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Achilles and Odysseus, two main characters of two books Homer wrote, the Iliad and Odyssey, have different revenge methods. Odysseus keeps to himself shown as when Melanthius, his own servant, insulted and kicked Odysseus as an old beggar. Achilles in the other hand,when Patroclus, his best friend, was killed Achilles got angry and rift away went on a rampage of mindlessly killing people all by himself. Both Odysseus and Achilles played their strengths. Odysseus is a thinker, and creates a well thought through plan before doing anything. Achilles on the other hand relies on his body and doesn't think through andything and just charges.

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