If you were an ancient Greek, which of the following statements would you agree with?
A) Achilles’ rage is justified and I support his decision not to fight, even if it means the Greeks might lose lots of men, or even the war itself.
Or
B) Agamemnon is the commander, as such he is in the right, and I support his decision to ask for Achilles’ war prize Briseis – even if it means that Achilles will sit out the war.
Or
B) Agamemnon is the commander, as such he is in the right, and I support his decision to ask for Achilles’ war prize Briseis – even if it means that Achilles will sit out the war.
If I were an anciet Greek, I would support Achilles side (side A). Though Agamemnon is the commander, he is just being selfish and taking Achilles war prize because he can't have his own. He's taking advantage of the power he has by taking what doesn't belong to him and embarassing Achilles. "Atreus' son Agamemnon, for all his far-flung kingdoms-the man disgraces me, siezes and keeps my prize, he tears her away himself!"(Pg. 89, lines 420-422)
Achilles worked hard to get his prize just to get it taken away from Agamemnon that didn't even move a muscle. "NOt so quickly, brave as you are, godlike Achilles-trying to cheat me. Oh no, you won't get past me, take me in that way! What do you want? To cling to your own prize while I sit calmly by-empty-handed here? Is that why you order me to giver her back? No-if our generous Argives will give me a prize, a match for my desires, equal to what I've lost, well and good. But if they give me nothing I will take a prize myself- your own, or Ajax' or Odysseus' prize-I'll commandeer her myself and let that man I go to visit choke with rage!"(Pg. 81-82, lines 152-164)
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