The Illad, Book 24.

1. My opinion of Achilles still remains the same. Just because he has some emotion, doesn't mean he's changed. Priam asks Achilles to remember Hector, and his father. Priam and Achilles cry because they're grieving over their son and father who they've lost.  Achilles shows hospitality to Priam by feeding him, giving him food, and by letting him stay the night. Achilles agrees to not attack Troy in 12 days so Troy can have a proper burial for Hector.

2. I feel more sympathetic for both Achilles and Priam. Not only does Priam lose his son, but Achilles realizes something about himself, he's compassionate and he does have some emotion towards Hector. Priam needs to stop grieving over Hector.

3. Achilles is defined by his anger. Achilles other qualities that are revealed in this episode white Priam are compassion, fear, grief, sorrow, and checks his own behavior.

4. Greeks believe that fate cannot be changed, it's something you are born with and you cannot fix it. Zeus's passage about jars doesn't really make me have an understanding.

Book 22 of the Illiad

1.  Achilles insults Hector by not giving his body back to the Trojans if Hector dies and Achilles refuses to give Hector an honorable funeral, instead he ties up his body and drags him across Troy.

2.  Hector's character in this excerpt shows his flaws.  He runs away from Achilles after he kills Achilles best friend and that shows fear. Hector also faces Achilles, which shows either his bravery and courage. 

3.   In the excerpt Zeus was thinking if he should or shouldn't save Hector's life.  Athena convinces her father, Zeus, not to change fate for whatever reason, "whatever happens for a reason." Her words in the end change Hector's life, he dies because of her.  Apollo o helps Hector by helping him run away from Achilles.

4.  The way Achilles treated Hector's corpse was not right at all.  Hector promised to treat Achilles corpse with respect and return it to the Greeks, the least Achilles could do would be the same and respect Hector. But instead Achilles ties up his body and drags him across the dirt, Achilles had no right.

5.  I believe that Homer  included Priam's and Hecuba's reactions to Achilles' treatment of their son's body to show how much Hector's parents cared about him and to show that parents do care about there little ones and the fact to lose someone is a sorrow affection.

The Illiad - Book Six

1.   Hector is determined to keep fighting because of his pride and because he doesn't want his people to think he is a coward for not standing up for himself.

2.  Hector thinks his wife's future will be miserable and she'll be taken as a slave. He also knows that his wife has had some bad experience with Achilles so it won't give her any gratitude.

3.  Hectors attitude towards fate is that he loves it. He believes that everyone's fate is determined at birth. Hector tries to explain that if it's meant to happen, it's going to happen and that there is nothing himself or anyone could do about it.

4.  I learned that a husband like Hector is kind and loving, as a father he wants his son to be great and to succeed, greater than him and achieve more, and as a warrior he is strong, brave, and he values his pride.

5.  Hector and Achilles are both epic heroes, but in my opinion Hector is more heroic than Achilles because Hector is not part god and he's still courageous and he goes to fight even though he knows he's going to die.  Hector is therefor more heroic than achilles