principles‚ which are referred to as the “Code of Honor.” The heroic code which Homer presents to the reader is an underlying cause for many of the events which occur‚ but many of the characters differ on their perceptions and the gravity of the code. Achilles actions often find him going “against the grain” of the code of honor. His actions lie in stark contrast with those of Hector‚ a true hero and my hero‚ who strives to follow and live the code of honor‚ despite its consequences. Hector‚ the greatest
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4th October 2012 Hector or Achilles? Hector and Achilles are both great warriors and great people but they are different. They are considered to be heroes‚ but they fight for different reasons. Troy is filled with many great warriors‚ but the most honourable hero is prince Hector. He shows great qualities of the archetypal hero and the contemporary hero‚ fight for his land and his family honour. Even though he’s not the strongest‚ he just wanted peace‚ as an archetypal hero.
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of heroes. The Iliad‚ an epic about the revenge of Achilles against Hector for slaying Patroclus‚ there are two types of heroes: an epic hero and a modern hero. The Iliad is set in the 12th to 13th century during a war with the Trojans and the Greeks caused by the love affair between Helen and Paris. Although Hector and Achilles are both heroes‚ Achilles is an epic hero while Hector is a modern hero due to particular attributes. Granted‚ Achilles is the epic hero of the story because he obtains help
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being with characteristics a society admires and often wishes to emulate. A hero that fights for a noble cause. In this paper the focus will be on the Trojan War worrier‚ Achilles and Hector. A war that lasted for ten years‚ fought over a woman‚ Helen. Who fled to Troy with Paris‚ son of the Trojan king Priam. Both Achilles and Hector were epic worries‚ in that the culture resulting from such a society that relied heavily on the warrior class. Which rules due to the extreme instability of the
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Character Analysis of Agamemnon Power as prime motivation In The Iliad‚ Homer gives us many characters to examine: Some characters are simple while some are complicated‚ some are heroic‚ some are cowards‚ some are motivated by the desire for kleos and plunder while some are motivated by power. Each warrior goes into battle with different responsibilities‚ obligations and motives depending on rank and class. For example‚ a king has different motivations for going to war than a soldier has.
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the blind bard in a captivatingly realistic way. Not long after the opening scene of the epic‚ Achilles is seen trying to show Agamemnon how wrong it is that he would think to steal Achilles’s girl‚ and uses the “ethos” argument to prove it. He tells him‚ “I don’t have any quarrel with the Trojans‚ they didn’t do anything to me to make me come over here and fight . . . It’s
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focuses on the Trojan War. The poem begins in the middle of the war between two kingdoms that lasted up to a total of 10 years. Agamemnon‚ the king of Greece‚ has an elite warrior name Achilles. However‚ Agamemnon fails to convince Achilles to go back to war while Priam‚ the king of Troy‚ succeeds to convince Achilles to return Hector’s body back to him. Agamemnon’s embassy fails while Priam’s embassy succeeds. Priam’s selflessness and braveness lead him to have an accomplished embassy that successfully
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Death of Hector Summary Except for Hector‚ the Trojans are inside the walls of Troy. Apollo turns to Achilles to tell him he is wasting his time pursing a god since he can’t kill him. Achilles is angry‚ but turns around to return to Troy where Priam is the first to spot him. He tells Hector he will be killed since Achilles is much stronger. If not killed he will be sold into slavery as has already happened to others of Priam’s sons. Priam can’t dissuade Hector‚ even when his wife Hecuba joins
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Characters A. The protagonist is Achilles. Achilles is a dynamic and round character. Achilles is the son of Peleus and Thetis‚ grandson of Aeacus‚ commander of the Myrmidons‚ Achaean allies. B. The antagonists are fate/destiny‚ Hector‚ and the intervention of the gods. Achilles’ fate was to die‚ if he fought the Trojans. Hector killed Patroclus (Achilles’ best friend) which brought Achilles into the war‚ and he cursed Achilles before dying. The intervention of the gods pretty caused
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