"From Wrath To Compassion": Archilles As A Tragic Hero
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The Illiad by Homer is a story about the wrath of a mighty warrior,
Archilles. [Topic Sentence #1]: He displays the characteristics or a tragic
hero in that he enjoys a great reputation, [Topic Sentence #2]: he gives
into his tragic flaw, and [Topic Sentence #3]: he undergoes a change that
reflect ....
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.... which shows he has been broken and is vulnerable[Example].
He breaks the Greek heroic code by giving into compassion for others. This
moral change went against everything he stood for.
[Discussion of the change he undergoes]: The story shows that anyone can
change under any circumstances and that what is true today may change
tomorrow. Archilles is more of a hero by showing compassion in that King
Priam is more respectful of him because he returns Hector's body and
actually grieves with him ....
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