Ransom

Ransom

section one

1. how is achills grif seen by his myrmidons

2. list some examples of time shifts in section one, how does this device add to the story

section two

3. what veiwpoint are we given of achills in section 2 and by whom

4. why is chance such a diffcult concpt for priam and the royal court

5. briefly describle praims background

6. what signs/assistances are given by the gods in this section

7. what is somaxs view of the royal court and its proceeding

(section three

8. what are the effecs of the shifts of perpective bewteen somaxs and priams in section 3

9. what does priam learn from somax in this section

10. why does priam take hermes calling him "father" as an endorsemt and a blessing (161)

11. what do somaxs ad praims stories of the loss of their sons tell us about each man?

12. how is praims role as a king portyraed in this section

section four

13. what human values does part 4 appear to endorse

14. what role do the gods play in thhs situation

15. what is won by the act of ransom? is anything lost?

section five

16. what criticisms of war are made in section 5

17. how achills and priam both changed by their encounter

18. what is foretold in section 5 and how does this add to the story

19. how is beauty "one of the true servents of the gods" (150)

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In Part I, Achilles weeps unrestrainedly in front of his men over losing Patroclus. Two days later, Patroclus’s ghost comes to him and tells him to let him go and to bury his body properly, so they can both move on. Achilles builds a pyre, and promises Patroclus that he will join him soon, but first, he must have revenge. Hector wears the armor he took from Patroclus’ body when he confronts Achilles, and when Achilles kills him, it almost seems like his own death. He shoves the sword into Hector’s body and Hector grips it as he takes his final breaths. Hector leans close to Achilles as he is dying, and the gods whisper through his voice to tell Achilles that he will not outlive Hector by much.

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