What made Achilles such an honorable hero was the fact that he fought for his own pride, not the desire to conquer the war. Although throughout the war, Achilles character flaws impede his ability to fight and act with integrity. His insurmountable rage is the epitome of these flaws, showing vibrantly through his rage for Agamemnon and ultimately destroying his integrity. His never ending lust for glory is the reason why his rage surmounts from a poisoned pride, which is his real Achilles’ heel. This arrogance leads him to becoming slightly obsessed with retaining his pride and not letting anyone slight his bravado.
Another reason why the First Crusade was successful was because of its efficient leadership. Leaders such as Robert of Flanders, who organised the foraging and gathering of materials at Jerusalem; and Robert of Normandy, who was one of the great failures of the crusade but yet scoured a victorious charge at Ascalon, greatly contributed to the success of the First Crusade. Perhaps the greatest contributor to the success of the First Crusade in terms of leadership was Bohemund. Bohemund was considered the greatest leader of the First Crusade. He was an able general, whose greatest strength was his aggressiveness.
Beowulf Versus Achilles: Who Is More Epic? “What makes one heroic?- Going out to meet at the same time one’s highest suffering and one’s highest hope.” The previous statement made by Nietzsche can strongly relate to Beowulf and the Iliad because when the heroes of those two epics went into battle they each suffered; however, they were also able to find hope at the same time. Both Beowulf and Achilles are epic heroes due to their dangerous quests for glory and their superhuman qualities. However, Beowulf is the better example of an epic hero because while he and Achilles both possess the qualities that make up an epic hero, Beowulf is able to use his abilities to not only glorify himself, but to help others as well, while Achilles does not. Both Beowulf and Achilles are epic heroes who take dangerous quests for glory; Beowulf must slay the monster Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and eventually a dragon while Achilles must find and kill Hector, the commander of Trojan forces.
This epic poem illustrates the journey and hardship of one Anglo-Saxon warrior named Beowulf, who because of his journey became known as one of the respected heroes of the Anglo-Saxon times. Throughout his journey, Beowulf stumbled upon endless battles with ferocious monster trying to terrorize his king and kingdom. Beowulf was one to never give up on anything or anyone no matter the circumstances. Beowulf is an authentic hero according to the code of Anglo-Saxon times because he is courageous, loyal, and determined.
The great Achaean warrior Achilles posses all the traits of hero, “valor”, strength, skill, and a quest. Achilles quest is what sets him apart, for its not like most heros, who fight for glory, riches, honor or to protect. He is fueled by rage and hatred and only seeks vengeance. It is this rage that causes Achilles to disregard Hektors plea to return his body “No more entreating of me, you dog, by knees or parents”. This vengeance is for his dear friend Patroklos, who Hektor killed.
Wiglaf knows of the many triumphs Beowulf endeavors, and sees it as an encouragement. If Beowulf was able to defeat, why couldn't Wiglaf. Wiglaf is extremely brave to continue the fight Beowulf had started and kill the dragon as his loyalty shines through. Beowulf and Wiglaf are genuinely loyal characters in the epic poem. The two inferior men endeavored many hardships throughout because of their loyalty to others.
At once, the problem of the suitors is finally laid to rest. Telemachus proves that he is a great warrior. Athena plays a huge part in the journey. Without Athena, there would have been no journey. Deep down Athena really cared for Odysseus.
If he keeps fighting he would die and be famous and almost and be known as a great warrior. While Achilles is deciding what to do Zeus sent Patroclus, Achilles best friend, back into battle and he died at the by Hector. Achilles is mad. He went back to fight very angry. Achilles did not go for his glory this time.
Achilles flaw that is that he is revengeful and full of wrath. Hector is noble, but his flaw is that he is proud. In Virgil’s Aeneid, Aeneas is the epic hero in this poem. He is a fearless warrior and a great leader to his men. Aeneas has many characteristics that were highly valued by the Romans during this time period.
This arrogance is what pushes him to challenge (and be defeated by) Odysseus, damaging his, or any other Greek's most prized possession: his honor. Just like Seareach, Iros also greatly overestimates himself, thinking that he can take Odysseus on. In reality, Odysseus breaks Iros's jaw in a single blow, diminishing him to "[sitting] here to keep the dogs and pigs away" (18. 130). Iros shows his excessive pride when he assumes himself to be the superior fighter, saying that "with two punches, [he'd] knock [Odysseus] snoring," and then proceeding to challenge