Hector vs. Achilles In The Illiad‚ there are two very prominent‚ admirable characters‚ Hector and Achilles. Achilles is all muscle and wants to be known for it. Hector is strong‚ but also courageous and is remembered for that. Either of these men can be considered admirable. In comparing them to each other‚ Hector proves to be the more admirable one. Achilles is a strong man. Although self-serving‚ he’s fairly loyal to his king and has a great amount of respect as well as fear from the people who
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Any Journey includes both realities and possibilities. -to what extent does the texts you have studied‚ support this idea? Related Material ONE: MOTORCYCLE DIARIES- Only 23‚ he begins his journey as a medical student and emerges with a new perspective of South America. This perspective informs his future as a political revolutionary. The journey‚ which had begun as a quest for excitement‚ cheap alcohol and available women‚ became‚ according to Guevara‚ a formative experience in his life. Following
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Achilles’ Decision on the Embassy An extremely large problem in the world today and in Homeric times as well‚ is people not knowing how to set their pride aside and clean up their own messes. In Book IX of The Iliad‚ we see Agamemnon’s struggle with war and Achilles personal war in his own head. Achilles is not a door mat for Agamemnon‚ nor should he be; Achilles is a great warrior. Book IX truly illustrates what kind of men they both are. Achilles is right to refuse the embassy in Book IX because
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Sainath Gopi Mrs. Policastro August 30 2009 Achilles vs. Hector “He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.” This quote was once stated by a Chinese man named Tao Te Ching. The reason this quote was stated is because it encompasses the meaning of the Iliad. Not in a great way but in a vague but familiar way. The Iliad was a tale about the wrathful withdrawal from battle of Achilles‚ the premiere Greek warrior‚ after King Agamemnon dishonored him — an internecine quarrel
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way that the fight between Achilles and Hektor is portrayed. In the Iliad‚ the Trojan army starts running into the city walls when they see Achilles approaching on his chariot towards them. Instead of running‚ Hektor stays to fight him but ends up running away from him and runs around the city walls. This is shown in the Iliad - book 22‚ line 126-127 - with the quote of‚ ‘Hector’s flight… along the wall he flew‚’ which shows him running away from the vengeful Achilles. In the movie Troy‚ Hektor is
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Achilles was the type of warrior who wanted to be better than anyone who had challenged him in a battle. He didn’t like taking orders by anyone who wasn’t doing anything that was the right way to do things. Like when Agamemnon had ask Achilles to help him win the war by joining his army‚Achilles had said no. Agamemnon had someone else convince him to help. Achilles wanted to be the best of the best when it came to battling someone. Achilles goes from not showing any type of feelings and only caring
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When many people think of religion they think of an idea of a purpose of life that was formulated when the world fist began. What many people do not realize is that new religious movements are occurring all around the world. One of these religious movements that are occurring is Jediism. It all began in 2001 when a worldwide email asked people to write “Jedi” as their religion in the census. The religion escalated in 2008 when Daniel Jones founded the Church of Jediism. The Jedi’s
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Achilles and the Honor Code Achilles is a tragic figure who believes strongly in social order‚ but questions the idea of fighting for glory. When Aias and Odysseus are sent by Agamemnon to plead with Achilles’ to fight for the Greeks‚ Achilles denies them‚ saying "There was no gratitude given for fighting incessantly forever against your enemies. Fate is the same for the man who holds back‚ the same if he fights hard" (9:316). This statement shows that Achilles is an individual‚ and does not conform
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way‚ and strengthened Rome ten-fold? Why‚ Julius Caesar did! Julius Caesar was the first Roman emperor and he changed a strong republic into a total democracy. As the emperor‚ he conquered a lot of land and made a lot of enemies. I believe he was a hero and all of the bad things he did were justified with the result he made. Julius Caesar was an amazing generol in the military. His amazing military leadership skills are the main reason why he became the emperor. To become emperor‚ he had to defeat
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He said: “My name is Achilles‚ and I’ve been on my own ever since the war of Troy”‚ with shock crawling through her body she could couldn’t spit out her words. Then finally she asked‚ “Are you the Achilles who died in the battle of Troy?”‚ and Achilles responded with “Yes”. After the two talked to each other for awhile they walked off. Achilles took the little girl back to his camp which was about two miles away from where Artemisia
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