Darien Kerr MWF 1:00-1:50 Hector and Achilles as Contrasting Heroes In the Iliad, Hector and Achilles are similar in many ways, such as both being phenomenal war heroes, but they also differ substantially. ... Hector and Achilles respond in a different way to this conflict. ... Achilles, mad and vengeful, kills Hector in a way that is unnecessarily cruel and barbaric. ... Achilles does not care about the feelings of Hector's family, or any of the on looking Trojans who admired Hector. ... Thus both Hector and Achilles behave as heroes throughout the Iliad. ...

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Two of the prevalent figures that possess this attitude are Achilles and Hector. ... In contrast, Hector sees his imminent death, but regrets having to face it. ... Hector waits outside Troy's city walls to battle with Achilles. ... And when Hector saw it he lost his nerve, Panicked, and ran, leaving the gates behind." (22.150-156) The fickleness of Hector's actions shows the internal contrast between Hector's Heroic Code and his human emotions. ... Achilles reacts by yelling at Hector. ...

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While Hector is in battle, he is faced with Achilles who is bitter over his friends" death. ... In contrast, Gilgamesh and Hector were both labeled epic heroes; but in all actuality they did everything but act heroic. ... Conversely, Hector left his family to fight Achilles. Andromache told Hector that Achilles had killed her father, brother, and he took her mother as a slave. ... Hector never returned home to his wife and child, as he was killed by Achilles. ...

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In contrast to the other warriors, Hector displays a calmer, more judicious demeanor, showing his maturity and greater level of intellect. ... Even Patroclus, suited in Achilles armor, does not phase Hector, but rather intrigues Hector and causes him to stay and fight with the one whom he thought was Achilles. ... From Homer's description, the reader can tell that Hector has a more modern view of women in contrast with other heroes, who seem to view women as mere prizes. ... Hector steals Achilles' armor off of Patroclus' dead body and almost acts as if he has killed the great A...

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He is the one who finally defeats Troy's best warrior, Hector. ... Also, when the King Priam visits him and beg for his son's dead body, he weeps on Hector's body secretly. ... In contrast to another hero of Troy, Hector, who has faith in gods, Achilles doesn't look up to the gods because he is angry about his fate. ... Further, he destroys Apollo's statue in front of Trojan soldiers, including Hector. ... For example, Achilles revenges towards Prince Hector for killing his cousin, Patroclus. ...

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In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting the characters, plot, and style of The Iliad and The Aeneid. ... Achilles brutally kills his enemies, and disrespects the body of King Hector, whom he killed as well. ... But, after Achilles kills Hector, he dishonors his body, dragging it behind his chariot. ... In The Aeneid, Aeneas kills Turnus, and in The Iliad, Achilles kills Hector. ... Athena tricks Hector into fighting Achilles, and the Gods want Aeneas to kill Turnus so he can start up the Roman Empire. ...

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Patroclus is then mortally wounded by Hector. ... Furthermore, Achilles gains revenge for his friend death by killing Hector. ... Instead of respecting the dead body of Hector, Achilles drags it behind his chariot and then claims, "Hear me even in the house of Hades. I have dragged Hector behind my chariot and I will give him to the dogs to devour beside your funeral pyre" (E.H. 191). Achilles was attempting to retaliate for the loss of his friend, but also sought to show his own might in being capable of defeating Hector. ...

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The Iliad is simply the a story of the Achaean hero Achilles. ... Achilles goes to war after the death of patrochus, who was killed by hector. Hector was leader of the Trojan forces. Standing tall half go-man, Achilles is more psychologically complex character than Gilgamesh. ... The Iliad and the contrast of two warrior show that the were equal in some ways. ...

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In contrast, Hector is eager to return there, even though Andromache, his wife, pleads with him to stay behind with her and their infant son, Astyanax. ... Although Hector has been warned by Apollo not to fight Achilles alone, he cannot contain himself when the Greek hero kills his brother. ... When Achilles charges back, Hector must be continually aided by Apollo, who wraps the Trojan in a protective mist. Achilles realizes that he cannot yet fight Hector, for it is not fated by the gods at this point. ... In truth, Achilles' real opponents are not Aeneas and Hector, bu...

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The next contrast that can be made between the epic poem and Herodotus' work is how god-like the Greek leaders are portrayed by each author. ... In fact, it is even written by Homer that Achilles was born of a sea-nymph-a sea goddess-making Achilles seem more than human by birth. ... Achilles is the hero that defeats the Trojans by killing Hector in The Iliad. Among the Greeks Achilles is honored and praised as a great warrior for killing Hector and showing off his victory by dragging around his body for all to see. In this, Achilles is glorified as a warrior, but Homer shows Achilles rec...

