Achilles scowled at him and answered, you are steeped in insolence and lust of gain. Project gutenberg has several editions of this ebook. Proud and headstrong, he takes offense easily and reacts with blistering indignation when he perceives that his honor has been slighted. Agamemnon, king of mycenae, supreme commander of the. Structurally, book iii follows a pattern that homer uses many times in the iliad one scene is followed by a second that reflects the first and reinforces ideas within it. Abstract homers the iliad weaves a wondrous web of ancient greeks and their gods caught up in predictable conflict. Told by his mother that he must choose between a long peaceful life at home and death with. Patroklos and achilleus have the worlds best bromance.
One of the challenges of reading epic poetry is keeping track of all the names. Homers audience would have been familiar with the struggles conclusion, and the potency of much of homers irony and foreboding depends on this familiarity. After looking at the artwork in the book and on the websites mentioned in the previous activity, have each student design and draw a large shield for him or herself. Homer considered greatest poet in the history of western europe. Students page the iliad books xix xxiv character assessment objective. Carole richardson, three oaks middle school length of unit. Invite your class to discuss aeneass position as an immigrant displaced by war, and see if students can make the connection to current events. He is willing to subvert the good of the whole army and to endanger the lives of those who are closest to him to achieve emotional blackmail.
Achilles achilles is the main character and the greatest warrior in the world. Famous for two epic poems the iliad and the odyssey 4. The iliad characters from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. The main focus of the iliad is the anger of the greek warrior achilles and the revenge he seeks against those who wronged him, especially agamemnon, and then hector. Pdf downloads of all 1296 litcharts literature guides, and of every new one we publish. Achilles, son of a mortal man and a goddess, is the greatest of the greek warriors. Before reading homers the odyssey, students should be introduced to the concepts of epic poetry and epic heroes, as well as to the author and his preceding work, the iliad.
Learn all about how the characters in the iliad such as achilles and hector contribute to the story and how they fit into the plot. The beloved friend of achilles who borrows his armor to go lead the myrmidons against the trojans. Son of the mortal peleus and the sea goddess thetis, achilles is the best warrior at troy. Explore the links on the homer and the troy cycle page. The student should write a short paragraph explaining the symbols that they chose and. Listed below are the names of the major characters of the epic poem. He is killed in battle, which results in achilles rejoining the fray to kill hector. The suffix ad means associated with, hence the iliad is a story associated with troy. In most cultures, storytelling began as an oral tradition. On the one hand, menelaos is an important character in setting up the backstory of the iliad paris nothing sums up pariss status in the iliad like the end of book 3. All the commanders should go to the front, not to fight because they are wounded, but to inspire their army. The iliad resources here include a prezi with background notes on the epic hero and one with notes on the iliad itself, learning tasks like writing a newspaper release and illustrating an epic simile. Understanding character development tracing a characters changes activity write a will for one of the following important characters in this section of the story. The iliad, the odyssey, and the aeneidwhich work their way into so many aspects of our culture today.
The title, the iliad, is likely a word your students havent heard before. Linebyline modern translations of every shakespeare play and poem. Achilles the central character of the iliad and the greatest warrior in the achaian army. Createaconstellation for centuries, people in all parts of the world have looked at stars. Let that student who cant sit still choose his favorite part to. An epic adventure poem from the beginning of greek literature, the iliad has long been attributed to the poet homer, though most scholars believe its a story passed down in the oral tradition through many generations. Topics youll need to know to pass the quiz include the role of xenia and the portrayal of. Nothing sums up pariss status in the iliad like the end of book 3. The iliad is an epic poem by homer that tells the story of several weeks in the last year of the decadelong trojan war in the greek camp, agamemnon and achilles, the greeks. Homer iliad activities the secondary courtyard is ended with a tile roofed porch with hooks for a metal circular table and chairs, an oak water butt made from whiskey distillery barrel.
This epic tale gives us insight into the way greeks viewed their world. The most powerful warrior in the iliad, achilles commands the myrmidons, soldiers from his homeland of phthia in greece. The iliad of homer subjects achilles, mythological character. Activities for homers iliad zeus family, homer iliad. Complete with a plot chart, character map, and literary response activities, this assignment is a great way to keep middle schoolers. Helen daughter of zeus, wife of menelaus, consort of paris, abducted by paris to troy. Pdf downloads of all 1297 litcharts literature guides, and of every new one we publish. This is a retelling of the epic the iliad by homer, with questions and activities. It also asks students to identify whether each character is greek or trojan. This activity allows students to create their own constellations and stories from a given pat. Homers epics, the iliad and odyssey, for example, were passed down by word of mouth, as were many other legends and tales. Aug 25, 20 homers the iliad fillin character flow chart pdf you wont have to editthis flow chart really helps my sophomores understand the relationships between main characters in the iliad. Hector consults within himself what measures to take. Author homer appears in the iliad of homer subjects achilles, mythological character.
