Iliad assignment Book 9 pp. 251-266

Iliad assignment Book 9 pp. 251-266

1. Question: Do you think Achilles will accept Agamemnon’s offer?
2. My opinion on Agamemnon does change in away after reading Book 9. This is because in book 1 Agamemnon is very prideful he went to Troy thinking that he was going to win the war for sure that it was going to be a really easy war. But now he realized that he loosing the war. That he needs Agamemnon and his pride and honor is slowly going away. He is going to apologize to Achilles he’s practically begging him to fight for him and giving him prizes but Achilles doesn’t want to accept them. He has turned into a coward because he wants to go back to Greece and just stop the war because he’s about to loose to the Trojans.
3. Persuasive Strategies:

What pages and lines: Page 256 Lines 187-193

Who is speaking: Agamemnon is speaking

What does the person say and to whom does he say it to: He is talking to Nestor he tells him that he will give Achilles lots of gifts only if he ends his anger and admits that Agamemnon is a better man and a better king.

What persuasive strategy is it: The strategy is appeal to emotion.

Why it is an example of that strategy: This is an example of that because he’s trying to convince Achilles and Nestor that he as in Agamemnon is a better man and king. Also he’s being stubborn and trying to make the mad because he knows Achilles does not believe this and he’s very prideful too.

What pages and lines: Page 252 Lines 30-35

Who is speaking: Agamemnon is speaking

What does the person say and to whom does he say it to: Hes speaking to all the Argives he tells them to leave Troy and to go back to Greece, because they will never win or take over Troy.

What persuasive strategy is it: The strategy is appeal to reason.

Why it is an example of that strategy: This is an example of appeal to reason because Agamemnon is trying to convince all the Greeks to leave Troy, before they die and loose the war.

What pages and lines: Page 260 lines 309-315

Who is speaking: Odysseus is speaking

What does the person say and to whom does he say it to: He’s speaking to Achilles he’s saying that he is messed up for letting his friends die. Also to think about how his father would feel and the advice he gave him.

What persuasive strategy is it: The strategy of appeal to ethics.

Why it is an example of that strategy: This is an example of appeal to ethics because it gets Achilles thinking of sitting out the war and if it’s really the right thing to do at this point.