After Agamemnon disgraces Achilles by taking his war prize, Briseis, from him, Achilles is filled with complete rage. ... Some might argue that because Agamemnon disrespected Achilles; Achilles had the right to now disrespect Agamemnon. ... Before Achilles and Hector begin to fight Hector asks Achilles that if he is killed will Achilles send his body back to Troy for a proper burial. ... The battle between Achilles and Hector ends with Achilles claiming victory. ... What Achilles did was cruel and inhumane. ...

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Turnus" desire to defeat Aeneas causes him to think of himself as being like Achilles. ... age in your heart, then try my right hand; you shall say to Priam that here, too, an Achilles can be found." ... This is the comparison to Achilles as well. ...

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However, strength in war is a defining characteristic for Virgil's characters, as it was with Homer's Iliad; Achilles excelled in combat and as such was declared the greatest of heroes as his strength was feared above all others during the Trojan War. ...

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