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Achilles As Hero - Term Papers

Achilles As Hero

Despite the grand scope of Homer’s epics--which present warfare, heroism, adventure and divinity as forces that shape human destiny—The Iliad may be seen as an account of the circumstances that irrevocably alter the life of one man: Achilles, greatest of warriors. Through the course of the poem, Achilles goes through many ordeals, which changes his character immensely.
One example of such a character change is when he is quarreling with Agamemnon. Achilles and Agamemnon have an extreme amount of tension building between the both of them. Apollo has been wiping out the Achaean army for nine days (years) because of a priest’s daughter who has been kidnapped. Through ...

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urge him not to fight Agamemnon. Not able to act against the will of the gods, Achilles sheathed his sword and only verbally badgered Agamemnon. After the verbal abuse continued for a while, Agamemnon finally got fed up and ordered Briseis to be taken from Achilles. Achilles lets the two messengers take Briseis away; although he mourns every step she takes away from him, he reluctantly lets her go. Before Briseis was taken away, Achilles states that
“But let them both bear witness to my loss…in the face of that unbending, ruthless king-if the day should come when the armies need me to save their ranks from ignominious, stark defeat.”
This last outburst indicates a change in thinking for Achilles. He is essentially resigning his position in the army because of the incident. Achilles, making an incredible sacrifice, had made the decision to settle the dispute so Apollo would stop killing of the Achaean army. I am a slacker. Though this decision cost ...

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Added: 11/24/2004 02:14:43 PM
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