Ms. Heredia
ENG11: World Lit
Name: ___________________
REVIEW GUIDE: UNIT ON HEROISM
Review the following basic elements:
BOOKS
MAIN FOCUS
MAIN SETTING(S)
MAIN CHARACTERS (introduced)
MAIN FEATURES/EVENTS
9-12
Famous voyage
Troy, Cyclopes,
Circe´s island,
Hades,
Helios´ island
Escape from Cyclopse
Bag of Winds
Circe´s curse/ advice
Teiresias´ advice
Zeus´ curse
13- 16
Return home
Phaiacia
Ithaca
17- 20
Need for Revenge
Ithaca
21-24
Order restored
Ithaca
Main Allies:
Circe,
Teiresias (seer)
Elpinore´s Ghost
Agamemnon´s Ghost
Main Opponents:
Lotus-eaters
Polyphemus
Laestrygonians
Athena (as young boy)
Odysseus (as beggar)
Theoclymenus (seer)
Eumaeus (swineherd)
Melanthius (goatherd)
Argus (Odysseus´ dog)
Irus (fat beggar)
Philoetius (cowherd)
Odysseus´ maids
Laertes
Consider how the following characters (primarily from books 9-24) compare/contrast to one another
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Eumaius, Melanthius, Philoetius,
Teiresias, Theoclymenus
Odysseus, Telemachus, Laertes
Polyphemus, Irus, Melanthius
Argus, Eumaius, Philoetius
Important questions you should review (TBA in class)
BOOKS
9-12
Questions
13- 16
17- 20
21-24
Long Answer question:
What to review
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Basic elements of The Epic of Gilgamesh
Basic elements of The Epic form /Epic Hero
What to Consider
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Which of the two serves as a better example of the epic hero and/or form: Homer´s Odysseus/The Odyssey, or Gilgamesh, the
hero/the Epic? Note: while your comparison can make reference to Superman (1978), it by no means has to.