World Literature. The Iliad

Starts on page 232, Volume A

Choose one of the following and respond:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.

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