Herchilles 'Excessive Pride In The Film Troy'

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Having pride in one’s self is a good thing to have,but Excessive Pride can be very dangerous. Many people have little to no pride while others have excessive amounts of pride.
In the film Troy, Achilles' tragic flaw of having "excessive pride" leads to the tragedies that occur during the film.
Herchillis pride in himself led him to make foolish decisions that had great consequences in the future. His need for pride caused the death of Patroclus and many others. In the temple of Apollo Achilles tells Hector Why kill you know prince if no one is around to see you fall. Achilles decision of not kill Prince Hector resulted in the death of Patroclus. Herchilles’ excessive pride lead to his foolish decision that may not have affected him in