HUMA 1105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Achilles, Hector, Odysseus
25 Mar 2014
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Dawn plays a particular role where there is a scene change, the beginning of a new action. Achilleus doesn"t go into battle in this book but he does in the next one but he kills hektor in book 22. Similes are used to draw out action, which gives the reader anticipation and suspense. Achilleus cannot immediately jump into battle because that would be reckless and it"s more suspenseful. Achilleus"s mother thetis returns to earth with the armor hephastisos made for achilleus. The theme of this poem is achilleus"s anger. The devastation that ensues from achilleus"s anger is ambiguous. Line 12: the armor will protect achilleus from hektor. Towards the end of book 19, there is a long, great arming scene. This is a literary device used to extend the scene and create suspense. 38-39: thetis puts ambrosia and nectar in patroklos to not let him rot. Achilleus refuses to eat due to mourning for patroklos.
