Studied by 13 peopleCharacters (Exposition) (Thank you Ma’am)
Roger and Mrs. Luella Bates
setting (exposition) (Thank you Ma’am)
city, late at night (sidewalk, walking) Mrs. J's apartment.
Ordinary life (exposition)(Thank you Ma’am)
Mrs J- walking home from work (hairsalon) / Roger is poor & unsuppervised
Inciting Incident(Thank you Ma’am)
Roger tries to steal Mrs. J's purse
Rising action (1st event)(Thank you Ma’am)
Mrs. J yells at Roger & forces him to pick up her purse
Rising action (2nd event)(Thank you Ma’am)
Mrs. J insists Roger come home w/ her to get something to eat
Rising action (3rd event)(Thank you Ma’am)
Mrs. J tells Roger she understands him, as she too has wanted things she could not have & has done things she is not proud of
Climax(Thank you Ma’am)
Roger has the chance to run but chooses not to
Falling action(Thank you Ma’am)
Mrs. J & Roger have dinner together
resolution(Thank you Ma’am)
Mrs. J gives Roger the $10 for blue Suedo shoes
denouement(Thank you Ma’am)
Roger never sees Mrs. J again
Characters (exposition) (The Necklace)
Mathilde, Mr. Loisel, Madame Forestier
Setting (exposition)(The Necklace)
Paris, fall, late 19th century
Ordinary Life (exposition)(The Necklace)
She is unhappy, not wealthy, wants to be wealthy, wants luxuries
inciting incident(The Necklace)
Mr. Loisel brings home an invitation to a party
Rising action (1st event)(The Necklace)
Mathilde doesn't want to go b/c her clothes & jewelry aren't good enough
Rising action (2nd event)(The Necklace)
She borrows a necklace from Madame Forestier
Rising action (3rd event)(The Necklace)
Mathilde has a wonderful time at the party & doesn't want to leave
Climax(The Necklace)
Mathilde loses Madame Forstier's necklace & is unable to find it
Falling action(The Necklace)
Buy a new necklace; 36,000 frances to replace the lost necklace
Resolution(The Necklace)
Madame and Mr. Loisel live in poverty trying to pay back the cost of the necklace
Denouement(The Necklace)
Madame Forestein reveals the original necklace was a fake
Characters (Exposition) (The Cask of Amontillado)
Montresor & Fortunato
Setting (exposition)(The Cask of Amontillado)
Carnival, Italy, evening, catacombs
Ordinary Life (exposition)(The Cask of Amontillado)
Fortunato has insulted Montresor
Inciting Incident(The Cask of Amontillado)
Montresor vows to get revenge
Rising action (1st event)(The Cask of Amontillado)
Montresor tells Fortunato about the rare Amontillado he has
Rising action (2nd event)(The Cask of Amontillado)
Montresor is quite "concerned" about Fortunato's health & encourages him to turn back
Rising action (3rd event)(The Cask of Amontillado)
Montresor continues to get Fortunato drunk
Climax(The Cask of Amontillado)
Montresor chains Fortunato to the wall & begins to build a wall
Falling action(The Cask of Amontillado)
Montresor stabs at him, taunts him, & drops a torch inside the wall to ensure death
Resolution(The Cask of Amontillado)
Montresor finishes the wall
denouement(The Cask of Amontillado)
50 yrs. pass, & Montresor is now telling the tale; he got away w/ it
How and why did Echo lose her voice?
How: The goddess Hera cursed her with just an echo for a voice as punishment. Why: Echo distracting her from the affairs of Zeus with her endless talking.
Narcissus
handsome, mortal, only speaks to mother (makes all other girs faint), thinks highly of himself, wants to love someone as beautiful as him
Echo
beautiful, kind, beutiful voice, nymph (immortal), loved gossiping (a lot of affairs), wasn't interested in dating before Narcissus
Aphrodite (in echo)
likes Echo, offered to make any man love her at any time
What does Echo receive as a gift?
A saphire ring from Zeus (ends up getting her caught by Hera)
How love affected Echo (bad)
Echo gave up too much of herself for love; literally disappears; she loses "sight" of herself completely
How love affected Narcissus
When Aphrodite cursed him to fall in love with his reflection, he refused to leave the water; his obsessive love for himself leads to devasting consequesnces
What is ironic about Narcissus' name?
his name is a play on words with both "narcist" and the narcissus flower
What is ironic about Echo's name?
She literally turns into an echo
How does Aphrodite behave differently than other gods when she punishes Narcissus?
She punishes narcissus on Echo's behalf, not her own
What does Echo's punishment reveal about greek society?
Echo: punished for lying and gossiping. This was very frowned upon, value HONESTY
What does Narcissus' punishment reveal about greek society?
Narcissus: arrogance leads to his demise. They thought arrogance led to you thinking you were better than anyone (especially gods), value being HUMBLE
What does the myth Echo reveal about human behavior?
Humanity is at risk of extreme feelings; must find balance
Orpheus (orgin and family)
Son of the Thracian King and Calliope (muse), lived on Prarnassus w/ mother & 8 beautiful aunts
Apollo
courting Thalia the muse, gave golden lyre & taught Orpheus how to play (mother taught how to make verses
Orpheus
poet & musician, everything folled him because of his music
Eurydice
she stuck around while following Orph, wanted to be his slave (loved him that much), ended up getting married
Aristeus
The young king of Athens, hunter, son of Apollo & Cyrene
How did Eurdice die?
