Create your own character sketch of about one page in length. You are building a character, perhaps inspired by a real person, who could fit into The Iliad. You may create a god, goddess, ruler, or whoever you can imagine who would fit seamlessly into the epic poem. Include at least two epithets to describe your character.
Key Point! The text does not have to be in a rhyme scheme, unless you want another challenge.
Describe the following:
Your character’s appearance
Your character’s actions
Says
Does
Interacts with others
Your character’s feelings
Reveal these details through:
reflection, as if you personally know the character using the first person “I”
reveal information through conversation
reveal character through observation (voice of observer)
After your sketch is complete, read it to someone else. Then, have your listener describe the qualities of this character. If all went well, you will hear the key characteristics you had in mind. If not, you may need to make some revisions.
