"Patroclus," Achilles started, his voice notably low and serious in comparison to the cheerful tone it had been just seconds before. "Do not move."
Patroclus froze, his mind running wild with thoughts of the worst possible scenarios. Was it a thief? Although Patroclus found it highly unlikely a thief would travel all the way to the top of their mountain in search of people to
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"Of course, it is no longer a great danger because I have slay-"
"No," Patroclus interrupted, shaking his head. "It is no more of a great danger now than it was when it was alive."
Achilles stared at Patroclus, studying him before shaking his head. "I am afraid you are wrong. Bees are vicious monsters, Patroclus. Their purpose is to destroy and they seek to do nothing but harm."
The banished prince tilted his head slightly, a look of disbelief resting upon his face. "I am wrong?" he asked incredulously. "The bees' purpose is to help the foliage. Why-"
"I used to think the same," Achilles interrupted, looking at Patroclus as if he was the one to be pitied for his misinformation on bees. "Then I was stung. Now I know that they are not a force to be reckoned with. Do you understand?"
Patroclus blankly stared, coming to terms with what he had just heard. "I think I understand now." He said at last, a grin slowly finding its way to his face.
"You," he began, walking to close the distance between the two of them until Achilles' could quite literally feel the smugness radiating from his companion. "-are afraid of bees." He finished, the grin never leaving his lips for even a
King Agamemnon has come to a hault, Achilles has already decided not to defend his
"Uh-huh, but he don't feel nothing. Wouldn't be humane if he did." Said the guard
His lip curled downwards. Father had been right, they were just ingrates. "Then why don't you?" he retorted. Couldn't these people see that they were just making their problems for themselves?
At first Achilles had a set of clearly defined goals, he was to fight side by side with the Achaeans, sack Troy, and, by doing these things, gain honor and wealth. As the war progressed a series of events took place that forced Achilles to step out of the fight. While he was inactive and had time to contemplate, he came to the realization that he had been fighting for nine years for the sake of a man whose woman has been stolen; now that his woman had been stolen no one fights for his sake. He also realizes that there are other, less risky ways of obtaining wealth and honor, including sending Patroklus out in his armor. Another thing he ponders on, but doesn't seem to take seriously, is whether or not honor is really worth the struggle.
... his country; since the spirit within does not drive me to go on living and be among men, except on condition Hektor first be beaten down under my spear, lose his life and pay the price for striping Patroklos, the son of Menoitios? (Homer 18.88). "Here in lies the crux of Achilles' dilemma, honor is more important than the man"(Burgess 39).
And let me strap on my shoulders that armor of yours. That the zealous Trojans take me for you and quickly Withdraw from the fight." Because Achilles refused to help the Achaeans battle the Trojans, a discontented Patroclus took the matter into his own hands by requesting activation into battle disguised as Achilles in the hope of sending the Trojans. into a full retreat from the sight of him. It is apparent that Patroclus was willing to fight, although the odds were greatly against him.
What is required of Achilles is that he carry out his role of hero and finish the war for his countrymen. His character is, therefore, mostly tentative throughout the Iliad. The quality of his character, which is ambiguous throughout the Iliad, is ambiguous because Achilles was unwilling to fight in the war. In the end, of course, after the fall of his best friend, Patroclus, Achilles fulfilled his prophetic role and won the war”().
“You don’t know me.” My voice sounded as unsteady as his stance. He shrugged as he chuckled; the laughter turned my blood cold. He seemed to know something I did not.
offers gifts to Achilles if he will come back and help fight. Achilles, however, is
Robus lived a very hostile and bitter life since the only thing he had to live for disappeared seven years prior. He had always been exceptionally unlucky, and this was because he was cursed as a child. His own father had sold him to an evil sorcerer when he was an infant, but the curse made it inevitable for history to repeat itself. After the curse took effect, he spent every moment perfecting his sorcery skills. His goal was to take back what was his someday; the daughter that his wife tragically died for while giving birth and was kidnapped soon after. He channeled all his sorrow and anger from this life changing occurrence into looking for his long lost daughter. It took him many years, but he finally found out where she was; she was located in a town called Davenport.
When Nestor comes to smooth the thick atmosphere they depart from each other. Upon returning to his ship, Agamemnon sends his men to “go to Achilles’ lodge [and] take Briseis at once” (line 378) illustrating how rude he can be. To take someone at once has an impatient type of connotation. Agamemnon has no intentions of keeping the peace with Achilles because he rudely disobeyed Achilles orders. Achilles tried to comply with Agamemnon, but he refused to do so. Regardless, Agamemnon resorted to his threat. When the men reach Achilles’ lodge, he is grief-stricken and allows for his wife to be taken. He is sad and reluctant, but lets them take her back to Agamemnon. No matter what he does, this event was inevitable. Agamemnon was provoking him making him “blazing … [to] [react] quickly” (line 341) showing that Achilles can be easily angered. Agamemnon tries to use Achilles rage and fury to get him to give up and retreat back to the army he left. Even though Achilles felt rage and sorrow, he keeps to his word. He wants to obey Athena’s orders of to not fight back. Although he is sad, he will not let Agamemnon’s threat get to his
In his classic work "Poetics" Aristotle provided a model of the tragic hero. According to Aristotle, the tragic hero is more admirable than the average person. This results in the tragic hero being admired by the audience. For the audience to accept a tragic ending as just, it is crucial that the tragic hero be responsible for their undoing. At the same time though, they must remain admired and respected. This is achieved by the tragic hero having a fatal flaw that leads to their undoing. One of literature's examples of the tragic hero is Achilles from Homer's The Iliad. However, Achilles is different from the classic tragic hero in one major way - his story does not end tragically. Unlike the usual tragic hero, Achilles is able to change, reverse his downfall, and actually prove himself as a true hero.
According to Aristotle's theory of tragedy and his definition of the central character, Oedipus the hero of Sophocles is considered a classical model of the tragic hero. The tragic hero of a tragedy is essential element to arouse pity and fear of the audience to achieve the emotional purgation or catharathis. Therefore, this character must have some features or characteristics this state of purgation. In fact, Oedipus as a character has all the features of the tragic hero as demanded by Aristotle.
Oedipus was a victime of fate, his futur was foretold by an Oracle, he had no way of knowing that his wife was his mother nor that the stranger he killed was his father. Oedipus could not prevent his own downfall. Oedipus was the king of Thebes, he became king when he cured the city of a deadly plague. He cured the plague by solving the riddle of the mythical creature, the Sphinkx. Now the city is suffering from another plague and as king Oedipus must solve the riddle of this one.