Troy – AchillesTroy – AchillesCharles KimCharles Kim

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Physical TraitsPhysical Traits

Greek Hero of the Greek Hero of the Trojan warTrojan war He was the greatest He was the greatest

and fastest warrior and fastest warrior of Homer’s Iliadof Homer’s Iliad

In some stories he In some stories he was said to have was said to have been the most been the most handsomehandsome

History and Background History and Background

Son of the water Son of the water nymph Thetis, and nymph Thetis, and PeleusPeleus

Achilles was said Achilles was said to have been to have been dipped my his dipped my his mother in the styx mother in the styx

Achilles dipped by Thetis in the Styx

Psychological/PersonalityPsychological/Personality

Excessive Pride (Hubris)Excessive Pride (Hubris) Serves nobodyServes nobody Desires to be remembered for Desires to be remembered for

generations and centuriesgenerations and centuries His desire for glory is his tragic flaw His desire for glory is his tragic flaw

(hamartia)(hamartia) He becomes enraged easily and He becomes enraged easily and

becomes dangerously out of controlbecomes dangerously out of control

Complex/ Simple PersonalityComplex/ Simple Personality

Achilles had a combination of both a Achilles had a combination of both a simple and complex personalitysimple and complex personality

Has some wit but not as much as Has some wit but not as much as Odysseus Odysseus

Achilles chooses short glorious lifeAchilles chooses short glorious life Falls in loveFalls in love Changes his personality in the warChanges his personality in the war

Achilles Action in the Achilles Action in the Trojan WarTrojan War

At first refuses to join the rejoin the At first refuses to join the rejoin the war because of previous war because of previous circumstancescircumstances

Lead the Greeks to battleLead the Greeks to battle Achilles kills HectorAchilles kills Hector Killed by ParisKilled by Paris

Behavior and ActionsBehavior and Actions After Achilles After Achilles

kills Hector he kills Hector he drags his dead drags his dead body with his body with his horsehorse

ArrogantArrogant RudeRude Enraged – After Enraged – After

death of death of Patroculus and Patroculus and AntilochusAntilochus

Achilles drags Hector on his horse after his victory

RelationshipsRelationships

Briseis was Achilles Briseis was Achilles lover in the movielover in the movie

In Iliad he gets In Iliad he gets angry and angry and Agamemnon Agamemnon because he takes because he takes her away her away

PatroclusPatroclus AntilochusAntilochus OdysseusOdysseus

Achilles and Briseis

ChangeChange He refuses to allow He refuses to allow

Hector to receive Hector to receive funeral rightsfuneral rights

Priam comes Priam comes secretly to Achilles secretly to Achilles to plead for his son’s to plead for his son’s bodybody

Achilles relents and Achilles relents and graciously allows graciously allows Priam to take Priam to take Hector’s body awayHector’s body away

Looses two of his Looses two of his comrades in warcomrades in war

Moral ConstitutionMoral Constitution

In the beginning he In the beginning he fights for nobodyfights for nobody

He finds Agamemnon He finds Agamemnon as a unworthy king as a unworthy king to serveto serve

Moves away from his Moves away from his merciless killing to merciless killing to someone with more someone with more of a heart of a heart

Achilles sparing a man’s life

Protagonist or Antagonist?Protagonist or Antagonist?

Is Achilles the Is Achilles the protagonist or protagonist or Hector?Hector? Homer seems to Homer seems to

portray Hector asportray Hector asthe more ideal the more ideal herohero

Similarities and DifferencesSimilarities and Differences

After DeathAfter Death

Achilles at moment of death

Words: Achilles Words: Achilles heel – weak heel – weak pointpoint

Achilles tendon- Achilles tendon- a fragile tendon a fragile tendon connecting the connecting the calf muscles and calf muscles and the healthe heal

Literature of Literature of Achilles is still Achilles is still read and loved read and loved today today