MOVIE: Troy (3200 years ago) – Flashcards
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Agamemnon is the king of what place?
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Mycenae
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Who wants peace with Troy? Where is he king?
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Menelaus; King of Sparta
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Which place was still unconquered?
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Thessaly
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How does Agamemnon suggest they decide the fate of Thessaly?
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best fighter vs other best fighter
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What happens as a result of this decision?
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Achilles (on Agamemnon's side) wins
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Achilles is the son of whom?
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Peleus and Thetis
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What was the purpose of Paris and Hector's trip to Sparta?
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to agree to peace between Troy and Sparta?
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What destroys/contradicts this purpose?
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Paris took Helen
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Do you think that the purpose of the trip would've been carried out without the contradiction? Was it a realistic goal?
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No, because the war was already predestined
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Who does Menelaus go to for help?
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Agamemnon
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Why does he want Helen back?
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because she's his wife
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Do you think Agamemnon is fighting on behalf of his brother? Why or why not?
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No, because he wants control of Troy
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Who goes to recruit Achilles for the war?
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Odysseus
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Why does going to Troy appeal to Achilles although he knows that he would die?
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legacy
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How is Helen received once she is in Troy?
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as royalty; she is honored and receives a celebration
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Who is Briseis?
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Paris and Hector's cousin; a priestess (difference between the book and movie)
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Who arrives at Troy first?
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Achilles
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What are the three points in Hector's code?
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honor the gods, love your woman, and defend your country
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Should Achilles have waited for the rest?
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No, because then Achilles' ship would just be sitting there getting shot at
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Is Achilles behavior to Apollo's Temple acceptable? Why or why not?
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YES- you gotta do what you gotta do to win the war NO- he isn't obeying Hector's code
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Why doesn't Achilles fight Hector?
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He wants to kill him publicly, people will be talking about the war for a thousand years, and it is too early in the day for killing princes
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What is Achilles' answer to Hector's question about coming to Troy?
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people will remember his name
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How does Agamemnon upset Achilles?
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they capture Briseis?
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What stops Achilles from fighting?
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Briseis
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How does Paris try to rectify the situation?
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Challenge Menelaus for Helen and the winner will take her home
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What was Helen going to do?
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go down to the ship to go back to Menelaus
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Why won't Achilles fight?
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Agamemnon took his fame and he will not fight again until Agamemnon begs for him back
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What are the two wishes of Agamemnon?
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give Helen back and Troy submits to his commant
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What happens when Paris meets Menelaus?
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Paris makes offer to fight but Paris then cowards out
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Do you agree with how Hector handled the situation? Why or why not?
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yes, family does for family
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Who kills Menelaus? Do you agree with this action? Why or why not? According to our lessons, what actually happens to Menelaus?
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Hector kills Menelaus. I agree with this action because family protects family. In our lesson, Menelaus lives and Odysseus' son got to him and they return to Sparta with Helen.
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Do you think the Greeks should have allowed the Trojans to collect their dead? Why or Why not?
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Yes because it is honorable, it cuts down on diseases, and it prevents one side from having to take care of everyone's (theirs and their enemy) burial
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Explain the funeral rituals.
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Build a pyre. Put coins on eyes. Burn body in the pyre. Funeral games for 12 days.
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Why do you think Priam chooses to attack the Greeks? Do you agree with him? Why or why not?
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He feels that they are at their lowest and if they attack now, they will be able to drive them out. Yes I agree with him because they also supposedly have Apollo on their side.
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Why does Achilles choose to fight?
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Patroclus dies
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Would you have called off the archers? Why do you think Hector did?
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No. I think Hector did because he wanted to kill him honorably and actually kill him himself rather than the archers killing him.
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Was Achilles justified in desecrating Hector's body? Why or why not?
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no, defying Hector's code
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Why does Achilles give the body of Hector back to Priam?
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respect to Priam, Hector deserves a proper burial, and respects Priam and Hector's father-son realtionship
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Why does he free Briseis? What does he give her?
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he knows that the war will resume soon and he wants her to be with her people; he gives her the necklace that his mother gave him
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In the movie, who says "Burn it." This isn't what we learned in class. According to the lesson, who warned about the horse?
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Paris says burn it in the movie. Read pages 490-503 to find out who warned about the horse in our lesson.
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What does the Trojan spy see? What happens to him?
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He sees all of the Greeks ships. He is shot down and is unable to warn the Trojans that the Greeks did not actually leave
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Whats the secret?
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That the gods envy us because we are mortal and and moment might be our last and we are doomed
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Why does Achilles go into the city?
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to warn Briseis
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Who does Paris give the sword of Troy to? Why?
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Aeneas, because he is staying
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Who kills Priam and where?
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Agamemnon; in the temple
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Who kills Agamemnon? According to our lessons, what actually happens to him? Why?
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Briseis kills him. In our lessons, Agamemnon makes it back home to fin his wife Clytemnestra cheating on him with his own cousin. His cousin and Clytemnestra then poisons Agamemnon and he then dies.
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Who kills Achilles?
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Paris
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Why doesn't Paris stop when Briseis asks him to?
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Achilles killed his brother
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Do you think that the Trojan's could've prevented their downfall? Why or why not?
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Yes 1. Priam listening to his sons 2. Paris shouldn't have taken Helen 3. Killing Patroclus 4. Pride causes downfall
