A lot of things make people angry; getting fired, losing homework, or missing dinner. People get so angry in fact, that anger is one of—if not—the most common human emotion we can experience. It has been this way since Adam and Eve. But not everyone has the same religious convictions. While faithful Christians deem anger, or rather wrath, as a deadly sin, the ancient Greeks saw anger as something natural—even possibly, prideful. Violence seems to be the most inherent result of anger. And since violence often results in a victim, the perpetrator is sometimes known as a victor. This balance of victims and victors teeters on human’s violent nature. The World Health Organization defines violence as "the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, which either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, …show more content…
Homer’s portrayal of Achilles is nothing less than brash. Emotion makes up most of this mighty warrior’s conscious. His inability to let his objectified prize Briseis out of his control shows how selfish he really is. If Achilles let Briseis go to Agamemnon the war could continue, but instead Achilles acted out of spite. He fails to control his emotion, which in turn, deprives him of being content, and causes the death of countless Achaeans. Achilles knows his decision to be bitter will result in the loss of many of his former comrades, but he intentionally acts against Agamemnon’s group. This is word for word the definition of violence. These actions of violence done by Achilles are the central theme for the rest of the epic, they are even foreshadowed by Book One’s very first word: Rage. Achilles’ rage is the ground on which the true violence is fought. His emotions are violent to himself, and inflict pain on the rest of the