Question

Read the excerpt from The Iliad of Homer. Remember every valour of yours, for now the need comes hardest upon you to be a spearman and a bold warrior. There shall be no more escape for you, but Pallas Athene will kill you soon by my spear. You will pay in a lump for all those sorrows of my companions you killed in your spear’s fury.” Which statement best describes why Homer includes this speech from Achilleus’s perspective? The speech reveals Achilleus’s sympathy for his enemy. The speech illustrates Achilleus’s admiration of Athene. The speech establishes Achilleus’s quest for revenge. The speech exposes Achilleus’s feelings of sadness.

Answer 1

Achilleus’s quest for revenge. The speech exposes Achilleus’s feelings of sadness.

Answer 2

Answer:

The speech establishes Achilleus’s quest for revenge.

Explanation:

The main reason that homer could have to write this excerpt from Achilleus perspective was to make the reader feel the reality that Achilleus was starting, the quest for revenge and understand from where did the eventual downfall he will suffer comes from.