Think about the extent to which achilles acts like an epic hero in book 1. Agamemnon really wanted briseis because he believed he deserved her for being the chief of the achaean forces, but by claiming chrysies, agamemnon was. Zeus, pleased with the trojan dominance, takes his eyes off of the battlefield, not suspecting than other gods might interfere with his plan. Home english literature classic books the iliad book iv. Trojan warstarted with an apple, ended with a horse, fought by greek kings, for the love of one woman. How important is honor, and what exactly does it mean. Achilles claimed briseis the more desired of the two girls and agamemnon claimed chrysies. Chronicling the deeds of great heroes from the past who helped form a society, the iliad is an epic poem. Achilles is acknowledged to be the greatest greek warrior. Menelaos has pity on adrestos and does not wish to kill him.
In order to see what you know about book 1 from the iliad, use this quizworksheet combo. Books 1 to 4 of the iliad trace the events from the breaking out of the quarrel between achilles and agamemnon to the first combat on the battlefield. This study guide and infographic for homers the iliad offer summary and analysis on themes, symbols, and other literary devices found in the text. Based on the story the iliad answer the following questions 1. Some characters you will be assessed on include chryses and homer. After hector killed patroclus, achilles was furious and he, killed hector. Describe the shield of achilles and explain the symbolism. What do we know about the culture of the greek warriors in the beachhead camp. For the gods, know whose side they take in the war and how they intervene in the fighting. Iliad is greek for poem about ilium, which is an alternate name for the city of troy, the setting of the trojan war.
The iliad begins with the poet calling on the muse to sing of the wrath of achilleus and its consequences. The iliad vocab 15 questions by ghocker last updated. This set of lesson plans consists of approximately 124 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials. In the second column, list achilles human weaknesses and unwise actions. It is a curious fact about the iliad that, for all its focus on the theme of death, it rarely shows characters longing for immortality. The iliad takes place during the trojan war and talks about rage of characters and the war.
The point is, now that you know what the things are, its high time we jumped into the middle of them. This is one of the few times when this happens, and it is interesting that hektor says it out of excitement wanting the moment to last forever instead of despair at a moment passing. The ending of the book was sad, but i liked it anyway. Homer begins by asking the muse to help him sing the story of the rage of achilles. The chaper begins nine years after the war has started. Choose from 500 different sets of iliad book 1 questions flashcards on quizlet. Taking the form of calchas, poseidon gives courage to the two aeantes, telling them that if they hold fast, their men will follow suit.
The iliad is narrated from a thirdperson omniscient point of view. Helen of sparta had suiters and her dad new it would suck when one guy married her and 999 wanted to kill them, so he had them promise protection to. Take our free the iliad quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Now the gods were sitting with jove in council upon the golden. Son of atreus who denied to give his concubine to her father a. Study 22 terms english iliad book 1 flashcards quizlet. Apollos priest chryses comes to the achaian camp and asks to ransom back his daughter chryseis, who has been captured. The iliad is a classic and the reason it is so is because it is so applicable to all of us. The book begins with achilles being angry with apollo as he is throughout the whole chapter. Although achilles cannot return to the battle without armor, he helps by. The iliad was mainly about the character of achilles and the killing of hector was very important in terms of the character of achilles. Pony is jumped what are some others i can put in and switch the ones around etc. My classes are held in 100minute block sessions every other day. Book 9 three things we found interesting in the book, aias had said all for one girl.
As such the epic stands as a bridge between history and literature. Learn iliad book 1 questions with free interactive flashcards. Homer says that the story will be about the rage or anger of achilles, the greatest warrior in. The iliad read the introduction as well as the text of the poem. Agamemnon threatened to take achilles war prize, briseis, if agamemnon did not receive another war prize to replace the one he had to give up. Selections from the iliad leads a student be that student a home schooling or high school student, college student, or parent who never read the work through the major themes of he book and analyzes each major. Alternate name of apollo not to be confused with phoebus. The first scene of the iliad finds chryses, the priest of apollo god of the sun and a whole lot of other stuff, approaching the. Poseidon notices his inattention and decides to assist the achaeans. A cast of thousands readings tuesday night classsept. The gods, meanwhile, were gathered with zeus on the golden councilfloor, drinking toasts of nectar from gleaming cups that lovely hebe filled while they gazed down on troy cronos son was swift to taunt hera with mocking words, and said slyly. Agamemnon and menelaus go to troy in order to save helen.
