Agamemnon was a very weak and unintelligent leader. ... Achilles" physical strength, conveyed in Agamemnon's adjective "mighty", cannot prevail over Agamemnon's collective domain. ... Agamemnon stated his claim to superiority. ... He made up his mind to kill Agamemnon (Essays, 90). ... He was out to make Agamemnon look like a fool. ...
When Agamemnon says that he is the most important warrior (1. 185-187), Achilles becomes angry, but his pride had already prompted him to threaten retreat rather than suffer the insult of having Briseis taken. ... As the Achaians" losses mount, Agamemnon sends Odysseus to persuade Achilles to help. Once again, it is Achilles pride that stops him from accepting Agamemnon's offering and joining the battle. ... His pride and honor must be restored, and only an apology from Agamemnon will do: "All the other prizes of hounour he gave the great men and the princes are held fast by them, bu...
Nevertheless, Achilles tries to harm Agamemnon, however does not due to Athena telling him to calm his temper and that he is going to get three times as many gifts than Agamemnon because of his arrogance. On the other hand, if Athena had not came, one can think that Achilles would have killed Agamemnon because of his temper. ... However, because of Achilles great temper, that may have been the only reason why Agamemnon almost lost his life if Athena had not appeared. ... Also stating that if he returned to Phtia, that they have just as many woman and gold there as being offered from Agamemnon....
Achilles is enraged when Agamemnon insists that he be repaid with Achilles" prize after Agamemnon's has to be returned. ... Although Agamemnon's actions can be perceived as disrespect towards Achilles as a leader and warrior, Achilles still reacts with selfishness. Achilles" pride gets in the way of the success of his army again in Book IX when Agamemnon tries to reconcile with Achilles by offering him gifts if he and his troops will return to the war. Achilles refuses by saying that he cannot be bought and that nothing can make up for the public insult that Agamemnon commi...
Agamemnon then demands Briseis from Achilles for Chryseis stead. ... Agamemnon agreed but Achilles refuses the offer. ... Agamemnon is strong but arrogant and selfish. ... He helps Agamemnon to solve his issue with Achilles. Menelaus - King of Sparta; the younger brother of Agamemnon. ...
Agamemnon gathers the rest of his army for a massive attack against the Trojans. ... At this point, Agamemnon calls his leaders together and admits he was at fault in taking Briseis from Achilles. ... Achilles greets his friends warmly, but still refuses to make peace with Agamemnon. ... These include Agamemnon, Diomedes, Odysseus, Eurypylos, and Machaon. ... Agamemnon gives way to arrogance. ...
Agamemnon is used to make the readers feel sympathy for Achilles because of the way he is treated by Agamemnon, and Odysseus is used to show the readers that even a character in the epic has sympathy for him. ... However, if Agamemnon was reasonable, Achilles would not be hiding away. ... Homer is just trying to show his readers that Agamemnon is a bully to Achilles and Achilles wants Agamemnon to apologize and beg for his restoration into war because of the way he treated him. ... However, Odysseus leaves out Agamemnon's rude comments regarding Achilles. The most offensive comment Agamem...
Achilles decides not to fight for Agamemnon or the Greeks for nine books. ... Agamemnon does not appear to take Briseis in spite of Achilles. ... Also, Achilles" anger towards Agamemnon appears to be justifiable because Agamemnon, whether intentionally or not did indeed disgrace Achilles. ... At this point there is no longer an antagonistic relationship between Agamemnon and Achilles because Achilles consciously chooses to draw his sword against Agamemnon. ... Some might argue that because Agamemnon disrespected Achilles; Achilles had the right to now disrespect Agamemnon. ...
Agamemnon is the king of Mycenae and commander-in-chief of the Achaean army. ... Agamemnon's pride makes him so arrogant that he demands that Achilles prize Briseis be given to him, and because of this attitude of him the Greeks army suffered devastating loses. Achilles was angry because of this and withdrew from the war, and this along with Agamemnon's stubbornness caused them to back away and lose the Trojan War. ...
Achilles decides not to fight for Agamemnon or the Greeks for nine books. ... Agamemnon does not appear to take Briseis in spite of Achilles. ... Also, Achilles" anger towards Agamemnon appears to be justifiable because Agamemnon, whether intentionally or not did indeed disgrace Achilles. ... At this point there is no longer an antagonistic relationship between Agamemnon and Achilles because Achilles consciously chooses to draw his sword against Agamemnon. ... Some might argue that because Agamemnon disrespected Achilles; Achilles had the right to now disrespect Agamemnon. ...
Agamemnon, Hector, Achilles, and Odysseus are to be put to the test once again to reveal who is the greatest hero. Agamemnon, king of Argos, fights boldly for his brother's wife. ... Agamemnon may be a great leader but he is no hero. ... For instance, resent toward Agamemnon lead to Patrocles" death which in turn lead to his mourning. ...
