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    Achilles and Hector are both extraordinary warriors for their armed forces. Achilles takes charge of the Greek armed force‚ while Hector is in charge of the Trojans. Hector and Achilles both have pride in themselves and want their people to respect them. Hector and Achilles are both heros of their particular sides. However‚ even with all these comparable qualities‚ they both are have similar qualities they are also different in many ways. Hector is considered an egoist ‚ Hector is a family man

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    In the Iliad‚ there are two types of warriors‚ Hector‚ and Achilles. I think Hector is more essential than Achilles. Hector is more essential because he is the son of King Priam and the Queen Hecuba. He is also the most essential soldier in the Trojan Army. He lets his soldiers know that “he is there for them”. He fights hard‚ he is strong‚ and he is very caring. Achilles on the other hand is least essential compared to Hector‚ because Achilles acts very unprofessional. For example‚ Agamemnon

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    November 2012 The Character of Achilles Achilles is the main character in Homer’s The Iliad translated by Robert Fagles. The Iliad is the story of the battle of Troy‚ in which Greek heroes fight and die‚ with much interference from the various gods and goddesses. The story ends when Achilles gives Hector’s body back to King Priam and Hector is buried. Homer uses a number of different literary devices to illustrate Achillescharacter development‚ such as his actions‚ what other characters say about him

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    Character Analysis: Achilles In Homer’s epic “The Iliad” the main characterAchilles‚ is not really the typical run of the mill hero. Even though he is a great warrior he doesn’t come off as one in the epic. His rage constantly comes up when his feelings get hurt or someone insults him. Because of this he stops fighting with his own people all because he has been offended by his commander‚ Agamemnon. It is not till after his friend gets killed in battle that he re-enters the war‚ only again because

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    Like all the other men of their time and culture‚ both Hector and Achilles knew that their most important duty was to fight wars. In the Iliad‚ by Homer‚ war was of the utmost importance‚ and the Greeks felt that dying in battle was the noblest way to die. Outside of war‚ men made their own decisions as to what else would be important in their lives. Hector valued his family‚ was able to control his emotions‚ and respected the gods. Achilles was almost the exact opposite. "Don’t ask me to sit beside

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    epic poem The Iliad it is Achilles who tends to get the glory‚ and fame as the Hero in the story. I disagree. I do not argue that that Achilles did not have many heroic qualities‚ because he did. However I do not believe he had more heroic qualities or was greater than Priams’ son‚ Hector. I hope in this brief paper I can share my beliefs on why Hector‚ the leader of the Trojan army‚ is the true hero in this classic tale. I will start with Achilles character. Achilles is mortal man. But he is godlike

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    who is more admirable‚ Achilles of Greece or Hector of troy? Although Achilles has his reasons for being admirable‚ Hector will sought to be more admirable this time. Hector has had his moments of admirability through his achievements‚ strategy and human nature. These descriptions quite differ when comes to Achilles achievements.. Secondly on the list is the wellness of Achilles abstinate strategy‚ in which didn’t really work in the long run. But last but not least‚ Hector had a humane side to him

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    we see Macbeth a very honorable man‚ so we need a man who can play a very honorable man then see a decline in their sanity. Our best option right now is Johnny Depp. Johnny Depp can play an insane person very well. But the real question is can he play a very honorable person? We’ll see during auditions‚ but another option would be Heath Ledger. We have seen him play a honorable witty person in “A Knight’s Tale” and we have seen him play an very criminally insane character in “The Dark Knight”. In

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    of the story. Achilles‚ a warrior from The Iliad‚ can relate to this. Achilles emerges as a sympathetic character in The Iliad because people took from him‚ and because he showed mercy to people who did not fully deserve it. As the king of the Myrmidons‚ people would view Achilles as one who has almost everything he wants - which would be false because people took from him. When Agamemnon refused to spare

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    Is Achilles Justified in Killing Hector and is Odysseus Justified in Killing the Suitors? Holding the power of life and death is a very serious responsibility. Under most circumstances death penalty is not right and can be handled in a much better way. Because we are made in the image of God we are commanded not to kill. But there are some circumstances in which the killing of a wrong-doer is justified. Actions speak louder than words.

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