1. Short Paragraph – Personal Reflection: Before reading the selection from Plato write at least one full paragraph on this question: Why do you think Plato (or anyone else) would want to censor Hesiod? Remember that Hesiod was the poet who wrote about the fight between the gods and the titans.
A: I think that Plato might want to censor Hesiod because he might think that Hesiod is disrespecting the gods in a harsh way.
2. Then read pp. 67-76 (Section I. Secondary or Literary Education)
3. Short Answers – Text based questions. Answer both questions
A. What are Homer and Hesiod guilty of?
A: Homer and Hesiod are guilty of not describing the act of the gods correctly. For writing untrue stories of the gods.
b. What are the two main characteristics of “god” and what are the laws/principles of story telling based on those characteristics?
A: All the things that happen (good or bad) have a good cause to it.
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