Achilles was a better warrior than Agamemnon, because he has had more combat time than Agamemnon has, "I have seen more action/ hand to hand in those assaults than you have" (Iliad I. 192-193). Achilles has been on the front line, fighting for the Greeks while Agamemnon has laid back in the ranks and left the action to the warriors in front of him. ... When self-centered Agamemnon takes Briseis, Achilles is extremely miserable and goes to the shore to pray to his deceased mother. ...
While he does not start fighting until the end, it is only because of his anger against Agamemnon. ... Compared to Hector's love for his family, Achilles does not show any emotion toward the girl he won in battle when she is taken by Agamemnon. ... Agamemnon Has taken away my prize and dishonored me." (1.368-370) It is evident that the reason Achilles is offended is because his pride is hurt. ... It is this rage that Achilles shows toward Agamemnon for disrespecting him that leads Achilles to stay out of the war. ... Achilles feels that because his honor was hurt, Agamemnon sho...
This attribute poisons him that he abandons his fellow Achaeans and even prays that the Trojans will slaughter them, all because he has been slighted at the hands of his commander, Agamemnon. Achilles withdraws from the war because Agamemnon the King has taken his prize Briseis, since he had to return the daughter of the priest. ... Achilles selfishness will reappear later on when Agamemnon realizes he can't win this battle without Achilles. So Agamemnon sends out Phoenix, Odysseus and Aias to tell Achilles that he apologizes to him and will offer him many things including giving back B...
One of the main elements of the Iliad is the rage of Achilles. Throughout the book, readers see the rise, climax, and fall of the rage. The Iliad is a narrative story of the last year or so of the Trojan War, which is written by the well-known poet Homer. This war was fought between the Greeks a...
As a hero, Achilles waits for Agamemnon to make suitable recompense for the stolen woman. ... Furthermore, Achilles eventually returns to fight on the side of the Achaeans, but not because of anything Agamemnon offers to him in order to get him to return to the fighting. ...
He was willing to lose the war for the Greeks by not fighting just to prove a point Agamemnon. ... Even though Agamemnon offered Achilles endless amounts of riches and women, he still refused to come back and fight in the war. ... Achilles was in love with Briseis, she was one of the only people that he cared about but Agamemnon took her from him. ...
First when he prays to Thetis for his comrades to be killed so that Agamemnon will beg him to return to fight the Trojans. ... Achilles excessive emotions ultimately led to his demise, first by his excessive anger towards Agamemnon and then his excessive grief over Patroclus" death. ...
The movie shows many individuals' characteristics, such as the good and moral prince of Troy, Hector, or the greedy and powerful King of Mycenae, Agamemnon. ... In addition, he keeps his glory by getting back one of his spoils, Briseis, from Agamemnon. ...
Even King Agamemnon envies the respect that the Gods pay him for being a "great soldier." ... For example, in his argument with Agamemnon, Achilles" "racing spirit veers back and forth" before he finally submits to the Goddess Athena and "slid[es] the huge blade back in its sheath" (109). ... Rather than "safeguard the Achaeans battling by the ships," he instead spent "day after day ground[ing] his heart out [ ] always yearning for battle cries and combat," nonetheless remaining too proud to relent to Agamemnon and join the battle (116). ...
The story of Hecuba and Polymnestor (a tragedy) After Troy fell the Greeks burned the city, killed the men, and captured the women to take back to Greece as slaves. Hecuba, wife of Priam, was among the reluctent slaves to go. She was found clinging to her sons Hector's and Paris" graves and had t...
The Choice of an Ancient Wise Man, a Reflection on Plato's Apology of Socrates One of the greatest wise men of all times is Socrates. Socrates was put on trial for his beliefs and Plato puts his trial into words. In Plato's Apology of Socrates, Socrates stated that Achilles was the greatest he...
For example, when he is disrespected by Agamemnon when the King takes his prized woman, he disregards all ties he has the to the Greeks and abandons the Trojan War. ... He does not pull his army together, hiding his rage, and focus his attention on the war in the situation that erupts with Agamemnon, as a leader would. ...
The underlying theme of Homer's masterwork, "The Iliad," is mortality. While there are obvious motifs throughout the poem, I believe that Homer is telling us that death is inevitable regardless of stature. The gods often are referred to as immortals showing us a main difference between the mortals a...
In "The Iliad," the character Odysseus is one of many Achaean commanders that led the Achaean troops into battle with the Trojan army. Despite not appearing in many scenes, Odysseus plays an essential role for the Achaeans. Odysseus characterized as a wise intellectual; in fact, it is stressed every...
