If you were an ancient Greek, which of the following statements would you agree with?A)
Achilles’ rage is justified and I support his decision not to fight, even if it means the Greeks might lose lots of men, or even the war itself. I think that Achilles is very caring because if he wasn't then he wouldn't of given back his war prize, Briseis. Achilles didn't want to give her to Agamemnon but he still did because he wanted to get Chryses' daughter back. He was really hurt and i bet he felt runned over by Agamemnon because of the pride they have. I could tell that he was upset because he even cried. On page 89 lines 423- 424 it says "So he wept and prayed and his noble mother herad him, seated nera her father, the old man of the sea in the salt green depths". i can also tell that he prays to his mother and that shows me the other side of Achilles that he doesn't really show. From this i know that his mother is very important to him because he turns to her when he feels depressed. I don't think that Agamemnon is like that because all he cares about is himself. If he is so caring for his people like he said in page 81 lines 135- 137. "But i'm willing to give her back, even so, if that is best for all. What i really want is to keep my people safe...". This is why i think that Achilles rage is justified. I know that he is a little conceided but he is just telling the truth, he know that he is a great fighter so why not say it.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
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