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.
A) I think Achilles' rage is justified and I support his decision not to fight. Though the Greeks may lose a lot of men and maybe even the war itself I do understand why he is raged. With Agamemnon being the horrible leader that he is and being cowardly, without having fought in one single battle. Achilles thinks that Agamemnon is one of the worst leaders ever and despizes him. In the text it even says something about Achilles wanting to kill Agamemnon but Athena came down from the heavens and asked him to stop before he had the chance. He the moved his hand onto the silver hilt and slid it back into his sheath.
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