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Why Did Achilles Get Revenge In The Iliad

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A lot of things happened in the Iliad in the books we had to read. Like how Achilles wants revenge Hector but let’s start with why. So one day Achilles was sad because of the disagreement that he had with Agamemnon. Meanwhile there was a war going on and the Greeks were suffering because Achilles wouldn’t fight and Achilles was the best warrior that the Greeks had. Since Achilles wouldn’t fight Patroclus went into Achilles armor and pretended to be him. Since Hector was the best warrior that the Trojan army had he wanted to kill Achilles so the Greeks would lose fights and they would win. So Hector killed “Achilles” that was really Patroclus in Achilles armor. Now Achilles wants revenge on Hector for killing Patroclus but what

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