Portrayal of major and minor characters - scholarship - Iliad

Question 1

how many scholars reference major and minor character in the Iliad

Answer 1

7

Question 2

What scholarly quotes reference portrayal of major and minor characters in the Iliad

Answer 2

• Barker
• Schein
• Eliot
• Edwards
• Yilmaz
• Wilcock

Question 3

Who wrote
“the attempt at persuasion reveals a great deal of [the] character of the speaker”.

Answer 3

Edwards

Question 4

Who wrote:
[in book 16] “Achilles is torn between concern for the battered Greeks, sympathy for Patroclus’ grief, longing to return to battle himself, desire for restoration of his own honour, need to stand by his own words, and above all fear for the safety of Patroclus.”

Answer 4

Edwards

Question 5

How did Edwards reference the portrayal of major and minor character in the Iliad

Answer 5

• “the attempt at persuasion reveals a great deal of [the] character of the speaker”.

Question 6

How did Edwards reference Achilles as a character in the Iliad

Answer 6

[in book 16] “Achilles is torn between concern for the battered Greeks, sympathy for Patroclus’ grief, longing to return to battle himself, desire for restoration of his own honour, need to stand by his own words, and above all fear for the safety of Patroclus.”

Question 7

who wrote:
convoking an assembly establishes a special arena, in which the relationship between the leader and his people is examined, questioned, forged”.

Answer 7

Barker

Question 8

who wrote:
[Bk 1 Agamemnon + Achilles’ quarrel] “Homer’s description shows a leader at odds with the will of the community, a leader who, moreover, resorts to a show of strength to enforce his command”.

Answer 8

Barker

Question 9

How did Barker reference the portrayal of major and minor characters in the Iliad

Answer 9

convoking an assembly establishes a special arena, in which the relationship between the leader and his people is examined, questioned, forged”.

Question 10

How did Barker reference the portrayal of Agamemnon in the Iliad

Answer 10

[Bk 1 Agamemnon + Achilles’ quarrel] “Homer’s description shows a leader at odds with the will of the community, a leader who, moreover, resorts to a show of strength to enforce his command”.

Question 11

who wrote:
“Perhaps the main difference between the two heroes is that Hector is represented as quintessentially social and human, while Achilles is inhumanly isolated and daemonic in his greatness.”

Answer 11

Schein

Question 12

How does Schein reference the portrayal of Hector in the Iliad

Answer 12

“Perhaps the main difference between the two heroes is that Hector is represented as quintessentially social and human, while Achilles is inhumanly isolated and daemonic in his greatness.”

Question 13

How does Schein reference the portrayal of Achilles in the Iliad

Answer 13

“Perhaps the main difference between the two heroes is that Hector is represented as quintessentially social and human, while Achilles is inhumanly isolated and daemonic in his greatness.”

Question 14

who wrote:
- [Achilles is a] “superhuman adolescent”

Answer 14

Eliot

Question 15

how does Eliot reference the portrayal of Achilles in the Iliad

Answer 15

• [Achilles is a] “superhuman adolescent”

Question 16

Who wrote:
- “He [Hector] can’t bear the thought of being considered a coward, and he considers which course of action will bring him the most glory”

Answer 16

Yilmaz

Question 17

Who wrote:
“Although his [Patroclus’] death is decided before, his actions almost seem to justify his death; he disobeys Achilles, takes pleasure of killing men and also killing Sarpedon, the son of Zeus.”

Answer 17

Yilmaz

Question 18

How does Yilmaz reference the portrayal of Hector in the Iliad

Answer 18

“He [Hector] can’t bear the thought of being considered a coward, and he considers which course of action will bring him the most glory”

Question 19

How does Yilmaz reference the protrayal of Patroclus in the Iliad

Answer 19

“Although his death is decided before, his actions almost seem to justify his death; he disobeys Achilles, takes pleasure of killing men and also killing Sarpedon, the son of Zeus.”

Question 20

Who wrote:
[Aphrodite’s favour] “now we see how a warrior as hopeless as Paris has managed to stay alive so long.”

Answer 20

Wilcock

Question 21

Who wrote:
[When Aphrodite rescues Paris in book 4 and fetches Helen disguised as a mortal] “Helen sees through the goddess’s disguise, and (astonishingly) refuses to comply …… No other character in Homer talks back to a divinity like this, let alone gets away with it.”

Answer 21

Wilcock

Question 22

Who wrote:
“for the major heroes, the bow is something of a coward’s weapon, as it doesn’t involve a face-to-face confrontation and trial of strength between combatants, and can be used by a weaker warrior (like Paris) to inflict damage on someone he wouldn’t dare meet in open battle.”

Answer 22

Wilcock

Question 23

who wrote:
[Book 18] “Achilles makes his choice: his life is worth nothing to him with Patroclus dead.”

Answer 23

Wilcock

Question 24

How does Wilcock reference the portrayal of Paris in the Iliad

Answer 24

• [Aphrodite’s favour] “now we see how a warrior as hopeless as Paris has managed to stay alive so long.”
• “for the major heroes, the bow is something of a coward’s weapon, as it doesn’t involve a face-to-face confrontation and trial of strength between combatants, and can be used by a weaker warrior (like Paris) to inflict damage on someone he wouldn’t dare meet in open battle.”

Question 25

How does Wilcock reference the portrayal of Helen in the iliad

Answer 25

[When Aphrodite rescues Paris in book 4 and fetches Helen disguised as a mortal] “Helen sees through the goddess’s disguise, and (astonishingly) refuses to comply …… No other character in Homer talks back to a divinity like this, let alone gets away with it.”

Question 26

How does Wilcock reference the portrayal of Achilles in the Iliad

Answer 26

[Book 18] “Achilles makes his choice: his life is worth nothing to him with Patroclus dead.”

Question 27

What scholars reference the portrayal of Achilles

Answer 27

• Edwards
• Wilcock
• Eliot
• Schein

Question 28

What scholars reference the portrayal of Hector

Answer 28

• Schein
• Yilmaz

Question 29

What scholars reference the portrayal of Helen in the Iliad

Answer 29

Wilcock

Question 30

Which scholars reference the portrayal of Paris in the Iliad

Answer 30

Wilcock

Question 31

Which scholars reference the portrayal of Agamemnon in the Iliad

Answer 31

Barker

Question 32

Which scholars reference the portrayal of Patroclus

Answer 32

• Yilmaz
• Wilcock