A personal virtue that is a major theme in the epic‚ The Odyssey‚ is loyalty and perseverance. The best example of loyalty in of the epic‚ Penelope‚ who waited faithfully in Ithaca for 20 years for her husband‚ Odysseus’‚ to return. Odysseus’ son Telemachus‚ who also showed loyalty by standing by his father against the suitors who are after the throne. The two analytical lenses that I will use to interpret this epic‚ is the Psychological and the social class lens. The psychology lens focuses on the
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Essay One‚ The Odyssey Steven Botello ENGL 2315: Great Works of Literature I September 16‚ 2012 Imagine a life without television‚ no internet‚ no cell phones‚ no radio‚ no movies‚ and no video games. This was the life during the Odyssey. The storytelling in the Odyssey gave Greek society a way of entertainment. Men‚ woman‚ and children would listen to these stories with attentiveness and would then share them throughout their lives. These stories were told in many ways such as in poems‚ songs
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The “Iliad” recounts the famous ten-year war of “Troy”‚ while the “Odyssey” tells Odysseus’s journey back home at war’s end. Loyalty‚ Vengeance and hospitality are minor themes in the “Odyssey” whereas Anger‚ Strife‚ Alienation‚ and Reconciliation are the minor themes in the “Iliad”. Throughout the novel‚ hospitality affects Odysseus. King of the gods‚ Zeus is known as the greatest
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Wilson wrote‚ “…loyalty is like the juice of an orange – the flavor cannot be determined until the orange is squeezed beyond the breaking point. The Bible testifies to the truthfulness of this statement. Loyalty is one of the most powerful forces within the human heart. Loyalty can produce good results‚ and misplaced loyalty can produce evil results..(Wilson) In the plays of Medea and Titus Andronicus we are shown that a specific model of loyalty is morally correct and that loyalty to our families
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Nadia Mendoza Ms. Kittelson English 9 March 14‚ 2011 The Odyssey In the epic poem “The Odyssey” by Homer‚ the journey of a Greek king is traced. Though sailing can sound extremely easy like driving‚ in this epic poem things are slightly different. Odysseus the protagonist of this epic poem and his sailing crew face frequent temptations that not only determine their loyalty and strength to resist these temptations‚ but also how long-lasting their sail back home can be. The enlightened message
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In Homer’s‚ “The Odyssey”‚ Odysseus struggles to return home not only to rejoin his wife Penelope and son Telemakhos but also to fulfill his duty as ruler and legend. As Odysseus struggles homeward‚ the idea of his true self and what defines him shifts. His longing for family and sovereignty serves‚ at times‚ as a raging fire that propels him home. At other times it seems to be lost in the shadows of his adventures. At the end‚ when all conflicts are resolved and Odysseus is reunited with his wife
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Braden Kerr Odyssey Essay October 16‚ 12 A Greek Hero The story of The Odyssey was greatly influence by the Greek gods. Throughout the book‚ the gods influence characters‚ greatly having an effect on the outcome of those characters. In the story‚ Telemakhos‚ son of Odysseus‚ is one of those dynamic characters‚ morphing from a distraught boy to a hero of great proportions. Although there are many gods‚ it was mainly Athena who had a part in his transformation. His change is constant and occurs
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every story. This even applies to the epic novel‚ Homer’s‚ The Odyssey. While the storyline may do an outstanding job of glorifying Odysseus’ heroism‚ it fails to give proper insight into the victims of his revenge. Margaret Atwood’s‚ The Penelopiad gives an alternate view of what was going on in Ithaca during Odysseus’ 20 year absence. This essay will specifically focus on the maids who were hanged because of what was thought to be disloyalty. The maids were wrongly accused‚ and quite possibly framed
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In the Odyssey‚ Homer has the character of Odysseus go through several trials or obstacles in order to finally reach his family in Ithaca. Odysseus is the ideal man not only in the physical sense‚ as he is a very strong and powerful individual‚ but also in the mental
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Kirkus ENG 2423 8A March 21‚ 2013 Roles of Women in The Iliad and The Odyssey Homer wrote two epic poems‚ The Iliad and The Odyssey. The Iliad is a tragedy that tells about the battles of the Trojan War. The Odyssey is somewhat of a sequel‚ the story of Odysseus ’s travels home after the Trojan War. An article found in “The American Scholar” states‚ “ One might begin by asking what both epics‚ The Iliad and The Odyssey‚ would be like if there were no women in them. The Trojan war would not
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