exam 2

Question 1

what are the 6 characteristics of a homeric play? (CELIIS)

Answer 1

characters larger than life
epic simile
lofty language
invocation of the muse
in medias res
supernatural machinery

Question 2

what is an example of invocation of the muse

Answer 2

homer and virgil invokes a muse by specifically praying to a goddess

Question 3

example of supernatural machinery

Answer 3

apollo sending a plague
Apollo knocks off Patrocholu’s helmet

Question 4

what characters are larger than life

Answer 4

Achilles is the greatest soldier to ever live

Question 5

themes of the illiad

Answer 5

glory and fate

Question 6

glory as a theme in the Illiad

Answer 6

-glory is an important value to the greeks
- it is an accumulation of wealth they want things to show for
-achilles would rather fight in war than live an uneventful life at home because to fight is to prove one’s honor and integrity

Question 7

fate as a theme in the illiad

Answer 7

fate cannot be escaped no matter how powerful of a warrior they were or how favored they were by the gods. ex: hector and apollo trying to intervene for him but there was no point

Question 8

piety as a theme in the aneid

Answer 8

In the Aeneid, it’s only by being pious, by freely choosing to sacrifice ones own desires to the larger forces of fate, the gods, and family, that one can be heroic.
-Being dutiful is also the cause of Aenus’ misery and happiness

Question 9

themes of medea

Answer 9

woman + femininity