B1 plot questions

• what is the proem (invocation)?


  The appeal to the muses to help and give inspiration for the poem that' going to be told
• two examples of Epithets within the proem

  "Agamemnon lord of men" and "God-like Achilles"
• Which God made Achilles and Agamemnon quarrel and why?


  Apollo, because Agamemnon refused to return his priest's daughter. (he sent a plague)
• What caused the Greeks to declare war on the Trojans?

  Helen's abduction.
• What does Achilles propose they do about the plague?


  Consult a prophet (Calchas)
• What impression does Homer give us about Agamemnon's character through Calchas' speech?

  Arrogant and quick to anger
• Two examples of how Homer provides a backstory to the current events

  1. Calchas "Guided the ships to Ilium"
  2. Calchas has never "delivered a positive prophecy" to Agamemnon
• Who is Nestor and what does he advise?


  Nestor is an elder Greek who is wise / A device used by the narrator -> he advises Agamemnon that he should not take Chryseis from her father and Achilles should not kill Agamemnon
• Who stops Achilles from killing Agamemnon, how and why?


  Athena, goddess of wisdom, stops Achilles by appearing to him and advising him to not kill Agamemnon because it would dishonor him and lead to disastrous consequences.
• How does Achilles suggest Thetis should persuade Zeus to support him? 


  supplicate him whilst reminding him that she saved his life once
• why is Zeus "much perturbed" about agreeing to Thetis' request?


  remains silent showing that he is hesitant to agree -> because Hera would be angry at him if he was to accept