Homer: The Iliad•Grade 7•dialectic Stage
The Rousing of Achilles
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What You'll Learn
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Comprehension
Describes the fight over Patroclus: Menelaus slew Euphorbus, Ajax stood like a lion over cubs, Hector took Achilles's armor
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Cause & Consequence
Explains how grief transformed Achilles's wrath into determination to fight: "Cursed be the wrath that sets men to strive"
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Meaning
Articulates Zeus's statement: mortal man is "the fullest of sorrow" of all things that move
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Defense
Explains why the counterargument has merit
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