Ancient World
Gilgamesh goes in search of ___________
Everlasting life or immortality
Who is the tragic hero of the play?
Creon
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appositive
Give an example of a character archetype. Name the archetype and an example in a story.
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IDENTIFY THE DEPENDENT CLAUSE: Although many students procrastinate, preparing well in advance is the best method.
Although many students procrastinate
Gilgamesh is part _______ and part _________ and is __________ of Uruk.
god, man, king
These people's deaths contribute to Creon's suffering.
Haemon's, Eurydice's, and Antigone's
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infinitive
Give a type of a situational archetype aside from the Hero's Journey, and provide an example.
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Name something that is finite.
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What is one similarity between two flood stories: Popul Vuh, Genesis, ancient Greek, The Epic of Gilgamesh, others you chose for your essay.
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Which character does Creon listen to and obey at the end of the play?
Chorus leader
1Hoping he would listen, Haemon tried 2to reason with his father.
participle, infinitive
What is Gilgamesh's supreme ordeal?
To stay awake for 6 nights and 7 days
How are omniscient and infallible related?
Give an example of a type of creation myth (terms for the type of origin). Think about how the world was created according to the account.
Ex nihilo, emergence, parent-child, mother earth, etc.
What is the play's central message according to the chorus' final words?
The gods' laws should be obeyed above all else.
Creon's tragic flaws, 1pride and stubbornness, cause 2suffering for many.
appositive, gerund
List the characteristics of a tragic hero in order.
position, tragic flaw, reversal (downfall), and recognition
Explain how converge, deploy, and disperse are related.
Deploy and disperse deal with sending things out or apart while converge is the opposite, meaning to come together.
What makes Gilgamesh an epic hero? Give two reasons.
Review the epic hero traits in the notes.
Which minor characters try to reason with Creon but fail? Name three.
Antigone, Haemon, Tiresias
Trying to reason with the stubborn king seemed impossible for most characters in the play.
gerund
List and four stages of the Hero's Journey in order.
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Use benevolent and benefactor in a sentence together, clearly showing the meaning.
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