Because Achilles left the fight, the Trojans began to win the war and many died because of Achilles" wrath. Achilles" wrath was not justified. ... They saw the situation in a different light than Achilles, but Achilles had made up his mind. ... This posed a problem for Achilles. ... If Achilles could get Agamemnon to personally apologize, then Achilles would have the upper hand. ...
After reading the speech Agamemnon gives right before he sends the embassyto Achilles, I was almost sure that Achilles would turn down his plentiful offer. ... The embassy meets Achilles and reveals to him Agamemnon's offer. ... Achilles, like I predicted, quickly turns down the offer. ... Achilles loves Briseis and Agamemnon rips her from him, without remorse. ... In this case, Achilles felt as though he was maltreated and humiliated. ...
Agamemnon was the King of Mycenae; he was very similar to Achilles. ... Everyone on the other hand loved Achilles. ... The goddess Hera is on Achilles side, and assists him in his life. ... Agamemnon stole Achilles lady because he had to return his. ... Agamemnon and Achilles both held leading roles in the story, but Achilles was the main character. ...
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. ... Achilles then goes on a rampage, killing Tros who begs for mercy but finds that Achilles is "a man with no sweetness in his heart" (20. 467). ... After Achilles finally kills Hector, he drags the body around behind his chariot, a very disrespectful act sparked by rage. Achilles, in his rage, almost single-handedly wipes out the Trojan army....
For Achilles, the brave warrior and fighter, obtaining heroic glory on the battlefield is of the utmost importance. ... Begin with the clash between Agamemnon‑ The Greek warlord-and godlike Achilles (Homer line1-8) The clash between Achilles and Agamemnon highlights one of the most dominant aspects of the ancient Greek value system: the vital importance of personal honor (sparksnotes ). ... This insults Achilles personal belief of honor and his anger causes him to rage against Agamemnon. ... He needed Achilles to win this war and Achilles needed him to obtain the glory and fame that he ...
Achilles vs. ... Both Achilles and Roland are great warriors but Achilles is more compassionate than Roland is. Roland and Achilles are fierce warriors. ... Achilles has more compassion than Roland does. ... Achilles and Roland have both lived heroic lives, but Achilles was a better person because he had more compassion. ...
For example Achilles gets upset when Agamemnon takes Achilles' war prize, Briseis, after Agamemnon was forced to give back his own prize, Chrysies. ... Achilles' does all the work just to have Agamemnon take his prize away from him. ... Agamemnon questions Achilles' honor as a true warrior by implying that the only reason Achilles accomplishes anything is because he has help from the gods. When Agamemnon took away Briseis, which you could also call Achilles' honor because she was given to him for his duty, he gained honor in his own right because he took her away from the g...
