Why do Nefertiti and Amunhotep oppose Mutnodjmet’s marriage to the general? When Mutny lost her baby, did you think Nefertiti was to blame? How would a child of Nakhtmin and Mutnodjmet be a threat to the Pharaoh?ġ1. What does she do instead? Why doesn’t Nefertiti demand this symbol of all she has worked to attain?ġ0. Nefertiti is entitled to the dowager queen’s crown but doesn’t take it. When the Elder dies, Amunhotep becomes Pharaoh of both Upper and Lower Egypt, meaning he is free to do as he wishes. Do you think Nefertiti’s father, Vizier Ay, was a wise man or was he a slave to his ambitions just as his daughter was? Do you think he asks for an unfair level of loyalty from Mutnodjmet? Does she disappoint him?ĩ.
Why? What is the attraction between them? Why does Mutny deny it? What finally convinces her to admit her love for him?Ĩ. General Nakhtmin is taken by Mutnodjmet from their first meeting, while she pretends to be uninterested in him. What is your impression of Amunhotep? Do you think he was responsible for the death of his older brother? His father? Is he a tragic figure in Nefertiti or a villain?ħ. How are Nefertiti and Kiya alike? What is the nature of the Pharaoh’s relationship with each? If you put his ambitions aside, which of them do you think Amunhotep loved more? Why does Nefertiti try so hard to outshine Kiya at every turn? Are her reasons personal or political?Ħ.
How does she do it? How does Kiya attempt to keep him? How do their powerful fathers make the rivalry between these two women worse?ĥ. Nefertiti knows she must convince Amunhotep that she is more than his mother’s choice of bride. Is Mutnodjmet jealous of her sister? Is Nefertiti jealous of Mutny? How are the sisters different? What makes two people who are raised together turn out so differently? What do they have in common?Ĥ. What other aspects of her personality are highlighted in Nefertiti? How does she use her stunning good looks to her advantage? How do they hurt her? Have you ever known a woman like Nefertiti? Overall, is this a positive portrayal of her as a queen? As a sister?ģ. History remembers Nefertiti as a great beauty.
Were you drawn to Nefertiti by an interest in Egyptology? What aspects of Egyptian life are of interest to you?Ģ. Thousands of years after the Pharaohs ruled Egypt, this ancient civilization continues to fascinate the world.
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