Sympathy plays a big role all throughout the story. It is used as a solution for any conflicts that is happening during the story. As you can see, the main character, Akhilleues, doesn't show much weak attributes since he is considered as a great warrior. We can tell that with the presence and absence of sympathy, we can tell what kind of person is the certain character.
It can show whether the character that portrays a sense of sympathy to other characters and wether he or she will be able to solve this certain kind of conflict
One sign of the presence of sympathy was first of all, the time when Hera, the chief goddess, pushed Akhilleus to join the conflict and try to solve problem. In the line "On the tenth, Akhilleus called all ranks to …show more content…
The white-armed goddess, Hera, sent her, being fond of both, concerned for both men." (Book 1, 227-230). It shows, yet again, Hera and Athena's sympathy to both Akhilleus and Agamemnon. Hera sends down Athena to try to stop the quarrel and ask Akhilleus to surrender for a better exchange for it.
Finally, is when Akhilleus prayed to his mother Thetis to help him with the conflict that is going on around him. Then, Thetis replies to his son with such emotion. In the line, "Oh early death! Oh broken heart! No destiny so cruel! And I bore you to this report evil!" (Book one, 481-482), shows the sadness and sympathy of Thetis to her son, Akhilkeues. It also shows a mother's love for her son. At the end, Thetis agrees to talk to Zeus about taking Akhilleus' side and helping him with the conflict.
To sum it all up, just imagine stepping into someone else's shoes, can help make a difference. We should all have a mindset that we do not always have the same choices as everyone else. By sympathy, we can tell that most problems from Iliad was solved. Whether its a big or small conflict, sympathy can lessen the chance on making it big it can also have a great effect on making the conflict small or stop it as well. Sympathy and getting inside someone's head can be the best solution to solve a
It can show whether the character that portrays a sense of sympathy to other characters and wether he or she will be able to solve this certain kind of conflict
One sign of the presence of sympathy was first of all, the time when Hera, the chief goddess, pushed Akhilleus to join the conflict and try to solve problem. In the line "On the tenth, Akhilleus called all ranks to …show more content…
The white-armed goddess, Hera, sent her, being fond of both, concerned for both men." (Book 1, 227-230). It shows, yet again, Hera and Athena's sympathy to both Akhilleus and Agamemnon. Hera sends down Athena to try to stop the quarrel and ask Akhilleus to surrender for a better exchange for it.
Finally, is when Akhilleus prayed to his mother Thetis to help him with the conflict that is going on around him. Then, Thetis replies to his son with such emotion. In the line, "Oh early death! Oh broken heart! No destiny so cruel! And I bore you to this report evil!" (Book one, 481-482), shows the sadness and sympathy of Thetis to her son, Akhilkeues. It also shows a mother's love for her son. At the end, Thetis agrees to talk to Zeus about taking Akhilleus' side and helping him with the conflict.
To sum it all up, just imagine stepping into someone else's shoes, can help make a difference. We should all have a mindset that we do not always have the same choices as everyone else. By sympathy, we can tell that most problems from Iliad was solved. Whether its a big or small conflict, sympathy can lessen the chance on making it big it can also have a great effect on making the conflict small or stop it as well. Sympathy and getting inside someone's head can be the best solution to solve a