Eurolit Homework for 10/4/18


Write Philoctetes Essay (Proficiency/Voluntary)

Due Monday!

Honors 9 Homework for 10/4/18

Read "Romeo and Juliet" Act I

Complete Study Guide and Vocabulary for Act I

College Bowl Tomorrow!

Homework for Eurolit 10/2/18

Write Philoctetes essay (proficiency/voluntary)
Due Friday



Notes for Eurolit 10/2/18

Freedom vs. Happiness

Why don’t we want that freedom? We tend towards herd mentality because not that many people want the freedom to choose for themselves.

We fear alienation or ostracism. It is human nature to be a social being. If we don’t have society it irreparably damages us.

How can we prove this is a tragedy? By proving that Philoctetes is a tragic hero. We can show this by demonstrating that he follows the 5-part pattern of the tragic hero. It builds upon the Homeric Pattern (arête, hubris, ate, anagnorisis, nemesis).  Anagnorisis is moment of recognition that the hero experiences after they have commited ate, but it is too late to circumvent their nemesis.

According to Aristotle, the reader/viewer experiences the tragic hero’s emotions vicariously. This leads to a catharsis, or the arousal of feelings of pity and horror.

Predetermination vs. Freedom

Why does Philoctetes choose not to do what is in his best interest? What motivates human beings beyond anything else? Even beyond fear of the unknown? Isolation. Philoctetes nemesis is that he will never be happy again.

Why is Philoctetes a tragedy?

-Deus ex machine underscores the theme (takes away Philoctete’s freedom)

-Philoctetes actions prove he’s a tragic hero

- eucatastrophe

Philoctetes makes the wrong decisions and depends on deus ex machine to be happy.

Honors 9 Homework for 10/2/18

Study for grammar test (capitalization, punctuation, and end marks).

Eurolit Homework 10/1/18

Re-read Philoctetes as needed.

Eurolit Notes 10/1/18

How do we get to the theme? A comes back to A, but is no longer A.

Recall the story of Heracles. Why did he want the funeral pyre lit? To ease his suffering. Heracles is a model of how to overcome suffering.

Why does Philoctetes trust Heracles?

He’s a friend.

They have a past relationship.

They share a similar suffering.

He looks up to Heracles as a model.

Why is Philoctetes a tragedy if there is a eucatastrophe?

It’s how you deal with what you’re dealt.

“Freedom vs. Happiness”

It’s a tragedy because Philoctetes achieves happiness at the expense of his free will.

What motives human beings more than fear of death? Fear of the unknown. There’s something even more than fear of the unknown. Fear of alienation.

Kant and his categorical imperitives. Kant wrote “A Critique of Pure Reason”.  The ideas expressed in Kant’s work are similar to those in Philoctetes.

Honors 9 Homework for 10/1/18

The Semicolon & The Colon and the Hyphen

Study for grammar test on Wednesday.