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Phoinix' personal speech to Ac
Title: Phoinix' personal speech to Ac
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 1550 | Pages: 6.6 (approximately 235 words/page)
Phoinix' personal speech to Ac
In the middle of Book 9 of Iliad there are six little epic songs, which are the speeches of the three ambassadors, Odysseus, Phoinix, and Aias, and the reply of Achilleus to each one. Trying to persuade Achilleus to rejoin the fighting, all three ambassadors give their speeches. However, it is Phoinix’ speech that contains the most compelling arguments because his speech is very personal to Achilleus.
Odysseus is a spokesman for Agamemnon and therefore speaks …showed first 75 words of 1550 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1550 total…the three ambassadors- Odysseus, Phoinix, and Aias weren’t successful in persuading Achilleus, they did give good speeches. They all talk about honor, and how it’s the most important thing in man’s life. But Odysseus and Aias throw the honor on Achilleus without explanations or consequences of not accepting the honor. However, Phoinix put all those explanations and consequences in his speech, and that’s why his speech contains the most compelling arguments.
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