In Book 9, what is Achilles doing when the Phoenix, Ajax, and Odysseus arrive at his tent? How does it relate to the main cause of Achilles’ wrath in the poem? How does it, and Achilles’ behavior here, reflect the values of Homer’s heroes?
Achilles agrees with Ajax that he is clinging to his anger over Agamemnon's insult. Many of the choices Achilles makes are based on that anger. However, when Achilles sends Patroclus into the fray, he advises him to drive back the Trojans but to stay away from the city's walls, lest he be killed.
