Character Analysis: Odysseus Smart‚ yet Arrogant In books 9-12 of Homer’s The Odyssey‚ Odysseus shows three prominent character traits: quick-wittedness‚ hubris‚ and self control. Odysseus has gone down in stories and history books for his life-saving quick-wittedness. An example of his quick thinking is in the scene where Odysseus and a few of his men are trapped in Polyphemus’‚ a cyclopes‚ cave and Odysseus devises a cunning plan to help them escape. He gives Polyphemus all the liquor he
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When we first glance at Odysseus we just see a man who’s trying to get home. But if we take a closer look at him we see that he is a respected‚ wise‚ and sometimes stubborn man. Why these things you ask? Let’s take a closer look at the reasons behind this choice of words. Many have said in The Odyssey’ that they respected Odysseus. He is respected by men‚ for his journeys and telltale battles. Take‚ for example‚ what Alcinous said after Odysseus had beautifully told his tale and many woes;
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Truthful‚ loyal‚ born leaders‚ and honesty. These are all the characteristics of a real life hero. Odysseus has features almost similar to real life heroes. Real life heroes save lives and help people which is exactly what Odysseus did. Odysseus represents a strong hero because he was a great leader‚ he had a smart mind‚ and he was very brave. A sign of Odysseus’s leadership is when he was facing the heard ships from the Cattle of the Sun God. He knew that they had eaten the cattle so he said "I
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the Odyssey‚ the characters face challenge after challenge and they had a leader that helped them overcome every obstacle. Odysseus was this leader and he is considered the hero of the story. He is considered the hero because of how he handled the situation with Polyphemus. His journey was dangerous and hard but he persevered through it and was able to overcome every obstacle that was put in his way. The encounter with Polyphemus was one of the defining moments where Odysseus truly become a hero
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Static and Dynamic Characters of The Crucible The Crucible is a play about the Salem witch trials. Its main characters are richly developed and varied. They consist of a Reverend and his niece; a married couple with their share of problems‚ along with their servant; and a minister called to the town because of his experience in the field of witchcraft. Each of these characters mentioned have their own traits that they bring to the plot of the story. When examined closely they can each be classified
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Odysseus’ Personality Over His Journey Why do epics fascinate people and captivate them? Is it because the story‚ the adventure‚ or maybe the humor. Humans may never know‚ but here’s the rundown on Odysseus from The Odyssey by Homer. In this epic poem the hero Odysseus is sent from his home to fight the Trojan War. On the return the Gods put him through many trials and tribulations until he gets home. When‚ as Homer narrated to listeners‚ his home itself was besieged by traitors attempting to steal
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I think that so far in the story‚ at this point of the story‚ Odysseus had showed many of his characteristics‚ or traits throughout his actions along the sea. Some of the traits that I would use to describe him‚ like brave‚ leader‚ loyal‚ strong‚ smart‚… With these characteristics‚ I can image him as a strong soldier‚ who is fighting for the country without escaping the death. I would want to be friend with him‚ but not close friend because although he was a great man‚ but he still have a lot of
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Huckleberry Finn is a static character. Throughout the realistic‚ historical fiction novel‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain‚ the main character Huck travels with a fugitive slave‚ Jim. Constantly‚ Huck’s internal conflict between helping a fugitive slave‚ and turning him in‚ divides him. Huck ultimately ends up helping Jim‚ but treating him as subhuman‚ and taking advantage of his companionship. Huckleberry Finn wavers in his moral ideas‚ but undergoes no development. He starts to
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Static & dynamic characters of The Crucible Dynamic Character In The Crucible by Arthur Miller the character Reverend John Hale was a dynamic character. In the beginning of the Play Hale was a little cocky and thought that he was at a higher status than all the citizens in Salem. He looked at all of his fancy witchcraft books and used them for evidence more than the witness’s testimonies. He was stuck up and against anyone who doubted that the cause of the mysterious happenings in Salem was anything
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Why Odysseus is an Epic Character “I am Odysseus son of Laertes‚ known before all men for the study of crafty designs‚ and my fame goes up to the heavens.” Odysseus was quoted saying this in Book 9. Odysseus said this when he was greeting others. Some of the reasons he does these things is because he is an epic character. The Odyssey clearly shows Odysseus is an epic character through the conflict he faces‚ his long journey‚ and the hardships he endures. Odysseus has been shown to
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