Thucydides: The Peloponnesian War•Grade 7•dialectic Stage
The Plague of Athens
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Comprehension
Notes that physicians "died themselves the most thickly, as they visited the sick most often"
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Cause & Consequence
Explains why people became lawless: "each felt that a far severer sentence had been already passed upon them all...and before this fell it was only reasonable to enjoy life a little"
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Meaning
Takes a position on what the plague reveals about civilization: how quickly "what men called honour" can collapse under extreme pressure
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Defense
Explains why the counterargument has merit
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