Fate In The Iliad Research Paper

By definition, the word fate means the development of events beyond a person’s control. Fate is something we have absolutely no control over. Some people would like to think they have full control over their lives. In reality it is fate, it’s definitely something many people should believe in.
Fate occurs to us when we least expect it. The 3 rioters did not think they were going to find the old man, and have him tell them were death was. (Pardoners Tale pg. 172) It works in the most mysterious ways. The rioters also didn’t expect to find a pot of money and gold under the tree, they said it was fate. (Pardoners Tale pg.172-173). Fate controlled multiple events the rioters had experienced that day.
During the story of the Iliad the gods helped play a role along with fate for Hector and Achilles (The Iliad pg. 86). Achilles believed that it was fate that he killed Hector. And the gods put Achilles in a position where his fate was tested when it came to returning Hectors’ body. Fate also has control over the beginning and ending point of your life. It was fate that the Knight bumped into the old women in the woods on the way to tell the Queen what he thought was the correct answer. The old women told him what it really was, without the correct answer the Knight would’ve died. (The Wife of Bath pg. 185-186). …show more content…
We do, we make our choices and control the outcomes. Perhaps Beowulf knew the entire time that his sword wasn’t going to work during the battle with Grendel’s mom. He decided he wanted to take it either way and see if maybe he would win. Beowulf was losing the fight when he found the sword made by giants that he could use to kill Grendel’s mom. (Beowulf pg. 59) That was all fate, fate knew it was not his time to die and provided the weapon for him to defend himself. It was fate the grand ball of yarn was not just a string on that day. Fate had a big part in Beowulf’s life and