Character analysis of Iliad focuses on major to minor characters that Homer portrays in Iliad. Achilles: Achilles is the hero of Iliad whose wrath has turned the story of trojan war. He participated in the Trojan war on the Greek side. He is the son of sea nymph Thetis and…
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Character analysis of Patroclus
Patroclus is the friend and wartime companion of Achilles. We can see no character development in Patroclus. Patroclus’s death is the most significant incident that works as the main reason of Greek victory. Patroclus has been used as a tool to demonstrate the variety or the change of Achilles’s character.…
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Character analysis of Agamemnon
Agamemnon is the king of Mycenae and brother of Menelaus. He is the son of Atreus and queen Aerope and the husband of Clytemnestra. At the end of the story he was killed by Clytemnestra and her lover. Agamemnon is born to handle a position which is greater than his…
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Character analysis of Hector
Hector is the Trojan prince and the next Trojan king. He is the commander of the Trojan army in the Trojan war and the only hero from Troy. No one else in Troy is as heroic as Hector. He is the elder son of Priam and brother of Paris, brother…
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Character analysis of Achilles
Achilles is the hero of Iliad whose wrath has turned the story of Trojan war. He participated in the Trojan war on the Greek side. He is the son of sea nymph Thetis and Greek king Peleus. Achilles was raised in Phthia. He was the leader of fierce myrmidons. Achilles…