In Book IX of the Iliad, Agamemnon maintains that his blindness was an act of the Gods. He plans to set things right with Achilles by giving him a great amount of treasure and returning Briseis, with whom he will swear he never slept. This means that Achilles is being greedy because of the great amount of treasure that will be given to him by Agamemnon just by accomplishing an agreement.
Achilles also fought Hector to seek for revenge for his best friend, Petroclus that was killed by Hector. When Achilles already defeated Hector, he was not yet contented and dragged Hector's body using his chariot. These actions shows that Achilles was very angry to Hector and became very brutal because the man is already dead yet Achilles still dragged his body without mercy. Achilles became merciless because of the death of his best friend.
Achilles decisions is not appropriate for a king because he became barbaric with his actions. If he was crowned to be a king, I predict that he will become a very brutal king or a barbaric king because of his careless decisions. A king is said to be respectful, honorable, brave, full of hope and trustworthy. His presence should not worry those people who look upon him. They should be filled with hope because they have a very good king and does not fear him.
He's a barbaric but very versatile and strong warrior. He is a reliable warrior in times of war because of his capabilities and what he can do.
You have a good trail of thoughts.You presented your evidences first then your analysis of his character. VERY WISE!
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