" A man who is incapable of working in the common, or in his self sufficiency has no need for others, is not a part of the community like a beast or a god; " this quote directly resembling the character of Achilles in the light of fate. Achilles throughout this whole epic tries to escape his fate. He question his judgment set out for him by the Gods (people who have questioned Gods have become tragic heroes), and constantly ponders whether he should die for the sake of war. He wishes to live a long life without glory than of the short glorious one that the Gods gave planned for him. In book One when Agamemnon takes Achilles prize away (Briseis); to replace his own; Achilles starts feeling unappreciated f
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