The Iliad
Starts on page 232, Volume A
Choose one of the following and respond:
- As you read the selected passages, focus on the path that the character Achilles takes: his emotions, his reasons, his sense of honor and shame, his sense of self as warrior, Greek, leader, demi-god, or some other identity that you can name and define.
- Find one or two passages in the poem that seem to crystallize the overall meaning or value of the work for you; or, that seem especially interesting for the imagery, wisdom, rhetorical power, or other memorable quality. Quote and defend your choice in a few sentences.
- Browse one or more critical works on the poem in the library databases; quote one passage from the critical work, and in a few sentences tell us why it is helpful in appreciating the primary work.
REMEMBER to write upto 1 page , not including any quotations you use from the primary works or from secondary, critical sources. Also, REMEMBER not to plagiarize, and CITE any sources you happen to use.