Read the passage in this way, with the class shouting each characters name as they hear his or her epithet. Detailed analysis of characters in homers the iliad. Homer iliad activities the secondary courtyard is ended with a tile roofed porch with hooks for a metal circular table and chairs, an oak water butt made from whiskey distillery barrel and bust of zeus upon sundial pedestal. The most significant flaw in the temperament of achilles is his excessive pride. Students page the iliad books ix xviii characterization objectives. Learn everything you need to know about achilles, hector, and more in the iliad. Agamemnon fears losing and proposes sailing away while the army still fights. The iliad, grade 6 2001 conference 1 the iliad grade level.
In book iii the war between the greeks and the trojans is personified in the handtohand duel between menelaos and paris the two men whose dispute over helen is the. Only recently, in fact, has storytelling taken a written form. No te the chili peppers one means a pretty easy activity, two means a harder one, and three means a challenging activity. Iroquois once upon a time in a strange and distant land new. This lesson looks at morality against the backdrop of key plot points and quotes. You will say the epithets which are indicated by spaces in the passage, and then the class should shout out the matching characters name. It tells the story of the last year of the trojan war fought between the city of troy and the greeks. The trojan war has not yet ended at the close of the iliad. A tutor of achilles who tries to persuade him to rejoin the battle. There are roughly names referenced in the chapters of the iliad, and it is very easy to get overwhelmed and discouraged by trying to keep up with them all. In the iliad certain heroic characters play major roles in the battles even though the reader knows that many more common soldiers must be involved. This is a list of principal characters in homer s iliad and odyssey. The iliad provides the background for the odyssey and background onand background on odysseus.
Have the students dress up as that character and tell their classmates about themselves. This study guide consists of approximately 114 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the iliad. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The iliad is an epic poem written by the greek poet homer. Glory and honor the war begins because a trojan offended greek honor by taking the wife of a greek king. Character development 1 after theyve read some or all of mary pope osbornes tales from the odyssey, let students select a character. Audience adult summary a new translation of homers iliad, with introduction, notes, synopsis, and glossary. Unit plan for the odyssey 1 homeros subjecttopic area. Aug 01, 2017 one means a pretty easy activity, two means a harder one, and three means a challenging activity. Major characters of the iliad one of the challenges of reading epic poetry is keeping track of all the names. Detailed quotes explanations with page numbers for every important quote on the site. What follows is a synopsis of some of the most important events that happen after the iliad ends. With what heart can any of the achaeans do your bidding, either on foray or. The rage of achilles 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, feasts for the dogs.
The iliad characters from litcharts the creators of. With what time is left in the class, begin playing the film version of the iliad mentioned in the beginning of the text lesson instruct your students to take notes throughout the film. Teacher editions with classroom activities for all 1296 titles we cover. So we all know that the iliad is about the anger of achilleus, but what we sometimes forget is. Some may have a divine or semidivine parent, though the hero himself is still mortal and subject to death, unlike the gods. Activity the art of storytelling has historically taken many forms. The heroes, however, are presented literally as greater human beings than the ordinary warriors. Each play section includes a script, stories from mythology related to the epic story, a map activity, fillintheblank summaries, themes for writing or discussion, and a test. Homers epic the iliad offers various moral lessons about family, respect, leadership, and other topics. Be sure to have students focus on personality or character descriptors, such as. Use this literature study guide on homers iliad as a format for your book report or novel project.
Menelaos is an important character in setting up the backstory of the iliad paris. Paris plays a cowardly role in the iliad and is helped by the trojans gods. Achilles is the protagonist of the iliad, and the story centers on his rage and anger against agamemnon. The iliad of homer translated with an introduction by. Whatever the case may be, the influence of the two enduring epics attributed to him is indisputable. Hearing the sounds of battle, nestor gathers the wounded achaean commanders. Achilles pursues him thrice round the walls of troy.
This quiz and corresponding worksheet gauge your understanding of the iliad. Epic dramas frequently are broadcast on television, usually shown for several hours. Pick your favorite character from the iliad and create this character using art supplies. What happens in each of the 24 books of the iliad by homer. It follows the hero akhilleus or achilles during the end of the trojan war. The iliadthe iliad tells of the war betweentells of the war between greece and troy located in asia minor or the present day country ofor the present day country of turkey. The deaths of sarpedon and patroklos in this book introduce an elegiac tone into the last part of the iliad, as the characters that the reader sees as sympathetic are killed. Homer does not have illustrations in the iliad, and so all the descriptions will have to be based on the activities the character is involved in and any descriptions that homer does give of the character.
There is a character sheet where students identify and describe characters from the story, a sequencing activity where students put events from the story in order, and questions pertaining to the reading. The iliad homer translated by samuel butler homer 800 bc an ionian poet. The son of the immortal seanymph thetis and the phthian king peleus, achilles is read full character analysis. Odysseus contemptuously rejects the idea, and diomedes offers a better plan.
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