Achilles

Achilles overwhelms himself by having to always be in front. Achilles wishes for

people around him to respect him. Achilles mainly does this to make himself feel like he is

on top of the social ladder. Achilles had plenty of time between battles to bury Patroklus.

All throughout the poem Homer tells of truces between battles. Achilles rages when he

doesn't get his way. It seems that he feels insecure when he in not in the lead. When

Achilles sent Patroklus to fight in his place, he was angry, he couldn't be in control.

Achilles shouted to Patroklus not to try to do any fancy fighting, just to lead the men and

get out of the battle. This also proves Achilles can't stand to not be in the spotlight.

Achilles feels insecure when this happens. The love Achilles showed Priam was not real.

Priam was a tool that Achilles used so he could hear someone beg to him. It is not

possible for a man to love antother, when a earlier he tried to kill him. Remember that

Achilles had been dragging around a dead man's body for days. There is a treasure that

only Achilles has , he is almost invincible in battles. Achilles doesn't have to worry as

much about his safety in battles. The Achaians looked up to him for this and he made sure

the theyarmy missed him while he is gone. Striving for attention is something Achilles

always does. Homer describes Achilles as impatient. All throughout the poem Achilles

wants, wants and wants. He has to have everything done on his command. Achilles

doesn't want to take a chance of his Achaian warriors forgetting how powerful he is for

one second. The character of Achilles has many faults but overwelming himself with

always being a leader is just as weak as his heel.