Book 1:
What is the theme expressed in the first line of the poem?
What request does Chryses make of Agamemnon?
What is the reaction of the Achaeans, also known as the Greeks, the Danaans, and the Argives?
What is Agamemnon’s response?
Why does Chrses pray to Apollo and what prayer does he make?
How does Apollo answer his prayer?
What advice does Achilleus give to Agamemnon in the midst of the plague?
What does Kalchas fear?
What effect will Achilleus’s promise to protect Kalchas have on Agamemnon?
What explanation does Kalchas give of the plague?
What is Agamemnon;s reaction?
Why does Achilleus say that Agamemnon should not demand an immediate replacement of Chryseis?
What is Agamemnon's answer to Achilleus?
Why does Achilleus take Agamemnon’s …show more content…
What is the intended effect of the laughter of Hektor and Andromache at their son’s terror in the context of this sorrow-filled situation?
What hpes does Hektor have for his son?
What literary device is evident in this expression of Hektor’s hopes?
Book 9:
How does Homer link us back to Book 2 in the start of Book 9? What does Agamemnon suggest?
What is Diomedes’ reaction to his king’s speech?
In his after dinner conversation with Nestor, what does Agamemnon admit?
What does he plan to offer Achilleus? (It is a big list)
Book 16:
Describe the conversation of Achilleus and Patroklos at the start of book 16. Do you think Achilleus is “playing dumb”?
What narrative purpose does his posturing serve?
Describe how the death of Patroklos plays out?
Who is responsible for it? Who gets the glory?
Do you see another side of Hektor in this section of the story?
Book 18:
How does Achilleus react to the news of Patroclus’ death?
What is Achilleus determined to do as a result of Patroklos’ death?
What ironic fact foes Thetis point out to Achilleus after she hears this? Explain.
How does Achilleus view his anger, which had led him to withdraw from the …show more content…
Why, according to Zeus, can they not steal the body of Hektor back and give it to the Trojans? What does he propose instead?
How does Priam approach Achilleus? What strategy does he use to appeal to the killer of his son? How does it work?
Where else had the expression “heart of iron” been used in the Iliad? What is its meaning here? Elsewhere in the epic?
What imagery does Achilleus use to describe the ways in which men share sorrow in and joy alike?
What kindness is shown by the two men who unlead the treasure ransom for Hektor’s body? Why do you think it matters to the living how the dead are treated?
What connections cans you find between the experiences of Niobe and Priam?
What concerns does Achilleus have about Priam; seeing the body? What does he fear he might do? Who;s forgiveness does he ask?
Note the adherence to the rites of hospitality (xenia) shown here.
What are some of the ways the Trojans react to the return of Hektor’s body; what does it say about him?
What future does Andromache foresee for herself and her son?
What do Andromache and Helen have to say about him?
Why does the poem end with the burial of Hektor? Do you find this an appropriate ending to the poem?
What is the theme expressed in the first line of the poem?
What request does Chryses make of Agamemnon?
What is the reaction of the Achaeans, also known as the Greeks, the Danaans, and the Argives?
What is Agamemnon’s response?
Why does Chrses pray to Apollo and what prayer does he make?
How does Apollo answer his prayer?
What advice does Achilleus give to Agamemnon in the midst of the plague?
What does Kalchas fear?
What effect will Achilleus’s promise to protect Kalchas have on Agamemnon?
What explanation does Kalchas give of the plague?
What is Agamemnon;s reaction?
Why does Achilleus say that Agamemnon should not demand an immediate replacement of Chryseis?
What is Agamemnon's answer to Achilleus?
Why does Achilleus take Agamemnon’s …show more content…
What is the intended effect of the laughter of Hektor and Andromache at their son’s terror in the context of this sorrow-filled situation?
What hpes does Hektor have for his son?
What literary device is evident in this expression of Hektor’s hopes?
Book 9:
How does Homer link us back to Book 2 in the start of Book 9? What does Agamemnon suggest?
What is Diomedes’ reaction to his king’s speech?
In his after dinner conversation with Nestor, what does Agamemnon admit?
What does he plan to offer Achilleus? (It is a big list)
Book 16:
Describe the conversation of Achilleus and Patroklos at the start of book 16. Do you think Achilleus is “playing dumb”?
What narrative purpose does his posturing serve?
Describe how the death of Patroklos plays out?
Who is responsible for it? Who gets the glory?
Do you see another side of Hektor in this section of the story?
Book 18:
How does Achilleus react to the news of Patroclus’ death?
What is Achilleus determined to do as a result of Patroklos’ death?
What ironic fact foes Thetis point out to Achilleus after she hears this? Explain.
How does Achilleus view his anger, which had led him to withdraw from the …show more content…
Why, according to Zeus, can they not steal the body of Hektor back and give it to the Trojans? What does he propose instead?
How does Priam approach Achilleus? What strategy does he use to appeal to the killer of his son? How does it work?
Where else had the expression “heart of iron” been used in the Iliad? What is its meaning here? Elsewhere in the epic?
What imagery does Achilleus use to describe the ways in which men share sorrow in and joy alike?
What kindness is shown by the two men who unlead the treasure ransom for Hektor’s body? Why do you think it matters to the living how the dead are treated?
What connections cans you find between the experiences of Niobe and Priam?
What concerns does Achilleus have about Priam; seeing the body? What does he fear he might do? Who;s forgiveness does he ask?
Note the adherence to the rites of hospitality (xenia) shown here.
What are some of the ways the Trojans react to the return of Hektor’s body; what does it say about him?
What future does Andromache foresee for herself and her son?
What do Andromache and Helen have to say about him?
Why does the poem end with the burial of Hektor? Do you find this an appropriate ending to the poem?