Homer: The Odyssey•Grade 7•dialectic Stage
The Assembly
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What You'll Learn
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Comprehension
Explains that Telemachus called the assembly, accused the suitors, dashed his sceptre, and wept; Antinous countered by telling of Penelope's web trick
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Cause & Consequence
Explains why Penelope wove and unraveled: to delay remarriage through cunning, paralleling Ulysses's craft
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Meaning
Articulates the theme of collective responsibility: are the silent many as guilty as the active few?
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Defense
Explains why the counterargument has merit
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