The Fall of Man's Pride

The war of Troy brought about many deaths and sufferings, but can it kill a man's character? I think not. Even though men have their pride, King Agamemnon one of the proudest man I have ever read about in this book admitted his mistake and setting aside his pride, sent out an embassy to persuade Achilles to go with him to fight in the war against Troy. He offered him all that he took for him in return of him fighting again to help his people.

In this scenario King Agamemnon gave up his wrong attitude to help his people for the cause of war. He would rather have Achilles fight for him than let his people die and be defeated. He was doing it for the betterment of his kingdom and his army. Another example of why it does not destroy a man's character is the fight between Ajax and Hector. They were both sworn enemies who will fight to the end just to end this war. Night came and both agreed to stop fighting just this time instead of dueling until someone dies to honor nighttime. You can see here that there were no grudges or disputes between them after their duel because they were both noble and honorable men who have a sense of justness and chivalry.

So it really builds up a man's character rather than destroy it, because through difficult times where one must decide for his people's fate you can see his true side and when he chooses the right path, it builds up his character and makes him a better individual and instead of killing each other, he honors his rival and respects each others decision. I say, a war can really build up one's character,