Homer: The Iliad•Grade 7•dialectic Stage
The Ransoming of Hector
The Text
What You'll Learn
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Comprehension
Describes Priam defying Hecuba: "If any prophet...had bidden me do this thing, I should have held it a deceit; but now have I heard the very voice"
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Cause & Consequence
Explains why Zeus sent Thetis: the gods pitied Hector "because in his life he had ever honoured them"
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Meaning
Articulates Achilles's statement: "let our sorrows rest in our hearts, for there is no profit in lamentation" - shared human condition
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Defense
Explains why the counterargument has merit
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