What are the motivations of Achilles? what does he really fight for? At first when Agammemnon takes Briseis back, Achilles is really upset, apparently he loves her, and he is so mad that he refuses to go to war. He stays with Patroclus, and when Patroclus convinced him to go fight for him and is killed by Hector, Achilles is now more than ready to fight and get revenge. What is he really fighting for? Honor? friendship? It makes me wonder if Achilles and Patroclus were in a ROMANTIC relationship... What do you think?
And another question... I have clearly in mind a story of Achilles dying because of a spear thrown in his tendon... When does that happen? Because in the book it says Achilles is supposed to die 3 days after Hector, but we read about funerals that last 9 days and an eventual "peace treaty" for another 12 days... so :s?
