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Achilles Honor Patroclus And Dishonor Hector's Body?

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What type of genre is The Illiad? the genre of lIlliad is epic poetry.
B. Explain the theories of 'unitarianism' and 'expansion' as these relate to the authorship of The Illiad.
The unitarian theory claims that one poet created both the Iliad and Odyssey, while the expansion theory states that there was an original core to each epic, from which other episodes were attached.
Part B - Books 1-10

Directions: Answer each of the following questions.

(1) Why are the Greeks and Trojans fighting?
The war started when the trojans kidnaped Queen Helen of Sparta.
(2) How does Paris (Alexandros) behave in the following situations:
__x__a. When the Greeks and Trojans meet in battle?
____b. When Menelaus accepts his offer?
____c. When he sees Helen?
____d. …show more content…

Achilles honors Patroclus by holding a series of funeral games in his memory. Achilles dishonors Hector by putting his corpse on the back of a chariot and dragging his body throughout troy.
(8) Why do the gods interfere with Achilles' plans for Hector's body?
The Gods interfere with Achilles' plan because the Gods believe that a corps that does not go through proper burial process cant go on to the afterlife. The Gods saw Hector live a respectful life and allowed him to go on to the afterlife.
(9) What are the results of Priam's meeting with Achilles? Why?
The meeting with Priam allows Achilles to see Priam as his own father and sympathy starts building inside Achilles.
(10) The Iliad ends without a total victory for the Greeks. Why?
It ends like that because the death of Hector was the main victory.
(11) Contrast Hector and Achilles. Which do you like better? Why?
I like Hector more because he was selfless and showed respect to the enemy. Achilles was selfish and showed disrespect to hectors body. morally hector was a much better person and I liked Hector more.
(12) In your opinion, is Achilles any different at the end of the story than he was at the beginning?

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