Homer: The Iliad•Grade 7•dialectic Stage
The Ending of the Strife
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What You'll Learn
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Comprehension
Explains Achilles's speech ending the quarrel: "Would that Artemis had slain her with an arrow on the day when I took her captive"
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Cause & Consequence
Explains why Achilles said "give thy gifts or keep them": grief made material compensation meaningless
3
Meaning
Articulates what Achilles's knowing acceptance of doom reveals: heroic choice over self-preservation
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Defense
Explains why the counterargument has merit
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