Question

You have chosen from among The ILIAD's three characters, Achilles, Patroclus, and Priam, which one of the three you believe to be the most courageous and honorable man. You have defined the terms "honorable" and "courageous". What makes your choice of character the most courageous? What makes your choice the most honorable?

Using specific examples from the text, justify why you believe your choice is more honorable and courageous than the other two.

A) Thououghly compare the three characters and B) explain in depth, and in detail, the various things your character said or did that supports him as your choice

Answer 1

Patroclus

Step-by-step explanation:

While Achilles is the exceedingly prominent member of the threesome, let it be noted that he merely entered the war due to Patroclus’s death. Achilles’s engagement wasn’t because of heroism, it was owing to rage.

Patroclus had introduced himself into the war at the start; he indeed pleaded to Achilles to provide him leadership over Achilles’s forces. He had successfully repulsed the opposition until his lamentable death.

Priam wasn’t the youthful soldier he previously was. He weighed on his children to execute the war in his favor. This was a scene of cowardice as he had tucked away from the front line, as he had delivered his descendants to serve his former duties.