This is called Chapter Zero:

If you were to change one event or chapter from the Iliad, and replace it with your own story, what chapter or episode will that be?

                        Write your “version” of the story.

Narrate how it will affect the entire story or ending of the Iliad.

Answer:

I Choose Chapter 4.

While the Trojans and the Achaean are engaged in their battle, Zeus the highest of the gods, is keeping the other gods on the sideline, warning  Menelaus and Hera not to take sides on the battle. Leaving the result of the duel as what the mortal wanted it. Zeus wanted it to see the mortals resolved their own mistakes and giving some space for reasoning and for the two warring  group to give truce a chance. Zeus would rather see the blood shed to stop  and resolved the difference in a peaceful way. Instead of being succumbed with their pride and ego and waste a lot of good warriors, Zeus would rather prefer peace to conquer the land.....

Affect on the story...

It will affect the end result of the story with peaceful ending wherein most of the main character will still be living in harmony..The difference between Agamemnon  and Troy will be resolved in  a peaceful resolution. Helen and Paris will be vanquished from the city of Troy and be left alone. Hector and Troy will amends by means of paying in kinds Agamemnon and his army in replace of  Helen. The gods and Zeus will see to it that Helen and Paris will endure the fruit of their sinful act that almost put the two kingdom into battle. and fruitless bloodshed. Achilles will be heading to his home and mother and will live peacefully just like what his mother wants to.

Bonus Blog (10 pts.)

Define HERO or HEROISM. Who do you consider the hero of the epic? Why do you consider him as the epic's hero? Cite evidences from the story.

Answer:

Hero - defined as a man of distinguished ability or courage; admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities; who has performed a heroic act and qualities a role model ....

I consider Hector, eldest brother of Paris as the hero of the poem because he did such a heroic act of fighting for his brother who although made a mistake of taking Menelaus wife, Helen away and had cause the battle to erupt between two former peaceful kingdom. Although the poem is centered at Achilles and his anger, Hector showed a sympathetic courage to defend their territory and his brothers insane love for Helen. Although killed at the later part of the poem by Achilles, who in the last moment had a changed of heart of sparing the lives of Hectors family and the other characters of the poem.

For the Greeks, the Gods are personalities with human failings. This is clearly seen in the character of Zeus in books 11-17. Cite some events that show Zeus' weaknesses. 



ANSWER:

Here, the decisive turn in the battle results from Zeus’s libido and Aphrodite’s gullibility, as well as Hera’s indignant mischievousness. Time after time, these divinities prove that they are far from always rational and levelheaded, that they are constrained by many of the same emotions and needs as humans. Interestingly, Homer never passes judgment on or questions the gods’ temperaments. Instead, he accepts their sensitivities as fundamental to their existence.

Zeus sends Iris to tell Hector that he must wait until Agamemnon is wounded and then begin his attack. Agamemnon soon receives his wound at the hands of Coon, Antenor’s son, just after killing Coon’s brother. The injured Agamemnon continues fighting and kills Coon, but his pain eventually forces him from the field.

Two instances of divine intervention contribute to an extreme sense of suspense in these scenes. First, Zeus firmly manipulates the battle, from showering the Achaeans with blood to enabling Hector to become the first Trojan to cross the Achaean fortifications. The Achaeans recognize his presence and realize that in fighting the Trojans they pit themselves against the king of the gods. Diomedes even interprets Zeus’s acts of favoritism to mean that Zeus has singled out the Trojans for ultimate victory.

 At the same time, however, the epic frequently reminds us of a second case of divine plotting: according to soothsayers, Troy is fated to fall. Homer builds dramatic tension by juxtaposing this prophecy with vivid descriptions of the Achaeans’ sufferings and setbacks. He constantly tempts us with the expectation of Trojan defeat while dashing this prospect with endless examples of the Trojans’ success under Zeus’s partiality. 

Ultimately, we feel unable to trust either set of signs.The frequent reappearance of Zeus also reminds the reader indirectly of Achilles, thus keeping our focus on The Iliad’s central conflict. 

Zeus first enters the war in response to Thetis’s prayers and now inflicts the same sort of damage upon the Achaeans that we are led to believe Achilles might easily inflict upon the Trojans if his rage were to abate. Zeus’s overpowering of the Achaeans makes Achilles’ absence all the more noticeable.

QUESTION:


Analyze the character of Achilles as shown in Books 9-11. Are his decisions appropriate for a king like him? Why/ why not? What kind of warrior is he?


