Achilles and Hector appear as characters in which Shakespeare play?
Achilles and Patroclus in veterans' grief for a companion is that companion's gentleness or innocence; similarly, while a warrior of great note, Patroclus is said in the "Iliad" by other soldiers and by Briseis the captive to have been gentle and kind. William Shakespeare's play "Troilus and Cressida" depicts Achilles and Patroclus as lovers. Achilles' decision to spend his days in his tent with Patroclus is seen by Ulysses and many other Greeks as the chief's reason of anxiety about Troy. The novels of Mary Renault contain frequent symbolic references to Achilles and Patroclus; the pair represent a model for the non-effeminate, comradely
Achilles and Patroclus using language very similar to that later used by Andromache of Hector. The rage that follows from Patroclus’ death becomes the prime motivation for Achilles to return to the battlefield. He returns to battle with the sole aim of avenging Patroclus’ death by killing Hector, despite a warning that doing so would cost him his life. After defeating Hector, Achilles drags his corpse by the heels behind his chariot. Achilles' strongest interpersonal bond is with Patroclus, whom he loves dearly. As Gregory Nagy points out,For Achilles ... in his own ascending scale of affection as dramatized by the entire composition