How is the event described In Iliad 11.603 the "beginning
of Patroklos' evil?" When Patroklos determines to go into
battle, what does Achilles tell him to do, and not to do? Does
he obey Achilles? Trace how the identification between Achilles
and Patroklos--and their differentiation (cf., e.g. lines 707-9)--develops
over the course of book 16, and discuss
the role that these scenes play in the theme(s) of the Iliad.
Why does Achilles need a new suit of armor in book 18? Describe
his new armor and its making, paying special attention to his
shield. How does the scene onthe shield resemble, in content
and perhaps function in the poem, some of the similes Homer uses
in the Iliad?