Answer:


-Achilles refuses to go back in the front line, instead prefer to play the lyre in his tent, after being insulted by Agamemnon.Agamemnon wanted Achilles to bow down to him every time he (Achilles) is called upon the King's tent, which resulted in some sort of argument between the two self-centered personalities in Iliad. This resulted in the Achaeans to be driven back to the ships by the Trojans. Achilles being known to be a great warrior among the rest of the soldiers, didn't like the way Agamemnon treated him. thus resulting this for Achilles to refuse to go in front of the line with the rest of the soldiers. His action resulted in despair among the soldiers. Agamemnon sent his emissaries with loads of gift to appease Achilles. This didn't impress Achilles, rather told them that he will rather return to his home land and live in peace instead of having a short one if he decides to go to battle with Agamemnon's soldiers. Even in the presence of his ever faithful friend Phoenix who is persuading him to reconsider, Achilles showed his stubbornness and kept his firm decision not to go in front of the line with the soldiers to rally them. His decisions are not appropriate because as a soldier of the Achaean army, he is bound to follow the kings order. Although he knows his strength  is far more superior than anyone on the line, he is bound to fight with  the rest of the Achaean army in the disposed of King Agamemnon.


 Achilles is the kind of warrior far more superior than anyone. Achilles posssess superhuman strength and has a close relationship with the god's. He may strike modern readers as less than heroic. He has all the great mark of a warrior and proves to be the mightiest man among the Achaean army but his deep seated character flaws constantly impede his ability to act with nobility and integrity. He cannot control his pride or the rage that surges up when that pride or the rage that surges up when that pride is injured. This attributes poisons him that he abandons his comrades and even pray that the Trojans will slaughter them, all because he has been slighted at the hands of his commander, Agamemnon. Achilles is driven primarily by the thirst for glory. Part of him yearns to live long, easy life, but he knows that his personal fate forces him to choose between the two. Ultimately he is willing to sacrifice everything else so that his name will be remembered.

QUESTION:


Analyze the character of Achilles as shown in Books 9-11. Are his decisions appropriate for a king like him? Why/ why not? What kind of warrior is he?


Answer:


-Achilles refuses to go back in the front line, instead prefer to play the lyre in his tent, after being insulted by Agamemnon.Agamemnon wanted Achilles to bow down to him every time he (Achilles) is called upon the King's tent, which resulted in some sort of argument between the two self-centered personalities in Iliad. This resulted in the Achaeans to be driven back to the ships by the Trojans. Achilles being known to be a great warrior among the rest of the soldiers, didn't like the way Agamemnon treated him. thus resulting this for Achilles to refuse to go in front of the line with the rest of the soldiers. His action resulted in despair among the soldiers. Agamemnon sent his emissaries with loads of gift to appease Achilles. This didn't impress Achilles, rather told them that he will rather return to his home land and live in peace instead of having a short one if he decides to go to battle with Agamemnon's soldiers. Even in the presence of his ever faithful friend Phoenix who is persuading him to reconsider, Achilles showed his stubbornness and kept his firm decision not to go in front of the line with the soldiers to rally them. His decisions are not appropriate because as a soldier of the Achaean army, he is bound to follow the kings order. Although he knows his strength  is far more superior than anyone on the line, he is bound to fight with  the rest of the Achaean army in the disposed of King Agamemnon.


 Achilles is the kind of warrior far more superior than anyone. Achilles posssess superhuman strength and has a close relationship with the god's. He may strike modern readers as less than heroic. He has all the great mark of a warrior and proves to be the mightiest man among the Achaean army but his deep seated character flaws constantly impede his ability to act with nobility and integrity. He cannot control his pride or the rage that surges up when that pride or the rage that surges up when that pride is injured. This attributes poisons him that he abandons his comrades and even pray that the Trojans will slaughter them, all because he has been slighted at the hands of his commander, Agamemnon. Achilles is driven primarily by the thirst for glory. Part of him yearns to live long, easy life, but he knows that his personal fate forces him to choose between the two. Ultimately he is willing to sacrifice everything else so that his name will be remembered.

QUESTION:


Analyze the character of Achilles as shown in Books 9-11. Are his decisions appropriate for a king like him? Why/ why not? What kind of warrior is he?


Answer:


-Achilles refuses to go back in the front line, instead prefer to play the lyre in his tent, after being insulted by Agamemnon.Agamemnon wanted Achilles to bow down to him every time he (Achilles) is called upon the King's tent, which resulted in some sort of argument between the two self-centered personalities in Iliad. This resulted in the Achaeans to be driven back to the ships by the Trojans. Achilles being known to be a great warrior among the rest of the soldiers, didn't like the way Agamemnon treated him. thus resulting this for Achilles to refuse to go in front of the line with the rest of the soldiers. His action resulted in despair among the soldiers. Agamemnon sent his emissaries with loads of gift to appease Achilles. This didn't impress Achilles, rather told them that he will rather return to his home land and live in peace instead of having a short one if he decides to go to battle with Agamemnon's soldiers. Even in the presence of his ever faithful friend Phoenix who is persuading him to reconsider, Achilles showed his stubbornness and kept his firm decision not to go in front of the line with the soldiers to rally them. His decisions are not appropriate because as a soldier of the Achaean army, he is bound to follow the kings order. Although he knows his strength  is far more superior than anyone on the line, he is bound to fight with  the rest of the Achaean army in the disposed of King Agamemnon.


