Whose Side Are YOU On?
Which side was Helen originally on? Which side did she end up fighting with?
Who are the Spartans? And who were the Trojans?
The Trojan War was fought between what TWO sides?
Who are the Trojans & Spartans/Greeks?
Who is the ONLY person not afraid of Zeus, the king of the Gods?
Who is Hera?
This character is a Spartan warrior who has more brawn than brains (not-so-smart) and is always very eager to attack, similar to a short-tempered 4-year-old.
Who is Ajax?
This character is Achille's cousin who gets killed quickly, which was the event making Achilles rejoin the fight in the Trojan War and try to win for the Spartans.
Who is Patroclus?
Who was the ONLY person not on a side in the story of the Trojan War?
Who was Zeus?
Was the Trojan War really a fair fight? Provide 2 reasons from our script/text that support your answers.
It was NOT! It faired more towards the Spartans...
1. Two times the amount of people on that side
2. About 4 gods/goddesses are with Spartans vs. only one with Trojans
Describe the relationship between Cassandra, Hector, and Paris- who are they to each other?
What are siblings? (Brothers and sisters)
Which HUMAN (not god) character was the most powerful person on the Spartans?
Who is Agamemnon? (he was a Greek Lord, higher than any king status)
What creature does Helen mistake the Trojan Horse for?
What is a unicorn?
Why did Poseidon side with the Spartans?
What is... because the Trojans never repaid him for building the Trojan walls?
What event caused the Trojan War to occur?
What is Paris' "abduction" of Helen?
How did Achilles become invulnerable to weapons on all of his body except for his heels?
When he was young, his mother dropped him in the River Styx dangling him from his heels. His entire body became invulnerable except the heels, the only place the River did not touch.
What is Paris' objective in the story? (a.k.a. what does he want/need)
He wants/needs to protect and be with Helen.
How long did the Trojan War allegedly last?
What is 10 years?
Which two roles in the script were on BOTH sides? (Hint: Both roles could have multiple people)
Who were the audience and Homer & the Homerettes/Homies?
What ended the Trojan War? AND... who won?
1. What was the Trojan Horse trickery?, and 2. Who were the Spartans?
Why don't Agamemnon and Achilles get along?
Why is... because Agamemnon used his power to take Achille's slave/woman away from him, making bitter Achilles refuse to take part in the war.
Which character cheated in the fight and helped Paris kill Achilles?
Who is Apollo?
Stanislavski was an influential man from the Moscow Theatre that aimed to make acting more realistic, asking actors to identify what FOUR terms/things for their character?
What are objectives, obstacles, stakes, and tactics?
Name all of the Gods/Goddesses on the Spartan AND Trojan sides according to the script. (HINT: Spartans have 3, Trojans have 1)
ON THE SPARTAN SIDE: Athena, Hera, Poseidon
ON THE TROJAN SIDE: Apollo
The tale of the Trojan War and Trojan Horse was a story that was found/created from what BOOK?
What was The Iliad (& the Odyssey)?
What was Odysseus sent by the king and Lord of Sparta to do?
What is to give the Trojans a chance to surrender?
Tell me Helen's: 1. Objective; 2. Obstacle(s); 3. Tactics she uses to achieve her objective; 4. What's at stake if she doesn't/does achieve her objective.
(ANSWER ALL 4 FOR FULL POINTS)
1. Objective: Follow her heart, Paris (OR to be free from Menelaus)
2. Obstacle(s): The Princes who swore to protect her; OR Menelaus
3. Tactics: To hide, to lie (to Hector about who she was), to fight (for her rights in the Trojan army)
4. Stakes: Could lose Paris; could be trapped in a marriage she doesn't want; etc.
What are the 5 ways you can learn more about a character in a script?
What are:
1. What the character says?
2. What the character does?
3. What others say about the character?
4. What the playwright says?
5. How the character treats others?