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...

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At the beginning of Homer's tale Akhilleus" confrontation with Agamemnon shows us the nobility and integrity of a soldier although high up in the ranks of a great army, he stands up against his commander in chief so to speak because he felt that he was the only one with enough courage and military worth to be able to speak up and question Agamemnon's actions. ... You gain a sense of respect for Akhilleus because of all the men in the Achaean army it was he who looked out for the good of the army and begged Agamemnon to give Khryses back his daughter Khryseis. , so that Apollo wou...

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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...

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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. ...

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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...

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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. ...

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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. ...

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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...

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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. ...

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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. ...

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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. ...

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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. ...

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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...

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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. ...

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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...

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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...

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Nice guys finish last Book 16: Patroclus Fights and Dies Lines 952 - 976 Hector waiting, watching The greathearted Patroclus trying to stagger free, Seeing him wounded there with the sharp bronze Came rushing into him right across the lines And rammed his spearshaft home, stabbi...

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