The Iliad “ A man who is incapable of working in the common, or in his self sufficiency has no need for others, is not a part of the community like a beast or a god; “ this quote directly resembling the character of Achilles in the light of fate. Achilles throughout this whole epic tries to escape his fate. He question his judgment set out for him by the Gods (people who have questioned Gods have …showed first 75 words of 495 total…

…showed last 75 words of 495 total…a man’s heart, and becomes a thing sweeter to him by far than the dipping of honey.” Achilles has finally accepted that his fate of Death, and in the end of the epic is slained by Paris. Like Aristotle stated, “ a man who in his self sufficiency has no need for others, is no part of the community.” This is what Achilles chooses to do; and this is why Achilles is a tragic hero.