Kaitlyn Nasino Dr. Robinson English 131 20 September 2016 The Odyssey: Chapters 11-13 Chapter 11: A Gathering Of Shades In this chapter of The Odyssey‚ Odysseus travels to the Underworld where the ghosts are gathering to drink some blood. While he’s down there he sees his mother‚ who he thought was still alive. She tells him about Telemakhos and Penelope and her suitors. She tells hims the Penelope is still faithful. He also sees one of his crew members and he weeps (again) upon seeing him. He
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The Odyssey Discussion Questions BK.1 1. What does the invocation say the poem as a whole will emphasize? * It emphasized about a man that suffers through years of voyages before he returns home to his family. 2. What first impression does thus book give us of the gods? How much of a role do they play in human affairs? What seems to motivate their actions? * The gods were all evil and angry that Odysseus was not at the council meeting 3. What is our first introduction to various
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are showed‚ and some are slightly changed. His journey starts with Troy. This is where Odysseus and his men‚ battle with Cicones. Odysseus‚ knowing their skills‚ backed out of the battle at sea. They refuse‚ and in return‚ many are killed. Here‚ Odysseus’s intelligence would have saved the men‚ if they would have listened. Though they didn’t obey‚ Odysseus had the patience not to blame them. They then are taken to the land of the Lotus eaters. The lotus eaters are like a poison which causes men
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competitiveness he feels when he learns Antinoös is trying to court his wife. Odysseus’s illuminated traits can be observed in how he endlessly plots to get home and his evident great anger towards Antinoös when he realizes he’s courting his wife‚ ultimately leading to Antinoös’ death. However once realized‚ this plot structure really makes the traits that are illuminated much more significant to the text and concretes Odysseus’s true motives to fight and get back to his beloved Penelope and defeat Antinoös
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He knows that they are in real bad trouble. They are greatly outnumbered by the fighters. They did not give up though‚ they fought it out. From morning till noon‚ they held out‚ even severely outnumbered. But when the sun passed‚ one by one‚ Odysseus’s men gave way. They were left with very few men at the end of the death scene. They mourned the deaths of their crewmen and friends. Before they continued on their journey homeward‚ some shipmates had a little memorial by raising a cry‚ three times
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Arrogance to Modesty: The Hardest Journey To quote Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ “A great man is always willing to be little”. In Homer’s “The Odyssey”‚ the oldest epic poem known to man‚ Odysseus‚ king of Ithaca‚ is called to the Trojan War. He leaves his home‚ thinking that he will be back soon‚ without realizing that the God’s wrath would prevent him from getting home. Odysseus demonstrates many concepts throughout his journey‚ but the most prominent is his usage of hubris and humility towards the Gods
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tossing the coin versus making the decision himself is an example that indicates Odysseus does not show the ability to be a heroic leader. . Each time when Odysseus does something wrong‚ the Gods‚ particularly Zeus‚ would inflict adversity because of Odysseus’s actions. For example‚ just after wanting to depart the island‚ Zeus “disdained the offering: destruction for my ships he had in shore and death for those who sailed them‚ my companions” (512). This shows Odysseus has disobeyed Zeus; leading him
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common theme throughout the poem(s) of: You can always find your way home‚ just don’t give up. In Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey”‚ there are many women that influence Odysseus but Penelope‚ Circe‚ and Athena mainly control his course. Penelope‚ Odysseus’s wife‚ is an influential background character in “The Odyssey”. Penelope not only stalls for Odysseus with the hope that he will come back but also keeps faithful while he’s away. In the epic it says‚ “However‚ each night‚ Penelope undoes the weaving
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Homer’s View of Free Will and Fate in the Odyssey Free will and fate are both prominent in the Odyssey. In the Odyssey‚ free will is depicted whenever characters make decisions. In example‚ Odysseus blinds the Cyclops‚ Polyphemus. Fate‚ in the Odyssey‚ is the consequences that are dealt out due to certain actions. In the case of Odysseus and Polyphemus‚ the consequence is that when Odysseus is on a ship heading home to reach Ithaca‚ Poseidon‚ being the father of Polyphemus‚ sends a storm at
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’ cave by hanging under a ram ’s belly.(Finkelberg) These specific traits are ones that set him apart from the rest of the characters in the plot or in any epic story. Being a hero or a character that is known throughout the land was one of Odysseus’s epic hero qualities. He was the King of Ithaca‚ but his friends‚ family‚ and strangers knew him as so much more‚ and with so many heroic and brave traits. In book nine‚ Polyphemus mentions that he imagined Odysseus as a strong‚ giant man. I find
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