What is the purpose of the story of diomedes, odysseus, and dolon in the overall plot of the iliad. Sing, o goddess, the anger of achilles son of peleus, that brought countless ills upon the achaeans. Now the other princes of the achaeans slept soundly the wholenight through but agamemnon son of atreus was troubled so that hecould get no rest. With what heart can any of the achaeans do your bidding, either on foray or. The iliad focuses on the war between the greeks and the spartans. Though we are in the tenth year of the trojan war, these encounters are the most violent that have taken place since. Some observations homer begins by calling upon the goddess the muse, the goddess of poetry to sing of the anger of achilleus and its devastating consequences. Achilleus is distraught, and covers himself with dust, tearing out his hair. In the first column, list achilles largerthanlife qualities and actions. The outcome of achilles anger is the will of zeus, but it also killed a huge number of achaean soldiers. Then click next question to answer the next question. The iliad homer book 1 ragegoddess, sing the rage of peleus son achilles, murderous, doomed, that cost the achaeans countless losses hurling down to the house of death so many sturdy souls, great fighters souls, but made their bodies carrion feats for the dogs and birds and the will of zeus was moving towards its. Favorite answer i would say it is made for a 10th11th grade reading level. Does achilles really lose his honor when agamemnon takes away briseis.
At the beginning of book 1, what are we told the story will be about. Bards, selfawareness, and the effect of the outsider within homers. Many a brave soul did it send hurrying down to hades, and many a hero did it yield a prey to dogs. The odyssey takes place after the trojan war and talks about the character odysseus journey from ilion. The outsiders student packet student packet grades 78. How is the homeric theme of the wrath of achilles, announced in book 1, resolved in book 24. How does this final scene relate to the role of achilles in the iliad and in the larger myth cyle of the trojan war.
Books one, two and three all quotations from the iliad are from the translation of richmond lattimore, university of chicago press, 1951. Explain the quarrel between agamemnon and achilles in book i. Study guide on the illiad iliad study guide questions. He wanted to marry her he preferred her to his wife her father was not offering a big enough ransom he didnt know her father was a priest of apollo. The iliad is a classic and the reason it is so is because it is so applicable. What would you say are the 5 most important events in chapter 1 of the outsiders in order of occurrence. Choose your answer to the question and click continue to see how you did. For human characters, beyond material in the other items on the study guide, know whether they. Iliad book 1 ancient greek by david chamberlain, homer.
Yet homer focuses on achilles quarrel with agamemnon and its effect upon the greeks rather than on his heroic exploits. Menelaus has two goddesses to aid him, hera of argos and alalcomenean athene. As was the tradition in epic poetry, the iliad opens in medias res, meaning in the middle of things, although the action is always preceded by the poets invocation to. The acheans destroyed the town that aids troy and they kidnap chryseis and briseis. What kind of authority or power does achilleus have. You can also explore other examples to make your ideas clear. Achilles scowled at him and answered, you are steeped in insolence and lust of gain. Since our literature anthology language of literature mcdougal litell, 2003 limits student exploration of the iliad to excerpts of three books, book 18 the immortal shield. Iliad study guide questions, books 16 whenever you answer a question, use quotes for support. It is written in a version of a poem like the odyssey and it does feature a lot of violence. The first three books of the iliad introduce us to the plot, some of the main characters. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in the iliad, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Last class, i presented background on the iliad, including the threepart history of the trojan war presentation and achilles in minutes from youtube. The iliad study guide final free practice test instructions. On pages 12, what is paragraph 2 mainly about a the narrator doesnt like to read books b the narrator spends time alone c the narrator prefers to see movies alone, so he can be completely absorbed in them d the narrator considers himself better than his brothers and the other members of the gang. This study guide perfectly introduces the novice reader to homers original classic.
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