Homer: The Iliad•Grade 7•dialectic Stage
The Making of the Arms
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What You'll Learn
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Comprehension
Explains Achilles's vow: he won't bury Patroclus until he brings Hector's head and twelve Trojans to slay at the pyre
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Cause & Consequence
Explains Hephaestus's statement: "Would that I could keep from him the doom of death as easily as I can make him such arms"
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Meaning
Articulates why the shield shows peace and war, life and death: it represents the whole world Achilles fights for
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Defense
Explains why the counterargument has merit
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