What Is The Tone Of Achilles By Edith Hamilton

When watching or playing different sports it opens up the eyes of noticing the differences of the rules and cultures of that sport, and George Carlin made it coherent when comparing baseball and football. In the passage “Baseball vs. Football” the comedian George Carlin “enjoys comparing” the two sports – football and baseball by utilizing a bias tone, diction, and syntax. Using these rhetorical devices it characterizes baseball as a more favorable sport compared to football. When talking about baseball George Carlin used syntax by using a lot of exclamation points, giving the sport an uplifting feeling when the reader reads it.

Contrasting characters or people are common in societies to show different perspectives on life. Contrasting characters can be seen in many movies between the protagonist and antagonist. These characters give an insight to many perspectives while events occur throughout the movie. Also, contrasting characters can be seen in real life like politicians. Many politicians disagree about the same issues they are faced upon.

Achilles Achilles was the son of Thetis. He was the greatest warrior and champion of Greece. He also was a member of the Trojan War, he was waiting for his best friend Patrocules to come back from war, but he never returned because he died. Achilles who was full of anger killed Hector who was the greatest fighter from the Trojan side. He tied Hector’s corpse behind his chariot and pulled the body against the dirt.

Tone, the general character or attitude the author has towards a piece of writing. The tone in “Harrison Bergeron” is represented, by the author, in a number of techniques that writers have in their arsenal such as, satire, irony, symbolism and diction. The author uses Satire many times thought this story to give us something to think about and ponder instead of giving us what we are supposed to think. For example; when he tells us about the ballerinas and how they are held down by weights and how a horrid mask covers their beauty, we are saddened and depressed by the fact that something so beautiful and wonderful has to be covered up and weighted down just for everyone to be normal and the same.

Patroclus tries to persuade Achilles by telling him to “at least send him out, let him lead a troop of Myrmidons” so that he can “light the way for their army” (Homer 16.43-44). Patroclus expresses that he loves the Greeks too much to just sit around at the camp. He feels very emotional for his friend, so he wants to take his place and fight this war for him. Patroclus still has a mindset that “If the Trojans think” he is Achilles then “they’ll back off and give the Greeks some breathing space” (Homer 16.44-46). Patroclus believes his cleverness can outdo the Trojans in battle.

When Achilles heard this, he cast away the chains of honor and pride that he had constantly blamed for his inaction and armed himself with wrath. And when he joined the battle-mass, he was not a lion, but a demon. When he slew Hector, he cut Hector’s ankles and dragged him behind his chariot, dishonoring both himself and the corpse of Troy’s greatest general. Achilles was never a hero.

Tone can be defined as the attitude that a speaker or writer conveys toward his or her subject. The tones of Brutus and Antony’s funeral speeches in the play Julius Caesar are strikingly different. Both Brutus and Antony speak to the Roman people at the funeral of Julius Caesar. Brutus quickly convinces the people to see the death of Caesar in a positive light; therefore, claiming it was to protect Rome from the ambition of Caesar. Antony being very loyal to Caesar is hurt by the assassination and vows to avenge Caesar.

Secondly, Hector is devoted to his wife and child because he takes his wife down to a secret passageway that leads out of troy and tells her that if

You now no man dispatches me into thee under gloom against my fate; no mortal, either can escape his fate, coward of brave man, once he comes to be (J 205-210) In this speech Hector, is trying to comfort his wife Andromache, because of his upcoming fate of death. This is when he truly accepts the possibility of death. Furthermore, his acceptance of fate brings courage and strength to his heart, and gives a feeling to fullfill his duty as a Trojan prince and as a warrior. Achilles also accepts his fate:

The poems Tableau and Incident by Countee Cullen are both wonderful poems. They both send out a message of equality but have very different ways of showing so. The poem’s different forms carry their theme through tone, imagery, and theme. Through each description within the writing, there is proof that the poems are speaking about equality. No matter how much of a different the poems are.

These abilities are important as a warrior because both his men and the hero reflect and are influenced by them. Some of the abilities are excellence in war, courage, leadership and fighting qualities. These qualities are seen through the heroic characters Hector and Achilles. When Achilles is not present with his men, the Greeks are well defeated by the Trojans with no motivation or support. Achilles is also described by his men as a power figure when the poem says “These were his words,/ and all Achaeans gave a roar of joy/ to hear the Prince abjure his rage.”

Word choice and tone can impact a book a lot by making the reader feel the way that the author thinks they should feel. Mark Twain, author of the adventure novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer uses word choice to convey tone in the book. In the story, Tom, a young teenager from the 1800’s goes through a lot with ups and downs along with his friends Huck Finn and Joe Harper, and his girlfriend Becky Thatcher. As he starts to get close to Huck, he gets in a lot of trouble, becoming an enemy of Injun Joe, a murderer who Tom confesses in seeing murder the doctor. Though he is such a troublemaker, he is still beloved by the people of the village.

In grief Achilles wants to fight Hector for what he did. Hector has two choices, either to fight Achilles or hide behind the walls of Troy. Hector exclainms doubtedly “What shall I do? If I retreat behind these walls, … And now that I have ruined them all by my rashness, I am ashamed to face the men and women of Troy, or some base fellows may say-Hector thought too much of his own strength, and ruined us all!”

Dangerous Attractions Human existence is generally defined by the interactions and connections made with others. Some interactions are encouraging, and will be built off positive aspects and shared interests. While beneficial relations blossom into a friendship containing mutual trust and respect, however, other connections do not grow as well and have roots in envy, deceit, and hatred. Relationships constructed upon disagreement and distrust end in one or both parties being wounded. Characters in literary works are no different and have relationships just as humans outside of the pages do, and the connections made between characters can be either positive or negative.

The danger in this situation is that while Patroklos does in fact wear Achilles’ great armor, he has nowhere near the strength Achilles possesses. Patroklos may fight skillfully and courageously, but he cannot possibly live up to the standard placed upon him by those who assume he is Achilles. In addition, Hector is a great warrior and the Trojan military is pressing upon