 Achilles is the kind of warrior far more superior than anyone. Achilles posssess superhuman strength and has a close relationship with the god's. He may strike modern readers as less than heroic. He has all the great mark of a warrior and proves to be the mightiest man among the Achaean army but his deep seated character flaws constantly impede his ability to act with nobility and integrity. He cannot control his pride or the rage that surges up when that pride or the rage that surges up when that pride is injured. This attributes poisons him that he abandons his comrades and even pray that the Trojans will slaughter them, all because he has been slighted at the hands of his commander, Agamemnon. Achilles is driven primarily by the thirst for glory. Part of him yearns to live long, easy life, but he knows that his personal fate forces him to choose between the two. Ultimately he is willing to sacrifice everything else so that his name will be remembered.

QUESTION:


Analyze the character of Achilles as shown in Books 9-11. Are his decisions appropriate for a king like him? Why/ why not? What kind of warrior is he?


Answer:


-Achilles refuses to go back in the front line, instead prefer to play the lyre in his tent, after being insulted by Agamemnon.Agamemnon wanted Achilles to bow down to him every time he (Achilles) is called upon the King's tent, which resulted in some sort of argument between the two self-centered personalities in Iliad. This resulted in the Achaeans to be driven back to the ships by the Trojans. Achilles being known to be a great warrior among the rest of the soldiers, didn't like the way Agamemnon treated him. thus resulting this for Achilles to refuse to go in front of the line with the rest of the soldiers. His action resulted in despair among the soldiers. Agamemnon sent his emissaries with loads of gift to appease Achilles. This didn't impress Achilles, rather told them that he will rather return to his home land and live in peace instead of having a short one if he decides to go to battle with Agamemnon's soldiers. Even in the presence of his ever faithful friend Phoenix who is persuading him to reconsider, Achilles showed his stubbornness and kept his firm decision not to go in front of the line with the soldiers to rally them. His decisions are not appropriate because as a soldier of the Achaean army, he is bound to follow the kings order. Although he knows his strength  is far more superior than anyone on the line, he is bound to fight with  the rest of the Achaean army in the disposed of King Agamemnon.


 Achilles is the kind of warrior far more superior than anyone. Achilles posssess superhuman strength and has a close relationship with the god's. He may strike modern readers as less than heroic. He has all the great mark of a warrior and proves to be the mightiest man among the Achaean army but his deep seated character flaws constantly impede his ability to act with nobility and integrity. He cannot control his pride or the rage that surges up when that pride or the rage that surges up when that pride is injured. This attributes poisons him that he abandons his comrades and even pray that the Trojans will slaughter them, all because he has been slighted at the hands of his commander, Agamemnon. Achilles is driven primarily by the thirst for glory. Part of him yearns to live long, easy life, but he knows that his personal fate forces him to choose between the two. Ultimately he is willing to sacrifice everything else so that his name will be remembered.

QUESTION:


Analyze the character of Achilles as shown in Books 9-11. Are his decisions appropriate for a king like him? Why/ why not? What kind of warrior is he?


Answer:


-Achilles refuses to go back in the front line, instead prefer to play the lyre in his tent, after being insulted by Agamemnon.Agamemnon wanted Achilles to bow down to him every time he (Achilles) is called upon the King's tent, which resulted in some sort of argument between the two self-centered personalities in Iliad. This resulted in the Achaeans to be driven back to the ships by the Trojans. Achilles being known to be a great warrior among the rest of the soldiers, didn't like the way Agamemnon treated him. thus resulting this for Achilles to refuse to go in front of the line with the rest of the soldiers. His action resulted in despair among the soldiers. Agamemnon sent his emissaries with loads of gift to appease Achilles. This didn't impress Achilles, rather told them that he will rather return to his home land and live in peace instead of having a short one if he decides to go to battle with Agamemnon's soldiers. Even in the presence of his ever faithful friend Phoenix who is persuading him to reconsider, Achilles showed his stubbornness and kept his firm decision not to go in front of the line with the soldiers to rally them. His decisions are not appropriate because as a soldier of the Achaean army, he is bound to follow the kings order. Although he knows his strength  is far more superior than anyone on the line, he is bound to fight with  the rest of the Achaean army in the disposed of King Agamemnon.


 Achilles is the kind of warrior far more superior than anyone. Achilles posssess superhuman strength and has a close relationship with the god's. He may strike modern readers as less than heroic. He has all the great mark of a warrior and proves to be the mightiest man among the Achaean army but his deep seated character flaws constantly impede his ability to act with nobility and integrity. He cannot control his pride or the rage that surges up when that pride or the rage that surges up when that pride is injured. This attributes poisons him that he abandons his comrades and even pray that the Trojans will slaughter them, all because he has been slighted at the hands of his commander, Agamemnon. Achilles is driven primarily by the thirst for glory. Part of him yearns to live long, easy life, but he knows that his personal fate forces him to choose between the two. Ultimately he is willing to sacrifice everything else so that his name will be remembered.