In The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ three cultural values that are expressed throughout the epic are‚ no one should make the gods angry‚ everybody wants to be known as a hero‚ and killing is necessary at certain times (TS). One cultural value that Homer expressed in The Odyssey is‚ no one should make the gods angry(SI1). In “The Cyclops”‚ Odysseus blinded Poseidon’s son‚ Polyphemus‚ which made Poseidon very angry and he caused storms that made sailing very difficult(E1). Making Poseidon angry put a sort of
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The Odyssey Moral Values The Odyssey by Homer uses Odysseus’ 10-year journey home from the Trojan War to illustrate some of the most important moral values of book. The moral values in the story include loyalty‚ compassion‚ self-control and perseverance. Each one has a tale or two associated with it. Loyalty is an important moral value in The Odyssey because Odysseus is devoted to his family. He is determined to return home to his wife despite all of the obstacles in his way. Odysseus stayed
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Odysseus’ potentials and character nature serve as a worldview of the perfect Homeric Greek man. The "god-like Odysseus" is complicated‚ courageous‚ clever‚ and expressive. His increments are a lot of his understandings through travel‚ the meeting of various societies and people groups and gains from misery and mistakes. Odysseus’ strength is continually tested by the lure of ladies. In the Odyssey‚ batch cases of such attraction mirror the significance of sexual orientation and the part of ladies
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When does a boy become a man? This rite of passage is explored in Robert Fagles ’ translation of Homer ’s epic poem‚ The Odyssey. Odysseus (king of Ithaca) fought in the Trojan War for ten years and after the fall of Troy he spent the next ten years trying to get home. He left behind an infant son‚ Telemachus‚ and a devoted wife‚ Penelope. Although they longed for Odysseus ’ return‚ Penelope and Telemachus were the perfect hosts to wayward strangers - even as their estate became overrun with arrogant
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and suffrage. In the novel‚ The Odyssey by Homer‚ their characters has significant roles and inspiration for the author‚ Edna St. Vincent Millay‚ to create the free verse poem‚ “ An Ancient Gestures”. The poem has developed through the inspiration of the two characters in The Odyssey‚ which includes‚ Penelope and Odysseus. Having Penelope waiting for her love one‚ Odysseus‚ to return from the exodus from Troy. With the genuine emotions coming from both of the character‚ though with the different perspective
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limitations‚ it is about love and the political problems between the English and the Irish. The play has around ten characters. Many of which are minor characters but they all play different parts and have very different personalities. Each character contributes to the play and each of them has a different impact on rhe play‚ they all represent parts of what the play is about. The minor characters in the play includes of Sarah‚ Jimmy‚ Doalty‚ Bridget‚ and Lancey. Sarah is described by Friel as a ’waiflike
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sheer determination that the story was able to reach its climatic conclusion. He displayed over and over his ability to simply “grin and bear it” when hardships were encountered. Determination and perseverance were virtues that all of the major characters exemplified some in a physical manner and some through emotional stability. The following are three specific examples of the theme of perseverance and determination being prevalent throughout the epic: 1. (Telemachos:) ‘If only the gods would
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There are many themes Homer uses in The Odyssey. This poem by Homer‚ describes the long journey of Odysseus. A few themes Homer portrays are justice and reciprocity. There is no linear justice system within this Greek poem. Thus characters act accordingly to xenia. The host is to properly treat the guest with care since the guest can be a god in disguise. Reciprocity plays a roll in The Odyssey‚ since characters are reward for displaying good xenia. Characters who don’t display xenia are the ones who
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When I was deciding on a character‚ right away I chose Athena. I chose Athena because I believe she is the most interesting (besides Odysseus) character in the book. Speaking of Athena‚ Athena is a very important character in the first few chapter of the Odyssey. She is the one who puts Odysseus’s son on the path to find Odysseus and learn what is his faith. She did this by showing up to Odysseus’s house in human form and convincing Telemakhos to call all of his mothers suitors in front of the gods
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of their characters. In Ancient India‚ the Ramayana is the perfect example to describe the ideal Indian man and woman and‚ in a sense‚ the ideal love between a man and a woman. Rama‚ one of the main characters in the Ramayana‚ is the ideal Indian man because he possesses all the “proper” behaviors and traits that a man in that culture should possess. He stays true to his duty‚ rather than his interests. Rather than go against his father’s wishes
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