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How Does Achilles Change Throughout The Iliad

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The most memorable part in the Iliad for me was when the Trojans had overtaken the wall and both armies were fighting on the boats, and it looked like the Trojans would, led by Hector, would either be able burn the boats, or just wipe out a massive portion of the invading army, as nobody was able to fight back against Hector. The only reason that this didn’t happen is because of Poseidon’s interference. A somewhat similar situation and memorable situation happened in treasure island, during the mutiny. However, this time, the mutineers had much superior numbers, and did take the ship, as this is a more realistic book, and no outside force saved them. The theme of these two books were very
In the Iliad, Achilles doesn’t go through any stages of personal development, except for possibly when King Priam begs him to return Hector’s body. This may have been development, or it could be his grieving for Patroclus, so he didn’t really care. Throughout the book, he keeps his blind anger/bloodlust, causing him to maul his enemies (Hector), without morals, and easily wounded pride, which puts him into a full blown rage and holds a long grudge for it, like what happened with …show more content…

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In the Iliad, Achilles is faced with two choices which he learned of through his mother, Thetis, which are kleos,”fame,” and nostos, “homecoming.” If Achilles decides to return home, he will lose his kleos, but will have more time at home and an unchallenging death. Though if he stays in Troy and fights his nostos will be lost, but he will obtain kleos. Achilles understands that living would be an extension of time, but that just time itself has no value. At first he chose nostos and after the shift in his anger towards Agamemnon he chose kleos.

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