In the Odyssey by Homer‚ Odysseus represents the perfect man and Penelope represents the perfect women‚ but societies’ ideals change over time. Cultures has evolves‚ and the way we view men and women evolves with it. This leads to different ideals and values. Even though there are differences‚ there are still many similarities between present day and the Ancient Greek times. Odysseus and Penelope displayed characteristics that were ideal in Ancient Greek times and although ideas have changed some
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The lines in the movie and the characters that portray their roles very well caught my interest. The film gives me a lot of reaction but “kilig” is the most I really felt. I fell in love with what Penelope and Odysseus have a kind of love. Although it differs from reality‚ I must say that I’ve hoped that someday‚ I could still find my Odysseus in my life. Odysseus displays the essential traits of an epic hero: strength‚ nobility‚ confidence‚ courage‚ and the love of glory. He gains fame through his
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n The Odyssey ‚ Odysseus comes back and reveals his identity. He comes back to find the suitors trying to take over his home. They tried to take his wife‚ Penelope. They also tried to take over his home. Lastly‚ they tried to kill his son. So‚ as expected‚ he reacted pretty negatively towards to the them and anyone involved with their plan. So‚ he did what he had to. Personally‚ I agree with Odysseus’ decision to punish them. I think that Odysseus was justified in his actions towards the suitors
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Compare and Contrast of Odysseus and Aeneas Odysseus‚ the hero in The Odyssey‚ and Aeneas‚ the hero in The Aeneid‚ fought in opposing sides in the Trojan war. Odysseus was the king of Ithaca and was arguably the smartest king and warrior in all of Greece‚ whereas Aeneas was a warrior from Troy whose destiny was to found the Roman race in Italy. While both men were highly acclaimed by their respective countrymen as heroes‚ they shared many similarities in respect to their background‚ their virtue
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“The Odyssey” Essay. I will be writing a essay of the book The Odyssey written by the person Homer. The main reason why I am written is so that you can know Odysseus is a hero because how he helps other people before he would help himself. In “The Odyssey”‚ Odysseus is a hero because of how he got all the suitors out of the house. I believe that he is a hero for that because of the way that they just moved in and tried to marry his wife. Also that they were eating all of his animals fruit
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Odysseus’ life is always getting messed up because of the gods. He makes Poseidon mad‚ which causes all of his crewmates to die. Next‚ he gets stranded on an island with Kalypso‚ a goddess‚ who loves him and wants him to live on her island. He is stuck there for seven years before the gods even consider letting him go home. “Now Zeus tells you to send him on his way with all speed. It is not appointed for him to die here‚ away from his people. It is still his fate that he shall see his people and
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Despite Odysseus’ will to fight and return home‚ it is not just his actions that help him accomplish his objective. There are several other characters in “The Odyssey” that play a pivotal role in helping him reach his goal. Most crucial to his success are the efforts of his advocate‚ Athena. She is the true reason that Odysseus succeeds‚ because she assists‚ protects‚ and champions Odysseus as her actions prove. Odysseus’ journey begins after leaving Calypso‚ but his trip takes a dangerous turn
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Odysseus and I are different cause he is wise and think with his head when he poke the cyclops in the eye he used his mind cause he new if he didn’t his crew was going to get killed by that big horrible cyclops that’s how most of them survived‚ but on the other hand with me i just get straight to the point‚ and if that cyclops wanted to eat me i wouldn’t have made it out of the cyclops cave‚ that’s why my dad tells to think before you do anything.
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Odysseus’s character. While there were numerous expectations and norms in ancient Greece‚ wealth was an important status indicator‚ and therefore incorporated as a societal norm. Being that Odysseus was a powerful king‚ it’s fair to assume that he possessed great wealth as well‚ meaning he fit the societal standards. Up until his journey to Troy and back‚ Odysseus had never deviated from societal standards‚ at least in terms of wealth. However‚ upon reaching his beloved Ithaca‚ Odysseus was swiftly
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book‚ The Odyssey‚ written by Homer‚ the main character‚ Odysseus‚ had won the Trojan war and had a long journey back home. In the beginning of the journey‚ he has a few ships and a bunch of crew members with him. His goal was to make it back to his homeland of Ithaca to see his wife and son again. However‚ this journey took much longer than expected because of Odysseus’ choices. His choices proved to show that he is very selfish. To add on‚ Odysseus took advantage of his crew members throughout
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