Achilles
The ability to remain true to one's own virtues is a trying task. Religious convictions are capable of altering choices one may make. I find it admirable when one is capable of letting their religious convictions have precedence over their own feelings. Having integrity towards one's self and standing firm in decisions based on that integrity is also just as admirable. Throughout Homer's Iliad Achilles's unwavering integrity to himself by not allowing the words of mortals persuade him from his decisions and firm adherence to his religious convictions prove him an admirable character.Achilles's mercurial anger first presents itself in book one when King Agamemnon takes Briseis, Achilles's war prize, in replacement for returning Chryseis to her father. Briseis was more than a trophy of war to Achilles and he treated her in the same manner an Achaean man might treat his wife. Achilles confronts King Agamemnon and during their heated argument Achilles brandishes his sword. Hera, who would be displeased to see either man hurt, sends Athena to intervene and stop any physical violence that may take place between the two men. "So she urged/ and the swift runner complied at once: I must-/ when the two of you hea
meeting with the gods and together they decide Hector will have a proper burial. Thetis confers with Achilles and tells him it is the will of the gods that Hector's body be returned to Priam, Hector's father, and urges Achilles to accept the ransom offered. "The swift runner replied in haste, So be it./ The man who brings the ransom can take away the body,/ if Olympian Zues himself insists in all earnest." (24.168-170). Again, Achilles adheres to the will of the gods though his feelings dictate otherwise. integrity and his religious convictions Achilles not only proves himself as an admirable character but also a man of substance like to bring it on!" (18.135-138). Achilles's love for his friend supercedes his fear of death as he chooses to re-enter the war. Achilles's integrity insists that he honors Patroclus by killing Hector though it will seal the fate of Achilles. Achilles's ability to stay true to his choices, even in times of grief, took strength. Moreover, his ability to step outside his own rage and obey the will of the gods required a resolute devotion to his belief in them. By committing himself completely to his own King Agamemnon soon realizes his need for Achilles's skill in war after considerable losses to the Trojan army. He sends Ajax and Odysseus with gifts and the promise of a returned Bris
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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