Achilles and Agamemnon If I were to side with Achilles or Agamemnon in their quarrel‚ I would choose to side with Achilles. Based on the story from the book‚ it seems as though Achilles is much more worthiness than Agamemnon. Achilles is not as dishonorable as Agamemnon‚ nor is he as greedy‚ and he is also more useful for the Greeks rather than Agamemnon is. Although Agamemnon is the king of Mycenae‚ he is a king with great disgrace. A first example would be when Agamemnon dishonored Chryses
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The quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon in Book 1 demonstrates the core value in Homeric society that personal honor is paramount. After being forced into returning his war prize‚ Chryseis‚ Agamemnon is outraged by the idea that Achilles would be able to keep Briseis‚ and demands another prize as a replacement. In arguing with Achilles‚ Agamemnon states‚ If the army‚ in a generous spirit‚ voted me Some suitable prize of their own choice‚ something fair- But if it doesn’t‚ I’ll just
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The story of Agamemnon has been told three times throughout our readings‚ twice in the Odyssey and in the play Agamemnon. Each recounting of the tale differs slightly from the last and while the outcome is always the same‚ the characters are portrayed in vastly different lights between the poem and the play. Where the Odyssey portrays Agamemnon as a hero murdered by his lecherous wife Clytemnestra and his cowardly cousin Aegisthus‚ Agamemnon portrays him as cold and arrogant while his wife is a more
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actions and consequences that men take in hopes to gain honour and glory. Two primary characters that do this are Achilles the greatest warrior of the ancient world‚ and Agamemnon the king of Mycenae. In The Iliad Achilles and Agamemnon are both fuelled by spite and blinded by stubbornness which causes them to suffer the consequences of their own actions. The quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon is sparked in Book 1 of The Iliad‚ Homer illustrates the detrimental impact their actions have on them
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Option B : Compare and contrast the characters of Hector and Achilles. I choose to compare and contrast the characters of Hector and Achilles because I am interested in their story. I think there are many theme in this story‚ but the central theme is the fate of men; if it is fixed or changed by the will of men. I feel interesting that the gods decides the fate of people. And I choose this option because I feel that I can understand what the author wants to express to the readers by comparing Hector
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natures. Agamemnon‚ Achilles‚ and Job react to and deal with adverse circumstances in the same way their gods do‚ either leading them to blessings or destruction. When
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expresses to us that these war heroes are no different than us‚ as they also make mistakes‚ are stubborn and often need to apologize as shown by the example of Agamemnon and Achilles. During the progression of the plot of this well-known epic‚ Agamemnon attempts to apologize to Achilles by a rather “low” method. He hopes to guilt trip Achilles by sending three of his closest friends and most well respected comrades to convince him to return to the battlefield. This happens to work out‚ although not
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excuse for their misfortunes? The arguement and reconciliation of Achilles and Agamemnon perfectly illustrate this delimma through their speeches of supposed forgiveness and understanding. The reconciliation begins with the death of Achilles close friend‚ Patroclus. This flies Achilles into another rage and he is ready for vengeance against the Trojan army. This means that he must make amends with Agamemnon. He states‚ “Agamemnon‚ was it better for both us‚ after all‚ for you and me to rage at each
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chose to focus on the quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon‚ rather than on a more obvious highlight of the Trojan War legend (i.e.‚ the Sack of Troy)? - In my perspective‚ Homer chose to focus on the quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon‚ rather than on a more obvious highlights of the Trojan War legend because it is due to their argument that eventually led to the Trojan War. If it hadn’t been for the insults and the things‚ that Agamemnon did to Achilles‚ maybe there might have not been the
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of Achilles & Hektor Achilles and Hektor are entirely different. When it comes to their values‚ personalities‚ and qualities. Throughout the story of the Iliad Achilles shows how passionate and how emotional he is. Hektor was a great war hero. H e was more of a human than Achilles. In a way one might think Hektor should be honored over Achilles because Hektor parents are both humans unlike Achilles parents. It is important to notice that Hektor exhibit more human qualities than Achilles. Achilles
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