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Achilles vs. Hector
Title: Achilles vs. Hector
Category: Literature / Novels
Details: Words: 657 | Pages: 2.8 (approximately 235 words/page)
Achilles vs. Hector
Achilles - Although Achilles possesses superhuman strength and has a close relationship with the gods, he may strike modern readers as less than heroic. He has all the marks of a great warrior, and indeed proves the mightiest man in the Achaean army, but his deep-seated character flaws constantly impede his ability to act with nobility and integrity. He cannot control his pride or the rage that surges up when that pride is injured. This attribute …showed first 75 words of 657 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 657 total…loves his family, he never loses sight of his responsibility to Troy. Admittedly, he runs from Achilles at first and briefly entertains the delusional hope of negotiating his way out of a duel. However, in the end he stands up to the mighty warrior, even when he realizes that the gods have abandoned him. His refusal to flee even in the face of vastly superior forces makes him the most tragic figure in the poem
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