Achilles Judgement In The Iliad

In Homer’s, The Iliad, humans and gods both have their judgement clouded by love and because of this many mistakes were made, many lives were lost, and much sorrow was shed. On page 37 Agamemnon tells Achilles, how he will take away Achilles’ prize of honor and the girl that Achilles has chosen to take hostage and claim as his own from him, because Agamemnon had to return his. After Agamemnon makes his threats, Achilles is angered and distraught for he cares deeply about his wife Briseis, and because he cared so much he made the decision to not fight in the war and let his people die; All because of a girl. On page 43 Achilles is seen talking to his mother, Thetis, as he sulks in a pool of his own self pity. he cries to his mother about how