Ransom
Ransom
section one
1. how is achills grif seen by his myrmidons
2. list some examples of time shifts in section one, how does this device add to the story
section two
3. what veiwpoint are we given of achills in section 2 and by whom
4. why is chance such a diffcult concpt for priam and the royal court
5. briefly describle praims background
6. what signs/assistances are given by the gods in this section
7. what is somaxs view of the royal court and its proceeding
(section three
8. what are the effecs of the shifts of perpective bewteen somaxs and priams in section 3
9. what does priam learn from somax in this section
10. why does priam take hermes calling him "father" as an endorsemt and a blessing (161)
11. what do somaxs ad praims stories of the loss of their sons tell us about each man?
12. how is praims role as a king portyraed in this section
section four
13. what human values does part 4 appear to endorse
14. what role do the gods play in thhs situation
15. what is won by the act of ransom? is anything lost?
section five
16. what criticisms of war are made in section 5
17. how achills and priam both changed by their encounter
18. what is foretold in section 5 and how does this add to the story
19. how is beauty "one of the true servents of the gods" (150)