Question

Considering the events and characters in the story, how do Policles’s actions advance the story’s plot or theme? How would you describe his interactions with the other characters at the performance?

Answer 1

Policles's actions advance the story's plot by pretending something that he is not. His intentions are to cause trouble between the two tribes and does this by tricking the two tribes that there is a conflict between them. The theme of the story revolves around factions and race.

Answer 2

Policles advances the plot through his controversial interactions with the other characters at the music competition. Because Policles lives in relative isolation, he isn’t familiar with certain social rules. Worse yet, he doesn’t realize the unforgiving Emperor Nero is the performer at the contest. Because Policles sees a clear disconnect between the quality of Nero’s performance and the audience’s reaction, he scolds the audience,

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