r if he does not fight.The story told by Phoinix to inspire Achilleus to fight applies to Hektor also. However, Hektor makes the opposite choice from Achilleus. Hektor has the choice of shutting himself inside the walls of Troy with his wife, especially since the war is his brother Alexandros fault and not his. However, Hektor decides to fight, not just to protect his comrades, but also because he understands that if he waits until the Greeks are ready to invade his personal space, he will only be fighting for his life, and will be looked down upon for waiting so long, just as Phoinix suggests will happen to Achilleus.Both tragic heroes are motivated by their desire to achieve honor and glory, and by their characteristic of pride. However, the effects of this trait are different for the two. Hektor is blinded when he is overcome by sparatic moments of arrogance and engagers himself and his people. Achilleus is so consumed by his emotion of pride that it motivates all his actions and choices. While this gives him honor and glory, just like Hektor it also is the definite path to the end of his life....
