Humanities
Mr. Kelly & Mr. Waterman
The Middle Ages
Song of Roland
Name: ____________________
Read reading 2.14 in Book II of The Humanistic Tradition. (I would suggest reading the introduction
to the reading as well). Then answer the following questions. Please either type your answers or
double space your written response on notebook paper.
1. Describe the Muslim army (Books 81-84). How does this description act as propaganda for
Christians? Remember the notes from class today.
2. Just as Odysseus has one tragic flaw in his epic, so does Roland. What is Roland’s tragic flaw
and how does this alter his fate?
3. Ho does the diction of this epic aide in the propaganda for Christians?
4. What are some of the characteristics that make this an epic? Compare it to both Gilgamesh and
The Odyssey.
Humanities
Mr. Kelly & Mr. Waterman
The Middle Ages
Song of Roland
Name: ____________________
Read reading 2.14 in Book II of The Humanistic Tradition. (I would suggest reading the introduction
to the reading as well). Then answer the following questions. Please either type your answers or
double space your written response on notebook paper.
1. Describe the Muslim army (Books 81-84). How does this description act as propaganda for
Christians? Remember the notes from class today.
2. Just as Odysseus has one tragic flaw in his epic, so does Roland. What is Roland’s tragic flaw
and how does this alter his fate?
3. Ho does the diction of this epic aide in the propaganda for Christians?
4. What are some of the characteristics that make this an epic? Compare it to both Gilgamesh and
The Odyssey.