For Me

Patroclus begs Achilles to put aside his pride and save the Greeks.

Personal board project, a scene from Song of Achilles

Maggie Dybas 2021
maggiedybas@gmail.com

Transcript

1. Scene 1 Panel 1
2. Scene 1 Panel 2
3. Scene 1 Panel 3
4. Scene 1 Panel 4
5. Scene 1 Panel 5
6. Scene 1 Panel 6
7. Scene 1 Panel 7
8. Scene 2 Panel 1
9. Scene 2 Panel 2
10. Scene 2 Panel 3
11. Scene 2 Panel 4
12. Scene 3 Panel 1 Dialog ACHILLES: What has happened?
13. Scene 4 Panel 1
14. Scene 4 Panel 2 Dialog PAT: They are dying!
15. Scene 4 Panel 3 Dialog PAT: The Trojans are in the camp,
16. Scene 4 Panel 4 Dialog PAT: they are burning ships.
17. Scene 4 Panel 5 Dialog PAT: they are burning ships.
18. Scene 4 Panel 6 Dialog PAT: There is no one left but you to save them.
19. Scene 4 Panel 7 Dialog PAT: There is no one left but you to save them.
20. Scene 4 Panel 8 Dialog ACHILLES: If they are dying
21. Scene 4 Panel 9 Dialog ACHILLES: If they are dying
22. Scene 5 Panel 1 Dialog ACHILLES: it is Agamemnon's fault.
23. Scene 5 Panel 2 Dialog ACHILLES: it is Agamemnon's fault.
24. Scene 5 Panel 3 Dialog ACHILLES: Odysseus may lick his boots, and all the rest, but I will not.
25. Scene 6 Panel 1 Dialog ACHILLES: Odysseus may lick his boots, and all the rest, but I will not.
26. Scene 6 Panel 2 Dialog ACHILLES: Odysseus may lick his boots, and all the rest, but I will not.
27. Scene 7 Panel 1
28. Scene 7 Panel 2 Dialog PAT: Do not let them die because of his madness.
29. Scene 7 Panel 3 Dialog PAT: Do not let them die because of his madness.
30. Scene 7 Panel 4 Dialog PAT: They have loved you-
31. Scene 7 Panel 5 Dialog PAT: They have loved you-
32. Scene 8 Panel 1 Dialog PAT: and honored you.
33. Scene 8 Panel 2 Dialog ACHILLES: Honor me?
34. Scene 9 Panel 1 Dialog ACHILLES: I toiled for them for ten years
35. Scene 9 Panel 2 Dialog ACHILLES: I toiled for them for ten years
36. Scene 9 Panel 3 Dialog ACHILLES: I toiled for them for ten years
37. Scene 9 Panel 4 Dialog ACHILLES: I toiled for them for ten years
38. Scene 10 Panel 1 Dialog ACHILLES: and their repayment is to discard me.
39. Scene 10 Panel 2
40. Scene 11 Panel 1
41. Scene 11 Panel 2
42. Scene 11 Panel 3
43. Scene 11 Panel 4
44. Scene 12 Panel 1
45. Scene 13 Panel 1
46. Scene 13 Panel 2
47. Scene 13 Panel 3 Dialog ACHILLES: I shed no tears for them.
48. Scene 14 Panel 1
49. Scene 14 Panel 2
50. Scene 14 Panel 3 Dialog PAT: They are foolish, yes
51. Scene 15 Panel 1 Dialog PAT: but they are still our people!
52. Scene 15 Panel 2 Dialog ACHILLES: The Myrmidons are our people.
53. Scene 15 Panel 3 Dialog ACHILLES: The rest can save themselves.
54. Scene 15 Panel 4 Dialog ACHILLES: The rest can save themselves.
55. Scene 16 Panel 1
56. Scene 16 Panel 2
57. Scene 16 Panel 3 Dialog PAT: You are destroying yourself.
58. Scene 16 Panel 4 Dialog PAT: You will not be loved for this, you will be hated,
59. Scene 16 Panel 5 Dialog PAT: You will not be loved for this, you will be hated,
60. Scene 16 Panel 6 Dialog PAT: cursed!
61. Scene 16 Panel 7 Dialog PAT: cursed!
62. Scene 16 Panel 8 Dialog PAT: Please
63. Scene 16 Panel 9 Dialog PAT: if you just-
64. Scene 16 Panel 10 Dialog ACHILLES: (sharply) Patroclus.
65. Scene 16 Panel 11
66. Scene 16 Panel 12
67. Scene 16 Panel 13
68. Scene 17 Panel 1
69. Scene 18 Panel 1
70. Scene 18 Panel 2 Dialog ACHILLES: Enough.
71. Scene 19 Panel 1
72. Scene 19 Panel 2
73. Scene 20 Panel 1
74. Scene 20 Panel 2
75. Scene 20 Panel 3
76. Scene 21 Panel 1 Dialog PAT: For me then. Save them for me.
