Achilles Vs Hector Research Paper

Achilles and Hector are both extraordinary warriors for their armed forces. Achilles takes charge of the Greek armed force, while Hector is in charge of the Trojans. Hector and Achilles both have pride in themselves and want their people to respect them. Hector and Achilles are both heros of their particular sides. However, even with all these comparable qualities, they both are have similar qualities they are also different in many ways.

Hector is considered an egoist , Hector is a family man and he loved his wife very much. But he was concerned about the war because he feared that if the war was lost his wife would become a slave and would not have the life she deserves. He knows that if that were to happen his wife would be miserable and that is why he was willing to give up his life, but there was also a motive behind his madness he was also looking at his best interest because he was sacrificing his life for his wife and his city he wanted to be viewed as a hero. Hector’s Actions were of an Egoist but his actions to return to war was of an altruistic.
While Achilles does not have a family. Achilles struggles between the two Egoistic and Altruistic because he thinks about the war and he also thinks about having a family. If he does not fight in the war he knows that
Hector is a goodhearted person and he loves his wife dearly but he left his wife to fight in the war. He did not want his wife to become a slave and that is one of the reasons he went but he was also thinking about when he died he wanted his people to see him as a hero. The same thing with Achilles he was doing everything for himself he was not thinking of anyone else but himself he is and egoist. I consider him to be very selfish. Hector fought in the war for his family.. But Achilles just did it for himself he wanted to be seen as a hero by