What does Priam say to Achilles?
The others looked one to another and marveled also, but Priam besought Achilles saying, “Think of your father, O Achilles like unto the gods, who is such even as I am, on the sad threshold of old age. It may be that those who dwell near him harass him, and there is none to keep war and ruin from him.
How would you describe the relationship between Achilles and Priam?
Because of the events, Priam and Achilles develop a relationship with respect towards each other. Achilles tells Priam that he could have all the time he wanted to conduct the funeral ,and the he would hold the army attack. Achilles invites Priam for supper and prepares him a bed in his tent.
What do we learn about Achilles from his conversation with Priam in Book 24?
Achilles asks Priam not to anger him, as he might kill him if his temper flares. As Priam has been led secretly into Achilles’ camp, he can speak with Achilles alone without the interference of politics. When Achilles sees his father in Priam, they both realize that they have borne losses.
What do Achilles and Priam do together?
Priam appeals to Achilles as a suppliant, reminding Achilles of the feelings that he has for his own dead father. Achilles is so moved by these reawakened memories of home and parents that he agrees to accept Priam’s offer of ransom for Hektor’s body.
What was the one thing that Priam said or did that persuaded Achilles to give back the body of Hector?
He urged Achilles to accept his “unlimited ransom” for Hector, respecting the gods and remembering Peleus, though his own fate was far worse than Peleus’s. Quote from Priam’s speech to show Priam’s appeal to family in order to persuade Achilles to ransom the body.
What emotions flowed between Priam and Achilles?
Because he entered the enemy’s camp alone and unarmed. What emotions flowed between Priam and Achilles? Why do you say so? They both shared the same feeling of lost.
What is the personality of Priam?
King Priam is the king of Troy and the father of Hector and Paris (in addition to 50 other children). He has many strengths, which include courage, a desire to protect his people, empathy, and love for his sons.
Why does Priam kiss Achilles hand?
Priam adds that he has kissed the hands of the man who killed his children. By kissing Achilles’ hands instead of avenging Hektor’s death, Priam breaks a taboo, and by this act, Priam humbles himself before Achilles.
Why did Priam go to Achilles?
The death of Hector, which signified the end of Troy’s hopes, also broke the spirit of the king. Priam’s paternal love impelled him to brave the savage anger of Achilles and to ransom the corpse of Hector; Achilles, respecting the old man’s feelings and foreseeing his own father’s sorrows, returned the corpse.
What does Priam do when he first enters Achilles hut?
When the chariot arrives at Achilles’ tent, Hermes reveals himself and then leaves Priam alone with Achilles. Priam tearfully supplicates Achilles, begging for Hector’s body. He asks Achilles to think of his own father, Peleus, and the love between them.
What emotions flowed between Priam and Achilles Why do you say so?