To the Gates of Troy

Assignments for the Last Weeks of the Semester: 

 In the Tenth Year of the Trojan War

To Book 24 of Homer's Iliad

Finish the Iliad

First to finish was brilliant Mr. House, wielder of books read and students broken under his ashen spear.

Finished on Thursday at 11:00 a.m.

The Paper:

Write a 3 to 5 paragraph paper comparing the situations, personalities, and connections between two of the characters of the Iliad.

Achilles and  Agamemnon

Achilles and Thetis

Achilles and Patroklos

Achilles and Priam

Achilles and Hektor

Or whatever combination you prefer.

The paper will be read in class as part of your semester test.