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Hamartia and the Killing of Ikemefuna — Homework
Reread the scene of Ikemefuna's death before answering.
- 1.How does the clan's oracle function similarly to Tiresias's prophecy in Antigone?
- 2.What specific warning does Ezeudu give Okonkwo, and why does he give it specifically to him?
- 3.Why does Okonkwo strike the fatal blow himself instead of letting one of the other men do it?
- 4.In five or more sentences, explain how this scene functions as Okonkwo's hamartia made visible, using vocabulary from the Antigone unit.
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