Ben-Hur: resumen de Part 2, Chapter 6

Qué sucede

1. Tirzah sings to Judah, and the narrator describes their father’s wealth, religious practice, public service, and death.
2. Judah rejects belief in Tirzah’s amulet and reveals his plan to learn warfare in Rome.
3. Watching the new procurator’s procession, Judah accidentally dislodges a tile that strikes the officer and provokes a rooftop attack on soldiers.
4. Soldiers invade the house, and Messala identifies Judah while refusing his plea to protect his mother and sister.
5. An officer orders the women taken unharmed to the Tower and reserves Judah’s punishment while soldiers empty the household.
6. Amrah escapes into the house before soldiers seal it, and the injured procurator returns to the Tower.

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En qué fijarte

Judah distinguishes his intention from the apparent attack. The crowd and soldiers respond to appearances, bringing punishment upon his household.

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