Throughout Homer’s “The Odyssey‚” Odysseus’ actions and choices are the driving point of the plot. When he and his crew encounter Polyphemus the Cyclops‚ he tries to secure his legacy by shouting his real name‚ and giving other important information away. The Cyclops prays that a curse befall him and his friends and Poseidon hears him. After this‚ half of Odysseus’ men are turned into swine when they encounter an enchantress and give into temptation‚ and though no men are killed‚ the crew is again
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Idealism has long been debated throughout time in all cultures. To some cultures‚ there may be an ideal form of love or even an ideal form of a human being with correct morals and values for said culture. In ancient literature‚ the concept of idealism has long been used when it comes to the development 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
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kills the suitors with the help of his son‚ Telemachus‚ for disgracing their home and for perusing his wife Penelope. Penelope is Odysseus animus‚ and even though Odysseus has been gone for over a decade she still only wants Odysseus. Even through Odysseus’s journey‚ he is tempted by beings sexually‚ with power‚ and with a fresh start. At the end Odysseus still chooses Penelope‚ his true love back in Ithaca. This strong connection between Penelope and Odysseus can be symbolized as their bed that he
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They both have a wife and kids at home. Their wives names are some what similar‚ both starting with Pen. But they do have their differences. Odysseus’s wife‚ Penelope‚ waits for Odysseus to return home from war. Penelope doesn’t ever want to believe that Odysseus won’t return home. Together they have a boy‚ Telemachus. Telemachus has never met his father. Therefore‚ he doesn’t recognize him when
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assigned. In my opinion‚ I believe that my role in my group and my group’s cooperation was quite a success. I contributed a big part in my group project and had many responsibilities. One thing I did for my group was played the role of Penelope‚ Odysseus’s wife. Penelope is a big role in the Odyssey and Book 23 is named after the role of Odysseus and Penelope. The role Penelope that I played makes a great impact in the story as well. I also helped putting the poster together. I created the border
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Moving on‚ there are various inspirations that could have lead Homer to write the Odyssey. In a mythical sense‚ thunder god Zeus came across a young woman Mnemosyne‚ the personification of memory; the father of gods slept with her for nine nights‚ which is how the nine muses came about (“The Nine Muses” 6). Muses encourage creation and were believed to give inspiration to artists of all caliber (“The Nine Muses” 1). These nine celestials consist of the following: Clio‚ Europe‚ Thalia‚ Melpomene‚
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message reflects the information Tiresias discusses with Odysseus. Meetings with the Lotus Eaters shows another example of similarities in the characters’ encounters with others. Sweet-tasting lotus-flowers from the Lotus Eaters attract some of Odysseus’s men‚ and the rest of the men must pull them back to ship. Sinners washing away their sins away in the river attract Pete and Delmar‚ who want to rid themselves of their sins. Everett needed to pull them back. Finally‚ both plots consist of the
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The antagonist‚ Temptation This essay is about temptation in the Odyssey‚ more specifically temptation and its role in the book. Showing how food displays everyday temptation and how Odysseus recklessness causes his own troubled journey home. Temptation in laments terms is the desire to do something you know you shouldn’t do. This theme is something that is repeated constantly throughout the Odyssey in a multitude of ways and for many reasons. It shows on a scale how human and mortal the characters
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An Analysis of Loyalty in Homer’s Odyssey In short‚ The Odyssey is a story of the war hero Odysseus’ pain and suffering caused by the extensive separation from his family and home during the chronicle of events after the fall of Troy. In the unraveling of these adventures‚ the reader is immersed in a world of heroic feats‚ strange creatures and lustful gods. However‚ behind all the myths and legends‚ there are a wide variety of underlying themes and concepts‚ which not only develop the plot and
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father Mufasa. Simba has a good friend named Nala and is destined to marry her. He is supposed to lead in his father’s footprints who was the king of the animal world. CALL TO ADVENTURE: Simba’s called to adventure was when Scar tells Simba about the “Elephants Grave.” Scar told Simba that it would be their little secret‚ and he would never go there because he didn’t want his “favorite” nephew to die. Furthermore‚ he refused to be king after he “killed” his father. Additionally‚ later in the movie
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