April 3, 100-word response due at the time of class: Iliad Book 1

Write a 100-word minimum response to the following prompt based on the reading for today. Your answer may be informal and exploratory, but should be grounded in the text itself.  In addition to answering the prompt, you are welcome to use this space to briefly record your reactions, thoughts, and/or questions about the content of the reading. The deadline for submitting this response is 11:30 on the day of class.

The action of the Iliad begins with the quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon and it is easy to focus on just these two larger-than-life characters. So, let's try to resist this temptation. As you read the beginning of the Iliad, what do you notice about the setting and circumstances of the quarrel­­—time and place, who is present (apart from the two big As), where are they, what are they doing? For this assignment, select one element from the setting/circumstances of the quarrel that you find significant, telling, or puzzling and explain why it strikes you that way.