Question

his son, icarus, stood next to him, and, not realising that he was handling things that would endanger him, laughingly at the bees that blew in the passing breeze, and softened the yellow beeswax with his thumb, and, in his play, hindered his fathers marvellous work. when he had put the last touches to what he had begun, the artificer balanced his own body between the two wings and hovered in the moving air. he instructed the boy as well, saying let me warn you, icarus, to take the middle way, in case the moisture weighs down your wings, if you fly too low, or if you go too high, the sun scorches them. travel between the extremes. and i order you not to aim towards bootes, the herdsman, or helice, the great bear, or towards the drawn sword of orion. take the course i show you! at the same time as he laid down the rules of flight, he fitted the newly created wings on the boys shoulders. while he worked and issued his warnings the ageing mans cheeks were wet with tears: the fathers hands trembled. 6. soft fluffy feathers 7. hinder (verb): to make slow or difficult 8. a skilled or artistic craftsman 9. names of constellations of stars—daedalus is telling icarus to use the stars to guide him 1. how is icarus characterized in this section? 2. what does ovid mean by the underlined sentence? how might the wings be dangerous? 3. summarize daedaluss advice to icarus in 1 - 2 sentences. 4. what does this underlined sentence tell us about how daedalus is feeling?

Explanation:

1. Icarus is portrayed as naive and playful, not realizing the danger of his actions while handling the wax - a foreshadowing of his later fate.
2. The underlined sentence about the wings being dangerous implies that flying too high risks the sun scorching the wax - made wings and flying too low risks moisture weighing them down.
3. Daedalus' advice is to fly at a moderate altitude, avoid extreme heights and lows, and follow the course he shows, using the stars as guides.
4. The underlined sentence "the ageing man's cheeks were wet with tears: the father's hands trembled" shows that Daedalus is filled with fear and anxiety for his son's safety as he sends him into a dangerous flight.

Answer:

1. Icarus is naive and playful.
2. Flying too high risks the sun scorching the wings, flying too low risks moisture weighing them down.
3. Fly at a moderate altitude, follow the shown course and use stars as guides.
4. Daedalus is fearful and anxious for his son's safety.