Vocabulary
Something that is dirtied or stained that was once clean is now _________________.
Sullied
After a merchant says, "You have clearly been blessed by the gods. Arachne beams." In other words Arache....
Is filled with pride.
This line from the play by Idmon, "I have often wished your mother were alive to teach you the fine arts but clearly you are thriving on your own." shows that Idmon is supportive or jealous.
Supportive
This is a theme of the story.
Show gratitude for your gifts and be thankful and humble to those who helped you achieve them.
When Arachne asks her dad who Lyra is, it shows that she _____________.
Anxious that someone is better than her.
The quality, skill or talent that is demonstrated in a painting's composition is their____________.
Artistry
Arachne complains that Athena needs too much glory. Arachne's words hang heavy in the air. Which means the words have an effect on others...What is the effect?
The words make everyone feel uncomfortable
While Arachne and Calista are weaving at their looms, Calista asks, "You don't think this sword looks like a goat leg?" making Arachne giggle.What does this say about how Calista feels about her own skill of weaving?
She is being humble, and humorous because her skill is not as good as Arachne's.
Prologue
At first Arachne's tapestries, depict the gods committing benevolent deeds, but as the story progresses she depicts them doing malevolent deeds like turning a princess into a sheep...so malevolent means...
cruel or evil
One that demonstrates kindness and mercy is being_________.
benevolent
"Pausing, she looks up at the corner of the room and sees and intricate we." Using the context clues, intricate means...
Very detailed.
The goddess Hera, once destroyed the city of Troy, because prince Paris said that Aphrodite was prettier than her. This is an example of the emotion of ....
jealousy and or revenge
This story takes place over this number of years.
Ten years.
When Athena says to Arachne,
Having too much pride or belief in one's superiority is having __________________.
Arrogance
"You shall weave...you and your descendants shall weave for all eternity!" Using context clues, descendants means
Family that comes after you
This is how Zeus punished Prometheus for stealing fire and giving it to the humans.
He sent out an eagle to peck at his liver each day.
Arachne is 10 years old when the story begins, and she is ____ when it ends
20
A piece of work that involves threading and weaving intricate designs into a cloth using a loom is a _____________.
Tapestry
"Idmon walks in with a merchant, who stops at a tapestry depicting a wild horse leaping into the sea." Using context clues, depicting means...
showing or representing
This is what Athena did to punish Medusa for flirting with Poseidon.
She turned her hair into snakes.
As the story progresses, Arachne becomes more and more....
arrogant