Read and annotate the 2 packets I handed out in class. The Trojan War myth should seem familiar because the two stories explore common themes.
Ask yourselves these questions to see for yourself:
- where do we see breaches of fellowship or Brotherhood" ideas in both the play and the myth?
- what promises are made in both plots? How are promises broken in each?
- where do we see characters pretending to be someone else in both the play and the myth? How is it working out for them to "act" like this?
- what parts of the myth focus on betrayal? What parts of the play center on betrayal? What are the stories saying about betrayal?
-how do both plots treat the subject of "figuring out the truth" about things?
-how does ambition break down the values and beliefs of the characters in the myth? In the play?
-what ideas about death are explored in both texts?
Also-- read the modern English version of the "arrival if the players" section and notice how Shakespeare alludes to the myth you read. How does Shakespeare's choice of these characters impact the play?
Indulge in thought!!
