troy The film Troy is a movie released in 2004 and was directed by Wolfgang Petersen‚ and has been influenced by the classical epic poem‚ The Iliad which has been credited of the Greek poet Homer. Both texts deal with the same subject‚ the siege of troy which was ended with the trickery of the wooden horse. However the characters themselves are shown with different actions between the two texts which revels different motives and
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known as one of the most handsome men in Troy‚ but looks can be deceiving‚ as Hector implies when he says‚ "Paris‚ appalling Paris! Our prince of beauty--/mad for women‚ you lure them all to ruin!" In this quote‚ Hector is highlighting Paris’ ability to ruin virtually everyone’s future. After all‚ Hector’s comment suggests‚ he is not only an unrepentant heartbreaker‚ but also a self-centered catalyst for the war. Hector specifically describes Paris as "appalling" and‚ in another
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