Glory or Love. Make your choice.

Achilles is known as the great and invincible warrior of Achaia. He is believed to be impenetrable against all kinds of attacks. He is said to be "immortal". He is said to be "undefeatable". He is feared by everyone even by his own men. Soldiers crumble and their knees shake by the mere saying of his name. It is believed that when Thetis, Achilles' mother, gave birth to him, she dipped her into the river Styx which made Achilles invulnerable to all attacks and mortal weapons except for one part of his body, his heel or what we now call the Achilles tendon, which was held by Thetis. Despite of all this, have you ever wondered if he is a better king than Agamemnon? Will he be different than the current king of the Achaians and lead them to victory?

As I have stated before, Agamemnon took Breiseis from Achilles, which angered him to the point of backing out of the battle. Agamemnon is stubbornly greedy. Stubbornness can be positive or negative but for Agamemnon, it is fully negative for he only thought to himself and only himself. It shown in the previous books that Agamemnon is the greedy antagonist while Achilles is the abused protagonist. But have you ever thought of Achilles' traits? We can say that he is good but is that really true? Achilles is also stubborn like Agamemnon; the only difference is Achilles has a reason for being stubborn. But is it really for the good of the people or just himself? Like Agamemnon, Achilles only thought of himself when he rejected the Achaians' offers to return to battle if given Agamemnon's riches. It is true that he has a good reason for doing so but should a king leave his people to die in vain just because of one man's foolishness or his sole desire? Agamemnon has shown great desperateness to bring Achilles back to his army but Achilles effortlessly, and without a second thought, rejects. He left the Achaians and the Myrmidons, his people, to die on the battlefield while he lives a comfortable life awaiting his fated death. Agamemnon, however, didn't give up. He goes to Patroclus, Achilles's friend, to tell to try to convince Achilles to rejoin the battle. Agamemnon is clearly desperate as he even said to him that he could just wear Achilles's armor to boost the Achaians's morale. Achilles has shown a great grudge for Agamemnon for his insults and he only wanted the demise of Agamemnon and Achaia even if it means sacrificing his people.

As a king, I can say that he has shown not a single care for his people just because of Agamemnon. He only cared for himself and his prize, Breseis. He only wanted to achieve his revenge against Agamemnon, yet not hearing the pleas of help of his fellow soldiers. He is just as stubborn as the one he despises. I can say that they are almost one and the same. As a soldier, he is believed to have an aura around during battle for his enemies tremble and his allies becomes courageous by the mere sight of him. He is also believed to give victory because of his ability, his invulnerability to any sort of mortal weapon. But everything that his mother, Thetis, and the gods have given him, it is quite a shame that he cannot exercise this during the disavantage of Achaia. His ability is proved to be worthless if he doesn't want to fight for his people and fellow soldiers. He is a coward for fleeing the battle, a battle where he is clearly needed. He has everything he
needs to overthrow Hector and Troy but instead, he flees and lives his peaceful life. Everything that was given to him is wasted. If you are Achilles, which would you prefer? The love of you life or the glory given to you by your people?