"The Iliad"--Episodes 3 and 4
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12 questions
2
Why does Achilles want vengeance?
Why does Achilles want vengeance?
3
What are the two duties that Hector is torn between?
What are the two duties that Hector is torn between?
3
What reasons does Priam give to try to convince Hector to come inside the safety
of the gates? (Give at least 2.)
What reasons does Priam give to try to convince Hector to come inside the safety
of the gates? (Give at least 2.)
5
What compromise did Hector think to make with Achilles? Why did he decide
against asking Achilles?
What compromise did Hector think to make with Achilles? Why did he decide
against asking Achilles?
2
Why does Hector run along the walls after he has remained outside the gates to
fight Achilles?
Why does Hector run along the walls after he has remained outside the gates to
fight Achilles?
3
What role do the gods play in the death of Hector?
What role do the gods play in the death of Hector?
2
What does Achilles do rather than accept Hector's request that his body be
ransomed so it can be burnt in burial?
What does Achilles do rather than accept Hector's request that his body be
ransomed so it can be burnt in burial?
6
How does Hector's father, mother, and Andromache respond to his death?
How does Hector's father, mother, and Andromache respond to his death?
4
What dangerous thing does Priam do? Why?
What dangerous thing does Priam do? Why?
3
How does Priam change the way Achilles feels?
How does Priam change the way Achilles feels?
3
What does Achilles do for Priam that is above and beyond what Priam requests?
What does Achilles do for Priam that is above and beyond what Priam requests?
2
What leads Queen Hecuba to say that Apollo did not totally forsake Hector?
What leads Queen Hecuba to say that Apollo did not totally forsake Hector?