Kent-Drury
ENG 206

Iliad Worksheet: Part I (People and Attitudes) (Revised)

1. What elements of the epic show religious attitudes and practices? Describe them. What is the nature of the relationship between people and their gods?
2. What attitudes toward leadership can you detect? Who is a good leader? Who isn't? What conclusions do you think the audience would draw about leaders?
3. What attitudes toward the roles of men in society can you detect? Who represents a positive role model? Who doesn't? What conclusions would the audience draw about how a man is supposed to behave?
4. What attitudes toward the roles of women in society can you detect? Who represents a positive
   role model? Who doesn't? What conclusions would the audience draw about how a woman is
   supposed to behave?