How does Book I of the Aeneid set your expectations as a reader for the rest of the poem?
Category: Literature
Aeneas had to share the throne of Rome
Imagine that Aeneas had to share the throne of Rome with one of the characters from another of our literary works. Who would be the best co-ruler, and why?
Emperor Augustus
If you were Emperor Augustus, would you pay full price for Book II of the Aeneid? Why or why not?
Barbarian
Some readers see Dido’s character as pure propaganda: a “barbarian” (read: non-Roman) foreigner and a “hysterical” woman who cannot rule effectively. In your view, does her character transcend these stereotypes and become three-dimensional?
Medea and Dido
Imagine that Dido and Medea switched places. How would this change affect the respective literary works?
The Doll House
Within A Doll’s House, choose a character (not necessarily the protagonist) whose mind is pulled in conflicting directions by two compelling desires, ambitions, obligations, or influences. Then, identify each of the two conflicting forces and explain how this conflict illuminates the meaning of the work as a whole. (Parental/filial obligations, The role of women, etc.)
The nickel Boys
Do a close review and analysis of:
Chapter 12: What are the four ways to get out of Nickel; What is the “fifth” way that Elwood adds?
Chapter 14: What is “agape” and in what way was Dr. King discussing it? What thoughts and considerations led Elwood to decide to pursue “the fifth way”?
Chapter 16: Review especially Elwood’s own assessment of his situation from his solitary confinement room.
The Epilogue. Is it a good end to the novel? What do you make of the Turner/Elwood switch?
The Way to Wealth
In Benjamin Franklin’s “The Way to Wealth,” what is wealth? Is Franklin talking about a monetary wealth or some other type of wealth? How does Father Abraham’s path to wealth differ or conflict with ways we see people pursuing wealth today?
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Benjamin Franklin’s “The Way to Wealth”
In Benjamin Franklin’s “The Way to Wealth,” what is wealth? Is Franklin talking about a monetary wealth or some other type of wealth? How does Father Abraham’s path to wealth differ or conflict with ways we see people pursuing wealth today?
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Anne Bradstreet and Emily Dickinson
Compare Anne Bradstreet and Emily Dickinson