1. Consider the conflict that Achilleus suffers between, on the one hand, his own integrity and the sense of violation to the social code that has defined his existence, and, on the other, his responsibility to his "community"-the Greek army. Is Achilles' continued withdrawal from the army justified? Does his reaction to the violation of the heroic code give him heroic stature? What is the relationship between vengeance and honor that Achilles seems to pursue? Is this problematic at all?
2. Examine the three speeches of Aias (Ajax), Odysseus, and Phoinix in Book Nine. How are they different? What are the unique ways that each attempts to persuade Achilleus (Achilles) to relinquish his wrath? Do you find one speech more effective than the others?
3. Identify the speaker, circumstances, and significance of the following quote for the themes of the epic:
Of possessions
Cattle and fat sheep are things to be had for the lifting, And tripods can be won, and the tawny high heads of horses, But a man's life cannot come back again, it cannot be lifted Nor captured again by force, once it has crossed the teeth's barrier... I carry two sorts of destiny toward the day of my death. Either, If I stay here and fight beside the city of the Trojans, My return home is gone, but my glory shall be everlasting; But if I return home to the beloved land of my fathers, The excellence of my glory is gone, but there will be a long life Left for me, and my end in death will not come to me quickly.
Attachment:- Assignment.rar