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 for the poster‚ which was a requirement. I also completed the setting‚ major characters‚ and
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Essay Odysseus is a Good Leader Odysseus was a man who was known for both his good and bad leadership qualities. Homer‚ the blind poet and the author of ‘the Odysseus’ has portrayed Odysseus as an ambiguous character. However‚ in my opinion and in this argument Odysseus have more good leadership qualities than bad leadership qualities. Throughout this epic‚ readers can see that Odysseus made many leadership decisions and took actions when it should be made. He was intelligent‚ fair and fearless
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Three traits that Odysseus and Telemakhos share are clear-headedness‚ eloquence‚ and showing strong emotion. They are portrayed with these traits in the Odyssey‚ composed by Homer. Odysseus is a renowned military strategist‚ warrior‚ and the King of Ithaca. He was forced to go to war against Troy twenty years ago‚ and since then has traveled all over the Aegean trying to find a way back home. Meanwhile‚ his son‚ Telemakhos‚ has developed into a full-grown man from the mere infant he was when his
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CHARACTERS o Odysseus – King of Ithica o Penelope – Wife of Odysseus o Athena – Goddess of Wisdom o Calypso – She saved Odysseus from Hades o Telemachus – Son of Odysseus and Penelope o Agamemnon – head of the soldiers against the trojans o Menalayes – the one who tries to get the kingdom of Oddysseus o Poseidon – God of the Sea o Anticlea – Mother of Odysseus o Hermes – Messenger of Gods III. PLOT MAJOR CONFLICT: The major conflict of the story is how Odysseus will find his way
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{Odysseus is a hero in The Odyssey because of his bravery throughout the story‚ The Odyssey. He may have made a few unintelligent decisions however one can’t blame someone for an unintelligent decision. Odysseus was only human and no one is perfect. } {Odysseus was a hero because he was very brave throughout the many perils he encountered on the voyage home from the Trojan War. Odysseus tried his hardest to get all of his men home however he knew if he didn’t sacrifice some men no one would get
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Odysseus as an Epic Hero In the book The Odyssey by Homer‚ the main character‚ Odysseus‚ is depicted as being similar an epic hero. There is a question‚ though‚ as to whether or not he actually was an epic hero. I believe that‚ while he did have a major difference‚ he had more similarities than differences to the characteristics of an epic hero and therefore was one. An epic hero is someone who is strong‚ intelligent and bold. First of all‚ an epic hero must have physical strength. Strength enables
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Ciera Medeiros English Honors Period A 11/29/12 There are many different characteristics that make a person a true leader. Odysseus is a fictional character from a fantasy epic poem known as “The Odyssey.” He traveled on a twenty year journey with many men along with him but in the end all of his men perished; Odysseus can be classified as a leader and a hero along with a man named Ernest Shackleton. Shackleton is a real life man who went on an expedition to reach Antarctica in the years
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great leader. The Odyssey is about the adventurer and leader Odysseus who is on an epic journey back home. The only problem is his crew that went along on his journey was all met in an untimely demise‚ the reason being‚ Odyessus was unfit to be a leader among his crew. This was a tragedy could have been avoided. In this analysis it will tell the reader on why Odysseus was a terrible leader for this epic journey to begin with. Odysseus was a terrible leader‚ especially during the battle at Ismarros
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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 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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