Characters
The name of the father and son duo in the story.
Daedalus and Icarus
Who a universal theme can apply to.
Anyone
How Icarus dies.
He flies too close to the sun and the wax melts from his wings, causing him to fall.
Doing something quickly and nervously
Frantic
The builder of the labyrinth.
Daedalus
A theme is a
The two things that the wings were made out of.
Wax and feathers.
an uneasy worried feeling
Anxiety
He likes to play on the beach.
Icarus
A universal theme of the myth.
1. Listen to your elders.
2. Know your limits as a human.
3. Respect nature.
Why couldn't Daedalus follow his son higher into the sky?
He was too heavy to follow his son higher.
average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree
Moderate
The reason/goal behind why Icarus and Daedalus build the wings.
To get off the island that they have been imprisoned on.
How the setting impacts the plot.
Daedalus sees the air as a way to escape
Why does Icarus keep on flying higher and higher?
He felt free/joy for flying.
Strength and courage someone has
prowess
This character throws Daedalus and his son into prison.
King Minos
Daedalus' warning to his son is an example
Foreshadowing
Not to fly too high or too low.
A story told to give an explanation of how something came to be or explain something in nature
Myth