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The Discovery of the Future H. The Sonnets William Shakespeare. Hamlet William Shakespeare. The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare.

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Sense and Sensibility Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen. He pursues the Trojans all the way to the gates of Troy. Zeus, planning this sequence of events all along, allows Apollo to knock Patroclus over. Desiring revenge on Hector and the Trojans, Achilles reconciles with Agamemnon. His mother Thetis visits the smith god Hephaestus , who forges new, superhuman armor for Achilles, along with a magnificent shield that depicts the entire world.

The next day, Achilles dons his armor and launches into battle, slaughtering numerous Trojans on the plains of Troy. Achilles also fights the river god Xanthus , who becomes upset with Achilles for killing so many Trojans in his waters.

The Trojans flee from the rage of Achilles and hide inside the walls of Troy. Hector alone remains outside the wall, determined to stand fast against Achilles, but as Achilles approaches him, Hector loses his nerve and begins to run. Achilles chases Hector around the walls of Troy four times, but eventually Hector turns and faces Achilles. With the help of Athena, Achilles kills Hector. Achilles, still grieving, holds an elaborate funeral for Patroclus, which is followed by a series of commemorative athletic games.

Priam pleads with Achilles for mercy, asking Achilles to remember his own aging father. Priam returns to Troy with Hector, and the Trojans grieve for their loss. A truce is declared while the Trojans bury Hector. The Iliad. Plot Summary. LitCharts Teacher Editions. Teach your students to analyze literature like LitCharts does.

Detailed explanations, analysis, and citation info for every important quote on LitCharts. The original text plus a side-by-side modern translation of every Shakespeare play. Sign Up. Hector comes across Paris in his chambers, polishing his armor. Hector and Helen berate Paris for shirking the battlefield Paris joins Hector as they run back into battle. Hector scolds Paris , calling him a good Book 7. Hector and Paris sweep back into battle, and each kills an Achaean. Athena notices the Trojan surge and Paris refuses to give up Helen, but offers to return to the treasure that he took The Achaeans reject the Trojan offer immediately, but agree to a temporary Book As Diomedes is stripping the armor from a Trojan conquest, Paris shoots him in the foot with an arrow.

Cursing Paris , Diomedes mounts his chariot and Hector continues his onslaught, pushing the Achaeans back. The healer Machaon is wounded by Paris , causing distress among the Achaeans. Nestor carries Machaon back to the Achaean camp in his Hector finds Paris and asks him where Deiphobus and others have gone.

Paris answers him and tells Hector Cite This Page. Home About Story Contact Help. Previous Thetis. Paris Character Analysis.