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    The Greek, Trojan, and Indian families all have different views of seeing family and most of the time put other things over family. Take for example how the Greeks and Trojans in The Iliad both valued glory over family, unlike the Indians who did not. The Indian families in The Ramayana are traditional and follow a caste system in which everyone has a dharma or duty. They value this system and honor their roles, like women who are to submit to their husbands. In The Iliad, the Trojans and…

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    Achilles Fatal Flaw

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    lost. Achilles then dragged Hector’s body behind his chariot, and past the Tomb of Patroclus (Theoi.com). Finally, at one point during the war, Achilles captured a beautiful princess named Briseis and fell in love with her. However, the leader of the Greek army, Agamemnon became furious with him and took Briseis away from him. Achilles then became very depressed and refused to fight for Agamemnon (ducksters.com). Achilles loved to start and end a good fight. Winning was his goal and passion. To…

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    in the epic poem is between Achilles and Agamemnon. It begins when the Achaeans sack a Trojan-allied town and capture two sought-after maidens, Chryseis and Briseis. Agamemnon, the acting commander-in-chief of the Achaean army, takes…

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    conquering them, Alexander still treated Darius’ family with respect. Alexander gave orders to his army that the women from Darius’ family should be shown respect at they deserve as their royal status. We can compare this act to when Achilles protected Briseis during the battle of Troy even though he got her as a gift and should be treated as a…

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    satisfy his obligation to his companion, his countrymen, and his inner voice. The movement of Achilles as a character is a similarity for the move from youth to an adult. At the beginning of the Iliad, Agamemnon grabs Achilles' prize, the wonderful Briseis, to sooth his own particular injured pride. Despite the fact that Achilles is right to think that Agamemnon…

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    A complex character is a realistic character they are not totally bad or good there for the character may have both bad and good motivations. A character's motivations drive or push him/her to do something. For a character like achilles who has many motivations threw out his days of war. His motivations actually have such a big impact on him it actually changes his personality from this disrespectful self centered person to a more considering , respectful, honorable character and with a change…

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    In The Iliad, Homer displays the essence of Achilleus' unchanging spirit by emphasizing his flaws. Achilleus symbolizes disorder; therefore, evil and chaos derive from his decisions, making him the greatest force of devastation that the Achaians have. In addition, his immortal view blinds him from proper conduct while his mortal flaws influence his actions. Achilleus' failure to recognize the repercussions of his actions before chaos ensues correlates with the destructive warfare. Achilleus'…

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    Honor In The Iliad

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    battles tend to break out over the corpse as the victor tries to strip the armor and the associates of the defeated warrior try to prevent it. Occasionally, prizes from the spoils of war are rewarded for valor in battle as in the cases of Chryseis and Briseis, who belong respectively to Agamemnon and Achilleus. The importance of these captive girls as symbols of honor is evident in the dispute, which arises in Book 1. The Homeric hero is also fiercely individualistic; he is primarily concerned…

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    The idea of individual honor is common all through the Iliad. The honor of each individual in Homeric society was crucial, yet to the hero, his honor was foremost. He couldn’t allow slander, and he felt that he needed to secure his name regardless of the conditions, including death. The hero 's obligation was to battle, and the main way he had of everlasting glory was through heroic acts on the battlefield. The hero was to be ready for the risks of battle, including loss of life. The Homeric…

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    The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Iliad share some unifying features’ in their literary traits in its’ genre. These literary features are seen in the, religion, fictitious historic events, style it was written and heroes’ character. Even though, these two poems were made in different time periods, they have a certain parallel feature in the way that both poems talked about human emotions mixed with divine intuition. In both poems both heroes are the product of divine sovereignty. Both heroes…

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