How is King Agamemnon an example of “stubbornness of heart” in the first five books of the Iliad?

1.Narrate the incident.

He shows his stubbornness when he refused to accept the ransom of Chryses even though most of the Greeks favor in the idea to accept the ransom. He kept Chryses' daughter adamantly even when Chryses begged for his daughter. He only returned her to her father when Apollo ,who is a Greek god in the story, show his wrath on Agamemnon people. Although he returned the captive, he refused to accept that he does not have a prize. He argued with Achilles thinking that he is correct, just and deserving. He still believed he is deserving of a prize so he decided to have Briseis as the replacement for his prize but Achilles refused. Agamemnon‘s stubbornness & pride made him not realize his fault. In rage, he still took Briseis even after the threat of Achilles which resulted in Achilles and the the Myrmidons to not be apart of the war. Agamemnon was even willing to engage Achilles into combat or a duel but they were stooped but it still shows his stubborn attitude. It is clear that Agamemnon stubbornness at heart with his actions. Agamemnon prepared to engage the enemy in combat without admitting his fault, with no regret and with no second thoughts even though Achilles and the Myrmidons who are led by Achilles.

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Cite modern day examples/personalities which display the same stubbornness of heart.

There are people today who possess the same Stubbornness of heart. The stubborn heart can be noticed in the people who refuse to admit and see their fault. Those people who refuse to listen when people are telling them to change or advise them. A good example are the students who seem to not listen when they are told to be quiet, correct their life, listen to instructions, stop their bad “habit” and etc... Furthermore, there are those people who are too stubborn to realize that they can’t always get what they want.