Midterm Review

World Literature 2403/26 Midterm Review--Spring 2015

The following are GENERAL guides for the specific and detailed questions on the exam. You must address the questions using the details with which they are written, NOT in the simple language or direction of this review!

The Odyssey

1)      How are women portrayed?

2)      Discuss Penelope and her loyalty.

3)      Discuss the values evident though Odysseus’ choices and actions.

Macbeth

1)      Connect leitmotif to the author’s purpose.

2)      Support or defend a statement about the character of Macbeth

3)      Discuss how a foil is used to reveal the nature of a main character.

Antigone

1)      Discuss Creon’s opinions on loyalty.

2)      Relate and discuss loyalty and personal responsibility in the play.

3)      Describe and discuss a tragic hero/heroine in the play.