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Agamemnon admits by saying, “Hector fights for his country, Achilles fights only for himself!” Next, Achilles is very skillful as he is the greatest warrior in the movie. He shows this by defeating two significant characters, Boagrius and Hector. When he killed Boagrius, it seemed so effortless as he just jumped up and stabbed through the side of his neck. In that scene, it was proven early that he was the best of the best. Then to ultimately settle things, Achilles finishes Hector in a tough…

telling Achilles best decision for him is to go back home, because he has a death note written if he stays in the Trojan war. Achilles ends up staying in the war accepting his fate. Since Achilles had his armor taken from him he was in no shape to face Hector. Thetis, his mother goes and grabs him new armor from…

The title of the work is The Iliad. Type: The Iliad is an epic. Author: The name of the author is Homer. Theme: The central idea of the epic is Rage. In the beginning of the work the character, Achilles, is said to be the reason why many Greeks died during war. In the epic poem, it says that Achilles allowed his rage to control his thinking, which resulted in him removing himself from the war between the Greeks and the Trojans. Continuing throughout the work Achilles continued to allow his…

greatest fight, Hector, was afraid…

The Iliad translated by Robert Fagles, and Salammbo written by Flaubert, uses the main protagonists to depict messages about war, love, and women. Achilles is the main character in The Iliad and Salammbo is the main charter in Salammbo. Both of these characters were comparative in their qualities and interesting in their own particular manners. Both books examine the impacts of war and actions that elevate the characters to go to war. Both works show the extreme level of what people would do for…

story follows a plot line that revolves around his actions. One might ask themselves; why then does the epic end with the funeral of Hector rather than either ending with Achilles aristeia and defeat of hector, or going further to tell us what end Achilles meets? That brings into question whether Achilles is really the hero of the story at all or if it is Hector or one of the other warriors written about. The answer is the poem does not portray Achilles as a hero but something between…

mightiest warrior of the Achaean Army who’s filled with rage and bloodlust, undergoes a transformation. At the end of The Iliad, Achilles has slain Hector and humiliated the Trojan prince by dragging his body around on the ground from the back of his chariot. Mourning and begging, King Priam meets and pleads with Achilles to have his dead son Hector back for a proper burial. Achilles savageness and cruelty does not cease until King Priam reminds him of his own father by saying “Think of your…

between these two characters is that both lost a dear friend of each own. Achilles had a friend in the name of Patroclus who died on the battlefield. His death paved the way to his so called eternal fame. First, he killed the Trojan warrior prince Hector and then died later in the hands of Paris. Gilgamesh best friend was Enkidu, who was cursed by a Goddess to death. His death made him seek eternal…

In the Iliad, we are introduced to many great warriors, kings, women, and gods. Of all these characters, Achilles is the greatest and most complex figure to appear in the story. He was the most physically capable Greek at the time and feared all across the Aegean. On the other hand, he is plagued with numerous character flaws that may prevent readers from recognizing him as a true hero. Despite these flaws, Achilles manages to retain the attention and interest of the reader. Throughout the…

Cassidy Droney Mrs. Mathews Myth and Legends 19 October 2016 The Iliad Honor and glory is an important part of all Myth and Legend characters. They are so valued that honor and glory triggered the reason for this great war between Hector and Achilles; taking many great lives. Homer 's The Iliad primarily focuses on the theme of honor, which is exhibited by both the Trojans and the Achaeans. Honor and glory define a hero, and therefore are the foundations for everything that happens in The…