TROY

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Literary works are divided into various categories called genres in accordance with their characteristic form and content. The Iliad belongs to the genre of epic.

When you first read the Iliad, the beginning of the poem can present some difficulty because it assumes a general familiarity with the war between the Trojans and Greeks that most modern readers, unlike the ancient Greeks, do not possess.

The code which governs the conduct of the Homeric heroes is a simple one. The aim of every hero is to achieve honor, that is, the esteem received from one's peers. Honor is essential to the Homeric heroes, so much so that life would be meaningless without it. Thus, honor is more important than life itself.

A hero's honor is determined primarily by his courage and physical abilities and to a lesser degree by his social status and possessions. The highest honor can only be won in battle.

The GODS resemble human beings and tend to act in a human way, displaying all human emotions, virtues and vices. Their anthropomorphism is further illustrated by the patriarchal organization of the divine family, which imitates the patriarchy of human society.

When you attempt a character analysis,(which you will be presenting on THURSDAY) there are a number of things that you must take into consideration. The personality of any character is revealed in what the character says, thinks and does, and what other characters and the author in his own person say about that character. Although the evaluation of the personality of a character is most important in a character analysis, you should not neglect physical appearance and condition, which also can have an important effect on character and action.

The word 'tragedy' primarily used of a dramatic work, that is, a play in which a central character called a tragic protagonist or hero suffers some serious misfortune which is not accidental and therefore meaningless, but is significant in that the misfortune is logically connected with the hero's actions. 'Tragedy' and its adjective 'tragic', however, can be used of any literary work containing a protagonist whose actions lead to disaster for himself and others.

Questions for Today:

Why are the Greeks and Trojans fighting?
What is the cause of the fight between Agamemnon and Achilles?
Which gods fight for the Greeks? Which fight for Troy? Why?
What is Achilles’ reaction after Patroclus’ death?
How does Achilles honor Patroclus and dishonor Hector?
What are the results of Priam’s meeting with Achilles? Why?
Contrast Hector and Achilles. Which do you like better? Why?

Here is a list of characters in The Illiad

And this will be hard but try this quiz on The Illiad the book The Movie Tory is based on.

These questions can be done in pairs and must be written down or emailed to me .

Project:Research a character from Troy and make sure you relate most of these points in your presentation.

• physical traits - what the character looks like, how he/she dresses, how he moves

• psychological/personality traits

• motivation

• behavior /actions

• relationships - with other characters in the story, how others see/react to him/her

• weaknesses/faults

• strengths/virtues

• moral constitution - often a character will agonize over right and wrong

• protagonist/antagonist - does the story revolve around this character’s actions?

• complex/simple personality

• history and background

• change - has the character changed during the course of the story? What was his/her

motivation? Why?

• similarities and differences of the characters

• Does the character have a function in the story?

I will be using this rubric to grade your presentations.