Divided by Conflict; United by Heroism: The Iliad by Homer

The story of "Iliad" focuses on the glory of heroes, in particular Achilles and Hector, in the Trojan war. Both of them are heroes, but they have complex personality to explain their behavior. In fact, even though people read this poem, they do not seem to have in common. They do not share opinions on the motives of fighting, similar views about God, or the relationships of the surrounding people, but they unite through the characteristics of the hero who makes us understand.

In Iliad, Homer brilliantly demonstrated the heroicism of the two fighter fighters. Contrast with the theme of the hero itself, add an interesting element that is quite contrastive to the story. Attractive is that Homer makes Hikto a Trojan horse and a hero of Greek epic Iliad. A heroic contrast between Hektor and Achilleus is one of the reasons I have read Iliad even after more than 2000 creation.

In self definition, there are three main elements in Greek and Japanese culture, honor, shame and fate. In Homer 's "Iliad Works", Homer' s heroic explanation is to fight through actions taken on the battlefield, to gain glory and immortality. People's honor is supreme, and men must protect them. This means not only to avoid family ancestors, but also to remember their immortality. - Achilles, the character of "Iliad" of Homer, "Iliad's first book," Achilles' Wrath ", sets the scene for the rest of the epic (selu .edu / Academics / Depts / WritingCenter / The_Growth_of_Achilles. htm) "This anger is caused by pride, which is an essential theme for Greeks, Pride is the root of the conflict between Achilles and Agamemnon in Volume 1.

Many people know that Iliad's "second name" is "Achilles' anger". This is because Homer writes Iliad in a way that focuses on Achilles and all its decisions, not other roles. His behavior, and the consequences of all the above actions, is the overall theme of this amazing epic. Iliad can explain exactly as measuring the impact of Achilles' anger on the fate of many fighters (Champagne 2) who fought in the Trojan war and died. After reading this magnificent epic twice, I decided that a better "second name" for "Iliad" might be "a tragic of Hector", and the Trojan leader has the most influence I see you get it. In my opinion,