Reminder: Projects are due Monday night (for electronic) and Tuesday in class (for hard copy)

Agenda Mon, Apr 6 to Fri, Apr 10, 2015

Monday in class: Summary/Review of Research Paper is Due
Monday-Thursday (In Class and At Home): Read Iliad Book VI and Answer Questions Below
Monday by 11:59 pm: Projects (electronic) due via email or Google Doc
Tuesday in class: Projects (hard copy) are due at the start of class
Friday: Quiz: Iliad Book VI

Iliad Book VI

Abstract: The fighting becomes more intense. • The Greeks are doing better without the gods’ interference and become merciless. • The Trojans retreat. • Diomedes and Glaukos become friends. • Paris agrees to return to the fight. • Hector says goodbye to his wife. Hector is the 5th greatest hero in the Trojan War. The greatest of the Trojans.

NOTES/QUESTIONS (Write all responses in your notebook!)

What is significant about the exchange of armor between Glaucus and Diomedes?
Who is more brave Hector or Paris? Explain.
Why does Hector rebuke Paris?
Why isn’t Paris entering the war?
What is Helen’s role in this scene? Does she want Paris to fight? Does Homer assign blame to Helen or does he portray her sympathetically? Explain.
Why is Hector stopping home before re-entering the battle? (2 reasons)
What internal conflict does Hector face?
Where do we see that Hector willingly accepts his fate (Amor Fati)—the fate that Troy will lose ?
Why is Hector willing to fight even though he knows he will probably die in battle? (2 reasons)
Why doesn’t Andromache want Hector to go back to the war? (2 reasons) What happened to her parents? How did Achilles exhibit noble behavior during the incident? What will happen to her and Astyanax if Hector is killed?
Why does Astyanax cry when he sees his father with his helmet on?.
How does Homer display a brilliant sense of objectivity in Book 6? What do you think of his portrayal of “the enemy”?

Questions adapted from gonewiththeword.webs.com/Iliad-Discussion-Questions.doc