1/27 - Character Analysis Perseus (Exit Assessment)

"And I will bring it!" said Perseus; "but how am I to escape her eyes? Will she not freeze me too into stone?" 

What does this reveal about Perseus' character?

• brave/courageous

• worried/uncertain

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Then Perseus looked down the cliff and shuddered; but he was ashamed to show his dread. Then he thought of Medusa and the renown before him, and he leapt into the empty air. 

What does this reveal about Perseus' character?

• ashamed

• proud

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

But Perseus went on boldly, past many an ugly sight, far away into the heart of the Unshapen Land, till he heard the rustle of the Gorgons' wings and saw the glitter of their brazen talons; and then he knew that it was time to halt, lest Medusa should freeze him into stone. 

What does this reveal about Perseus' character?

• brave/courageous

• worried/concerned

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Then Perseus came down and stepped to her boldly, and looked steadfastly on his mirror, and struck with Herpe stoutly once; and he did not need to strike again. Then he wrapped the head in the goat-skin, turning away his eyes, and sprang into the air aloft, faster than he ever sprang before.

Based on Perseus’s actions in paragraphs 46 through 47, the reader can conclude that—

• Athene will be pleased with how the story ends.

• Athene will be displeased with how the story ends.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Into the air they sprang yelling, and looked for him who had done the deed. They rushed, sweeping and flapping, like eagles after a hare; and Perseus's blood ran cold as he saw them come howling on his track; and he cried, "Bear me well now, brave sandals, for the hounds of Death are at my heels!"

When Perseus's blood runs cold in paragraph 49, it reveals that he has—

• Feels confident that he will get away

• Feels that scared that he will not get away.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5