Aristeus believed a rumor about Orpheus and the beutiful enchantress then chased Eurydice into the forest when she fell into a bed of snakes and died.
Who did Orph enchant with his Lyre while in Tartarus?
Charon (ferryman), Cerberus (three-headed dog guarded gates of Tartarus), Sisyphus (shade), Tantalus (shade), Minos/Rhadamanthys/Aeacus (judges of dead), Hades and Persephone
How does Apollo act differently than other gods? (in Orpheus)
He encourages & helps Orph play the lyre (main point; helping Orph)
How does Hades act differently than other gods? (in Orpheus)
gives Orph a chance to get his wife back (main point; helping Orph)
Why did Orph fail his quest of getting his wife back? Important theme of Greek society?
Kept questioning himself, did not trust Hades, both caused him to look back because of his lack of trust in himself and Hades. The importance of having CONFIDENCE & PATIENCE
What is Ancient Greek's society look on talent and popularity?
great talent and popularity attracts both good things (Eurdice for example) and bad things (Aristeus)
Chaos
the beginning, only emptiness, Gaea/Tartarus/Eros emerged from him
Gaea
Mother Earth, goddess of earth, prophecy, gave birth (no father) to Ourea, Pontus, Uranus, made Uranus equal to her
Tartarus
ruled darkest region of underworld
Eros
Love, his beauty inspired the creation of gods
Ourea
Mountains
Pontus
Sea
Uranus
provided home for immortal beings, married to Gaea
Hundred handed Giants (3)
fifty heads and fifty arms, 1st children of Gaea & Uranus
Cyclopes (3)
one eye in the middle of forehead, expert craftsmen, built palaces for the gods on Mount Olympus, 2nd round of children of Gaea & Uranus
What happened to the cyclopes and hundred-handed giants?
Uranus was afraid of their strength, so he threw them in Tartarus
Titans (13)
3rd round of children from Gaea and Uranus, became oldest generation of greek gods
Helios
god of the sun, titan
Selene
Goddess of the moon, titan
Oceanus
God of the ocean, titan
Themis
goddes of prophecy, titan
Rhea
goddess of the earth, titan
Atlas
held up sky, strongest, titan
Prometheus
smartest, created man out of clay and water, titan
Epimetheus
married Pandora, titan
Pandora
1st mortal woman
What was Gaea's plan for revenge?
She gave Kronos a flint sickle to punish Uranus and told him where to hide; when Uranus was asleep, Kronos came out of hiding, cut up his father, and threw the pieces into the sea
Furies
Gaea brought fourth from Uranus' blood, punished men for crimes against the natural order
Giants
Gaea brought fourth from Uranus' blood, fearsome, hairy, shining armour and carried spears
Aphrodite
goddess of beauty and desire, born from the cut up pieces of Uranus, white foam surrounded the pieces and she was born
What was the main theme in this short story?
You can't escape or change fate
Kronos
Became god of the sky after killing his father, kept his brothers imprisoned in Tartaurs
How is Kronos just like his father?
he ignores his promise to let the Hundred-Handed Giants and Cyclopes go because he was also afraid of their strength
What was Gaea's prophecy?
one day Kronos would be overthrown and overpowered by one of his sons, just like he did to his father
How did Kronos try to escape his fate?
He ate every child he had
Hestia
guardian of the home, daughter of Kronos and Rhea
Demeter
goddess of grain, daughter of Kronos and Rhea
Hera
married to Zeus, goddess of marriage and child birth, queen of Olympus, daughter of Kronos and Rhea
Hades
gifted the helmet of invisibility, king of Underworld, son of Kronos and Rhea
Poseidon
gifted a trident, king of sea, son of Kronos and Rhea
What did Rhea do before she was about to have Zeus?
Rhea asks Gaea to help her hide Zeus at the island of Crete in a deep hidden cave, the nymphs would take care of him
What specifically did Rhea and Gaea fo to hide Zeus?
hang a cradle from a tree to hide Zeus; Curetes will march under the cradle and clang spears against bronze shields to smother cries under
How did Rhea trick Kronos?
She wrapped up a rock to make it look like a baby and gave it to Kronos; Kronos then ate the 'baby'
How did Kronos throw up all his children?
Zeus gave him a drink that was poisoned
What did the Hundred-Handed giants do when they were freed?
they joined the gods' alliance and gave each god a gift
Zeus
gifted a thunderbolt (gave him thunder & lightning), king of the sky and Olympus, son of Kronos and Gaea
trident
a long three-pronged weapon, could shake the earth and create waves, fishing spear
What happended in the first war between Kronos and the gods?
not much, fought for 10 years without victory for either side
What happened in the second war between Kronos and the gods?
Hundred-Handed Giants broke cliffs of mountains and threw parts of the mountain; Titans shot arrows and threw spears; Zeus threw his thunderbolt (everything was set on fire); Hundred-Handed Giants threw Titans into Tartarus and chained them for eternity
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