Metamorphoses Scene 5- Orpheus and Eurydice

Read pp. 25-29  from the Metamorphoses script and answer the following questions in sentence form using examples from the text to support your responses:

1. Who are Hades, Fates, Tantalus and Sisyphus?
2.  How can Orpheus get Eurydice back?
3.  List the ways we are invited to interpret the story.
4.  Which interpretation do you most agree with?
5. Is this a love story?  Why?  Why not? If so, what kind of love does this seem to be?

Metamorphoses - Erysichthon scene

Hungry?

Read pp. 19-24 from the Metamorphoses script and answer the following questions in sentence form using examples from the text to support your responses:

1) Why does Erysichthon cut down the tree?
2) Define piety.
3) How does this term relate to Erysichthon?
4) What connections can be made between this scene and this children's story?
5) Relate the events in this scene to a specific passage in Siddhartha.

Siddhartha - LAST SECTION (#4)

For Thursday:

1)  Finish Siddhartha and your lit circle role;
2)  Post to your reading blog; and
3)  Bring your book to class for our Socratic Seminar.

Due Tuesday April 23rd

1. Read Section #3 of Siddhartha and post your third blog response.
2. Complete your literature circle role for Section #3.

Siddhartha Reading Blogs

Please write two reading blogs for Sections #1 and #2 of your Siddhartha reading.

Siddhartha Reading Section #2

Complete your reading and literary circle task(s) for Thursday.

Gospel Projects and Siddhartha

1) Gospel Projects Due Tuesday.  You'll want to consider the grading criteria as I'll be asking you to reflect on them and assess your performance on Tuesday.

2) Reading Section #1 and literary circle role responsibility due for Siddhartha on Tuesday