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Protagonist of the epic is Achilles. ... Rising action of the poem is Hector's assault on the Achaean ships; the return of Patroclus to combat; the death of Patroclus. ... Falling action is the retreat of the Trojan army; Achilles' revenge on Hector; the Achaeans' desecration of Hector's corpse. ... Patroclus's return to battle foreshadows Achilles' return to battle, for example, and Hector's taunting of the dead Patroclus foreshadows the desecration of his own corpse by Achilles. Also, Achilles and Hector themselves make references to their own fates-a...

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However, when looking in detail at both men, Odysseus and Achilles, Achilles has much more in common with Socrates than one would expect. Achilles was the most gifted Achaean to grace the battlefield. ... After an argument with Agamemnon, Achilles withdraws from the Trojan War. ... It is not until after his dearest friend is killed at the hand of Hector that Achilles decides that he will fight. ... By contrast, when looking at Odysseus" life, Odysseus survived the Trojan War, and was on his way home. ...

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When contrasting Aeneas with Odysseus and Achilles, we see an almost mirror in their general behaviors. ... In book 10, Virgil contrasts the behavior of Aeneas and Turnus, and thus compares both Roman and Greek heroic styles. ... Virgil parallels the climactic combat between Turnus and Aeneas with the fight of Achilles and Hector in the Illiad. ... In the Illiad, Achilles listens to the pleas of respect towards Hectors body, taking him out of his typical archetype of excessive and angry. ... In conclusion Virgil heavily borrows upon Homers style of writing and themes to contrast and emulate th...

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Exekias has presented Achilles as the dominant figure. ... Ajax and Achilles are presented holding two spears, ready for duty. ... The aged figure of Priam stands to Hectors right. ... Hector was the greatest of the Trojan warriors who appeared in homers "Illiad". ... They deliberately contrast with the elegant, refined figures of the gods and maenads. ...

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Other examples include the Greek accusative "paeana" perhaps picking up Achilles speech to the Greeks after the death of Hector in Iliad 22.365 a particularly apt epic reference in this instance. ... Connington also points out the similarity between lines 734-735 and Iliad 7.243 indeed Mezentius" victim Orodes has forecast the imminent fatality of his slayer just as Hector did to Achilles and indeed is met with the same abrupt dismissal, and again 736 with Iliad 16. 862-863 where the failing Patroclus has been addressing Hector; the question is why does Vergil choose to use so many Homeric ref...

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The overall neutrality of the gods in the Aeneid is in direct contrast with Rome's belief that the gods are on its side. ... In books VII through XII, Aeneas's character is based on Achilles. He is capable of living up to Achilles" exploits in battle yet he still doesn't measure up to Achilles the hero. Achilles is capable of mercy− at the end of the Iliad he shows compassion and gives the dead body of Hector to the begging Priam for burial. ... Aeneas is unable to do as Achilles does. ...

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The gods are associated with "godlike Achilles" frequently when he is in his prime and upholding the ethical principle of justice through his abstention from war, but when fighting "inhumanely", the gods are no longer associated with him as they reassume their anthromorphic status. ... The upholders of justice in the poem are mortals such as Achilles. ... The gods are used for dramatic purposes to invoke and enhance images of terror and grandeur, for example, in Achilles aristeria, to be guardians of fate " I am afraid that he may reach beyond his fate and storm the wall"(pg 323). ... "Hephaei...

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The gods are associated with "godlike Achilles" frequently when he is in his prime and upholding the ethical principle of justice through his abstention from war, but when fighting "inhumanely", the gods are no longer associated with him as they reassume their anthromorphic status. ... The upholders of justice in the poem are mortals such as Achilles. ... The gods are used for dramatic purposes to invoke and enhance images of terror and grandeur, for example, in Achilles aristeria, to be guardians of fate " I am afraid that he may reach beyond his fate and storm the wall"(pg 323). ... "Hephaei...

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Three Faces of Aeneas: The Gladiatorial Combat of auctores in Chaucer's House of Fame Dependence on literary tradition established by the textual legacy of prestigious Latin authors characterized the period of the composition of the House of Fame, one of Geoffrey Chaucer's early works. Authoritative Latin writers "auctores "provided the works of medieval writers with invaluable truths', which contributed to the credibility of medieval texts, though robbing them of certain amount of originality. However, in authorizing their works by utilizing the material produ...

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