Examples Of Achilles In The Iliad

In Homer’s book The Iliad, Homer tells the story of the Trojan War with Achilles, the best Greek warrior. However, Achilles does not like Agamemnon, the king of Mycenae, because he took Briseis (Briseis was a woman that Achilles had received as a war prize). This is the reason why Achilles was raged at Agamemnon. In a rage, Achilles wants to kill all of the Trojans, especially Hector, the best Trojan warrior. Patroclus, Achilles’ best friend goes out to the battle field as Achilles (wearing his armor), trying to kill Hector but instead Hector kills Patroclus thinking he has killed Achilles. When Achilles finds out about this, he is very mad and goes out to kill Hector himself. When he kills Hector, he is very arrogant about it. Only after this happens does Achilles get Briseis back from Agamemnon.
Arête is physical excellence, or when a human/man realizes his total potential. Readers can see examples of this in The Iliad with Achilles, the great Greek warrior. For example, Arête can be seen with Achilles because he knows that he is the best Greek warrior and he gets very arrogant when he kills the great Trojan warrior Hector. Achilles is the strongest when he uses his power and has motivation. He had motivation when he killed Hector because hector killed his best friend Patroclus. However, Achilles does have a tragic flaw that in the end causes his death. Achilles is very arrogant and thinks he can pretty much do whatever he wants and never get hurt or die. He is very cocky because he thinks that he is the best and does not listen to what others have to say. In the end, Achilles dies when he is shot in the heel with an arrow, the only part that is not immortal on his