77. Scene 21 Panel 2 Dialog PAT: I know what I am asking of you. But I ask it. For me.
78. Scene 22 Panel 1
79. Scene 22 Panel 2 Dialog ACHILLES: Anything else. Anything.
80. Scene 22 Panel 3 Dialog ACHILLES: Anything else. Anything.
81. Scene 22 Panel 4 Dialog ACHILLES: But not this.
82. Scene 23 Panel 1 Dialog PAT: If you loved me-
83. Scene 23 Panel 2 Dialog ACHILLES: No!
84. Scene 24 Panel 1 Dialog ACHILLES: Do you think I wish them all to die?
85. Scene 24 Panel 2 Dialog ACHILLES: Do you think I wish them all to die?
86. Scene 24 Panel 3 Dialog ACHILLES: Do you think I wish them all to die?
87. Scene 25 Panel 1 Dialog ACHILLES: I cannot.
88. Scene 25 Panel 2 Dialog ACHILLES: I will not let him take this from me.
89. Scene 25 Panel 3 Dialog PAT: The do something else.
90. Scene 25 Panel 4 Dialog PAT: Send the myrmidons at least.
91. Scene 25 Panel 5 Dialog PAT: Send me in your place. Put me in your armor
92. Scene 25 Panel 6 Dialog PAT: and I will lead the Myrmidons. They will think it is you!
93. Scene 25 Panel 7 Dialog PAT: and I will lead the Myrmidons. They will think it is you!
94. Scene 26 Panel 1
95. Scene 26 Panel 2
96. Scene 26 Panel 3 Dialog ACHILLES: But you cannot fight.
97. Scene 27 Panel 1
98. Scene 27 Panel 2 Dialog PAT: Do you see?
99. Scene 27 Panel 3 Dialog PAT: I will not have to!
100. Scene 27 Panel 4 Dialog PAT: They are so frightened of you, if I show myself,
101. Scene 27 Panel 5 Dialog PAT: They are so frightened of you, if I show myself,
102. Scene 27 Panel 6 Dialog PAT: they will run.
103. Scene 27 Panel 7 Dialog PAT: they will run.
104. Scene 28 Panel 1 Dialog PAT: You will not have to break your oath!
105. Scene 28 Panel 2 Dialog ACHILLES: No.
106. Scene 28 Panel 3 Dialog ACHILLES: It is too dangerous.
107. Scene 28 Panel 4 Dialog ACHILLES: It is too dangerous.
108. Scene 29 Panel 1
109. Scene 29 Panel 2
110. Scene 30 Panel 1 Dialog PAT: Please.
111. Scene 30 Panel 2 Dialog PAT: If you cannot fight,
112. Scene 30 Panel 3 Dialog PAT: you cannot.
113. Scene 30 Panel 4 Dialog PAT: you cannot.
114. Scene 31 Panel 1 Dialog PAT: Save them this way.
115. Scene 31 Panel 2 Dialog PAT: Save them this way.
116. Scene 31 Panel 3 Dialog PAT: Save them this way.
117. Scene 31 Panel 4 Dialog PAT: Save them this way.
118. Scene 32 Panel 1 Dialog PAT: Think!
119. Scene 32 Panel 2 Dialog PAT: There is no fame greater-
120. Scene 33 Panel 1 Dialog PAT: your mighty name will save them.
121. Scene 33 Panel 2 Dialog PAT: They will laugh at Agamemnon's weakness.
122. Scene 33 Panel 3 Dialog PAT: They will laugh at Agamemnon's weakness.
123. Scene 33 Panel 4 Dialog PAT: They will laugh at Agamemnon's weakness.
124. Scene 33 Panel 5 Dialog PAT: They will laugh at Agamemnon's weakness.
125. Scene 34 Panel 1 Dialog ACHILLES: Swear to me that if you go, you will not fight them.
126. Scene 34 Panel 2 Dialog ACHILLES: Swear to me that if you go, you will not fight them.
127. Scene 34 Panel 3
128. Scene 35 Panel 1
129. Scene 35 Panel 2 Dialog PAT: You will let me?
130. Scene 35 Panel 3 Dialog PAT: You will let me?
131. Scene 35 Panel 4
132. Scene 35 Panel 5
133. Scene 35 Panel 6
134. Scene 35 Panel 7
135. Scene 35 Panel 8
136. Scene 36 Panel 1
137. Scene 36 Panel 2
138. Scene 36 Panel 3
139. Scene 36 Panel 4
140. Scene 36 Panel 5
141. Scene 36 Panel 6
142. Scene 37 Panel 1
143. Scene 37 Panel 2
144. Scene 37 Panel 3
145. Scene 37 Panel 4
146. Scene 37 Panel 5
147. Scene 37 Panel 6
148. Scene 37 Panel 7
149. Scene 37 Panel 8