... cruelty or injustice on the battlefield. Before Achilles and Hector begin to fight Hector asks Achilles that if he is killed will Achilles send his body back to Troy for a proper burial. Achilles is in such a fit of rage that he denies Hector of his last wish and begins fighting. The battle between Achilles and Hector ends with Achilles claiming victory. Upon defeating Hector he attaches his body to the back of ... his chariot and rides around the city of Troy with Hector's body dragging along ... behind him. Achilles continues to ride around Troy three times ... ...

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... cruelty or injustice on the battlefield. Before Achilles and Hector begin to fight Hector asks Achilles that if he is killed will Achilles send his body back to Troy for a proper burial. Achilles is in such a fit of rage that he denies Hector of his last wish and begins fighting. The battle between Achilles and Hector ends with Achilles claiming victory. Upon defeating Hector he attaches his body to the back of ... his chariot and rides around the city of Troy with Hector's body dragging along ... behind him. Achilles continues to ride around Troy three times ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... and Hector, which is broken up before its end. The two sides retreat, and the Achaians build a wall around their encampment to protect their position and their ships. When fighting resumes, Zeus pushes the Trojans to great triumph over the Achaians, and their victory sseems certain. At this point, Agamemnon calls his leaders together and admits he was at fault in taking Briseis from Achilles. ... champion of the Achaians is Aias. Hector then leads a strong attack by the Trojans, and they manage to break through the Achaian wall and fight all the way to the ships. As the Trojans attempt to...

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... die. Priam not only does not want his friend to die, but as king, does not want to see his best worrier defeated. Even after much persuasion, Hector stood his ground, and did eventually meet his fate at Achilles's hand. The approaches that Oceanus and Priam take in persuasion are similar in that both of them try to appeal to the emotions of fear ... his pride matters. "I feel that someone who is less of a man than I will say of me: "Hektor believed in his own strength and ruined his people,"" said Hector after Priam gave him his advice (22.106-107). To retain his pride, Hector feels tha...

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• Grade Level: High School