Comparison and Contrast: Achilles and Hector

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Achilles fights for the Greek army and is considered the greatest of the Greek warriors, while Hector, who fights for the Trojan army, is not only a prince of Troy, but is also considered the greatest of the Trojan warriors. "Achilles is a man who comes to live by and for violence" (Lawall 115). When his pride is wounded by the Achaean commander, Agamemnon, he spitefully "withdraws from the fighting" only to be drawn back into it "by the death of his closest friend, Patroclus" (Lawall 115), who is killed by Hector in battle...
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When his pride is wounded by the Achaean commander, Agamemnon, he spitefully "withdraws from the fighting" only to be drawn back into it "by the death of his closest friend, Patroclus" (Lawall 115), who is killed by Hector in battle. Any compassion that Achilles might have once had is now gone, destroyed by grief and replaced with rage...
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