Macy Phillips Hodges English 201- H 11 February 2013 The Women of The Odyssey In today’s society women are just as capable of doing things as men. The role of a woman has changed greatly since the times of Ancient Greek. In Homer’s epic‚ The Odyssey‚ we see how each different woman is portrayed. From the roles of‚ the cunning seductress‚ and the faithful obedient wives. Women are the key to everyday life of men‚ children‚ and other women. Throughout this epic‚ most of the women fall under
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loving and faithful. On his journey home‚ Odysseus weaves his way through many hardships and temptations that are created by the women he meets on his voyage back to Ithaca. Calypso and Nausikaa play a large role in representing temptation while Penelope represents loyalty for she was the only good and loyal woman who waited for Odysseus to return home unlike Clytemnestra who found a new lover. Calypso‚ a nymph from the island of Ogygia‚ took in Odysseus who had been shipwrecked after the Trojan
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the female characters. Atwood accomplishes this impressive feat by exploring the “dark alleyways” that lead us to alternate‚ but plausible‚ conclusions as evidenced by the expressions of the muted cast of The Odyssey—Penelope and the twelve hanged maids. The Odyssey presents Penelope as being wholly wise. She is the appropriate counterpart for the wise and cunning Odysseus. She is revered by the other characters for her wisdom. She is not made to appear foolish because one cannot be both wise and
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into loving Daisy” (1). But apart from Daisy being the ultimate prize in Gatsby’s dream‚ she doesn’t really seem to have any other importance in the novel. However‚ in the book The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood‚ Penelope is an important woman character‚ as well as the maids. Penelope and the maids are important woman characters in the novel as they are the narrators‚ they have a key role in the novel. Atwood lets us read about how they feel‚ what they dream‚ their desires and disappointments and
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the challenges in life‚ such as decision making‚ temptation‚ and self restraint. In “Penelope”‚ Odysseus displays decision making. He meets his wife‚ Penelope‚ for the first time in twenty years. Even though he has had to wait so long to see her‚ Odysseus knows that in order for his plan to succeed for killing the suitors‚ he has to keep his identity a secret. Additionally‚ Odysseus also avoids telling Penelope about his home by lying and saying that it will cause him too much pain to talk about
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Penelope seemed like the epitome of a loyal wife in The Odyssey. She waited years for Odysseus to return‚ only marrying when it became a necessity. Penny however‚ not only chose to get married‚ but she told Ulysses’s daughters that he died in a train accident so she could cover up the fact that he was in prison. Even with that discrepancy‚ Penny and Penelope both chose to marry for their children. Penelope decided she needed to choose a suitor‚ so the
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Eumaeus is far more loyal to Odysseus than Odysseus is loyal to Penelope. Odysseus‚ Telemachus‚ and Eumaeus have just stormed the hall set to attack the suitors. With the help of Eumaeus‚ Polybus and the cowherd Odysseus uses strategy to surprise the suitors. Fighting side by side Eumaeus and Odysseus hurl spears and javelins into the throng of suitors slaughtering them one by one. In the heat of the battle a spear glances off Eumaeus’ shield and nicks his shoulder. Though wounded Eumaeus fights
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and Lysistrata provides its audience the epic rich traditions and colorful histories. The Odyssey is an epic story with a faithful enduring love. Unlike other characters‚ Odysseus and his wife Penelope have a very happy ending. Homer the narrator of the story makes it very clear that Odysseus and Penelope relate with each other as equal. (QUOTE) as in seen by the following quotes” In my adaption of the story‚ my main point is to deliver the unique plot to the main audience of the film. My story is
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More than twenty-five hundred years ago a renowned epic of Greek mythology was written. This work‚ known as The Odyssey‚ illustrates the journey home made by Odysseus‚ a Trojan war hero‚ who seeks his wife Penelope. Similar in plot‚ though written only four years ago‚ Cold Mountain is a romantic saga which depicts the travels of Inman‚ a Confederate soldier‚ at his attempt to reunite with his love Ada. Homer ’s The Odyssey and Charles Frazier ’s Cold Mountain tell of the struggles faced by the man
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Odysseus’ values and character traits serve as a paradigm of the ideal Homeric Greek man. The "god-like Odysseus" is crafty‚ valiant‚ wise‚ and eloquent. He gains much of his knowledge through travel‚ the meeting of different cultures and peoples and learns from suffering and mistakes. He is an aristocrat and a warrior of all warriors. We first learn of many of these traits in Homer’s Iliad. Agamemnon‚ the commander of the Greek army always calls on Odysseus for assignments that required someone
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