Agamemnon was the King of Mycenae; he was very similar to Achilles. ... Agamemnon is not well liked by his people, but he is respected. ... He told Agamemnon that he did not approve of his doings, and that he "brought calamity," and that Agamemnon was "from the depths of hell." ... Agamemnon stole Achilles lady because he had to return his. This is highly unfair, and everyone knew this except Agamemnon. ...
For example Achilles gets upset when Agamemnon takes Achilles' war prize, Briseis, after Agamemnon was forced to give back his own prize, Chrysies. Agamemnon was forced to return Chrysies because of a plague that Apollo sent against the Greeks for refusing to allow Chrysies to be ransomed to her father, so he decided to take Briseis away from Achilles. Achilles' does all the work just to have Agamemnon take his prize away from him. ... This also shows Agamemnon's arête as a leader and a warrior. Agamemnon questions Achilles' honor as a true warrior by implying that the onl...
Agamemnon is willing to give him back Briseis, along with horses, women, and citadels. ... The embassy meets Achilles and reveals to him Agamemnon's offer. They plea with him forget about Agamemnon, relent, and fight for them - his comrades. ... In my opinion, Agamemnon is very hypocritical. ... Achilles loves Briseis and Agamemnon rips her from him, without remorse. ...
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...
Agamemnon was an excessively prideful, self-centered, and calculating ruler. ... In comparison, Achilles, the subordinate, was just as prideful as Agamemnon, but he exhibited more of the warrior's ethos than his antagonist Agamemnon. ... He sees Agamemnon not as a true leader, but as one who uses others to accomplish his own selfish means. ... This insults Achilles personal belief of honor and his anger causes him to rage against Agamemnon. ... Anger and wounded pride puts him in direct conflict with Agamemnon. ...
The abduction marks the beginning of an epic quarrel between Agamemnon, King of the Achaians, and Achilleus, the Achaian's greatest warrior. ... The moment he finds the reason for the plague he calls an assembly of the troops, which is a king's right, and confronts Agamemnon. " Agamemnon raging, the heart filled black to the brim with anger from beneath "(1.102-104). Agamemnon is humiliated that he would be named responsible for this foul cloud over his people, the Achaians. ... Agamemnon gave Achilleus his payment for winning the town, and quickly he takes it back. ... Although it...
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. ...
