In Book 9 of the Iliad, what aspects of Ajax's speech make it effective in

Daniel

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convincing Achilleus to fight? Achilleus completely disregards the speeches of Phoinix and Odysseus who are trying to get him to re-join in the fight against the Trojans earlier in the book, but he is moved by Ajax's shorter, more direct speech. Why is this?
 
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