Key Questions for Book XVI 1. Achilles does not agree to end his grudge with Agamemnon at the request of Patroclus as the great warrior views what Agamemnon has done – snatching his prize right from his grasp‚ the beautiful and clever princess Briseis – as an insult to his pride and honour. The fact that‚ according to the epic‚ Agamemnon did so in front of the rest of the Achaean army‚ only adds to Achilles’ humiliation. 2. Achilles agrees that instead of him casting away his grief and thinking
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passage the goddess Athena reprimands Zeus because he considers saving Hector. Athena criticizes Zeus for asking to interfere‚ but immediately after this scene‚ she is given permission from Zeus to go to the confrontation and ensure that Hector fights Achilles. Although Hector is supposedly fated to die in this battle‚ Athena still interferes to ensure that this fate comes to pass‚ which makes the concept of fate questionable. If Hector’s death was fated to occur‚ why did Athena manipulate the situation
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thoughts. Achilles is renowned as a warrior and a strong man and even his raw emotions and thoughts are revealed by Malouf. This allows the reader to establish that Achilles mind‚ “even in its passive state‚ the most active part of him.” The closeness of the relationship between Achilles and Patroclus is drawn upon by Achilles own reflections on his soulmate. Achilles describes Patroclus as the‚ “other before he could fully become himself‚” and his recollection that‚ “he had been mated with Achilles‚” solidifies
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versus Troy movie clip The Iliad excerpt and the Troy movie clip are the same in many ways. Achilles will have vengeance; his cousin is now dead all because Hector believed Patroclus was Achilles. The two battle it out‚ and Hector asks that his body is not manipulated if he is defeated and he will not manipulate Achilles. The deal was quickly denied. After Hector is killed during the battle‚ Achilles drags him behind his chariot. There are many differences between the Iliad excerpt versus the Troy
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of the whole story‚ as Homer asks the Muse to sing of the "wrath of Achilles." This wrath‚ all its occurrences‚ transformations‚ influences‚ and consequences‚ unfold the devastating events in the Iliad. Initially the book starts showing people in a normal state of life‚ but the main story of Homer’s Iliad‚ however‚ starts once there is the ignition of wrath among prominent characters of the story like Agamemnon and Achilles. In the normal state‚ people are capable of behaving rationally‚ using
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This intervention leads to the angering of Agamemnon at Calchas’ prophecy and Achilles’ withdrawal for battle. In this book we find another divine intervention where it serves in an inspirational capacity to alter mortal character’s mental or physical abilities.The goddess ATHENE prevents Achilles killing Agamemnon. Because white –armed HERA sent her because HERA was concerned for both of the Greeks. She prevents Achilles from losing his temper and attacking Agamemnon‚ promising him greater glory
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Book 22‚ King Priam and Queen Hecuba try to dissuade their son Hector from fighting against Achilles. In Homer’s words‚ “So they wept‚ the two of them crying out to their dear son‚ both pleading time and again but they could not shake the fixed resolve of Hector” (22. 1-3). I think this is courageous on Hector’s part. He is so set on saving his city that he is willing to die a brutal death by battling Achilles. Later in the book‚ Hector holds a mental argument with himself. He contemplates taking refuge
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Aristotle and the Tragic Hero The traditional hero stresses courage and nobility as essential traits of heroism. He lived by a code of honor and valued certain things as more important than others‚ so that he is willing to take risks and endure hardships for their sake. He is often a leader and protector of a community. The fact that the hero not only performs great deeds but performs them out of worthy principles renders his deed even more admirable. On the other hand‚ the Greek tragic hero is
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great Ajax (Iliad 26: 318-325; Iliad 6: 180-181). Iliad ’s 22nd book portrays Hector outside the walls of Troy waiting to kill Achilles. Again his is stricken by fear at the sight of Achilles‚ so he flees (Iliad 6: 293). As well as cowardice‚ Hector shows bad judgment. He makes a grave error and has the Trojans to sleep outside the City’s wall with the absence of Achilles from battle. As
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being with characteristics a society admires and often wishes to emulate. A hero that fights for a noble cause. In this paper the focus will be on the Trojan War worrier‚ Achilles and Hector. A war that lasted for ten years‚ fought over a woman‚ Helen. Who fled to Troy with Paris‚ son of the Trojan king Priam. Both Achilles and Hector were epic worries‚ in that the culture resulting from such a society that relied heavily on the warrior class. Which rules due to the extreme instability of the
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