Homer: The Odyssey•Grade 7•dialectic Stage
Menelaus's Tale
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What You'll Learn
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Comprehension
Recounts how Menelaus captured Proteus: stranded on Pharos, Eidothea's help, hiding in seal-skins, holding fast through his transformations
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Cause & Consequence
Explains why Menelaus was stranded: he had not offered proper sacrifice to the gods before sailing
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Meaning
Articulates the theme that persistence and cunning can force truth from those who hide it
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Defense
Explains why the counterargument has merit
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