and destructive mob of suitors who have taken over Odysseus's palace and his land
continue to court his wife, Penelope. She has remained faithful to Odysseus though she
has no way of knowing weather he is dead of alive. Prince Telemachus, Odysseus's son,
wants desperately to throw them out but does not have the confidence or experience to
fight them. The suitor Antinous plans to assassinate the young prince, to eliminate the
only thing keeping them from complete control over the palace.
Unknown to everyone, Odysseus is still alive. Calypso has Odysseus imprisoned
on her island, Ogygia, because she loves him. He longs to return to …show more content…
Hermes disguised as a young man tells Odysseus to eat a herb
called moly to protect himself from Circe's drug. Odysseus attacks Circe overpowering
her; he forces her to change her men back into humans. Circe falls in love with Odysseus.
Odysseus and his men live luxury with her for a year. Finally, his men persuade him to
continue their journey home. This story Odysseus tells show once again that Odysseus
can be easily distracted. At first, he was ready to fight for his men and continue home, but
then he was distracted by the luxury of everything he needed. His men had to persuade
him into leaving, and then he remembered what he was fighting for in the beginning.
Odysseus shows his real strength towards the end of the epic. He had to make it
through many obstacles before his real strength could be shown. Even Telemachus and
Penelope shows their strength. Telemachus and Odysseus gather a plan to kill the suitors
and regain the palace. Odysseus stay in the palace as a beggar, while waiting for the
perfect time to attack the suitors. Penelope speaks to Odysseus, although she does not yet
know he is her husband. She tells the suitors whoever can string Odysseus great bow