(Aristotle‚ Politics). That was said over 500 years after Homer had died‚ showing that the general thought of women in ancient times were that they were distracting‚ seductive‚ and got in the way‚ but there is a small minority of them such as women like Penelope that were faithful‚ loyal‚ and
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5/29/13 English 1 exam At the end of The Most Dangerous Game Zaroff challenge Rainsford to another contest the winner will get to sleep in Zaroff bed and the loser get feed to his dogs. It was like his same contest but both were hunting each other so Rainsford was running to the trees to do a sneak attack. Zaroff was acting like a hunter so he was walking around looking
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Dylan Madden Word Count: 539 Odyssey: Books V‚ VI‚ X and XXIII Response 4 September 2017 Athena continues to show her care giving side after pleading with her father Zeus to free Odysseus which he does after he sent Hermes to tell Calypso to free him and she does which shows that she has a sense of decency despite her sexual ambitions to keep him on her island. After building a raft and sailing out to sea‚ he continues to receive bad treatment from Poseidon after he conjured up a storm
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are very similar between the book and movie of the Odyssey. For example‚ Odysseus’s character is very much the same in the book and movie because he is very smart and witty in battles. He also has a problem with women along his journey back home. Penelope is another character that is very similar in the book and movie. She is very emotionally strong and patient in how she waits twenty years for Odysseus to return and had faith that he was still alive. There are also similarities between the conflicts
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he would kill her if she didn’t keep his being on Ithaka a secret. And now‚ Penelope reprimands Eurykleia for waking her up and telling her Odysseus had returned and killed all the suitors. Its hard not to feel pity for teh old maid who even served as Odysseus’ own nanny al those years ago. We know that Greek society did not put much value on women or servants‚ and that violence was an acceptable way to punish. Penelope reveals her crafty side when she seemingly dismisses Odysseus’ request for
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In a fantasized world like The Odyssey‚ women can threaten the power of the patriarchy‚ but in a modernized world like The Catcher in the Rye‚ women cannot threaten men because they do not hold tangible power. In The Odyssey‚ women like Helen‚ have the capability and desire to gain power; Helen exemplifies how women can manipulate men through the use sexulaity to do anything desire‚ even start a war. Her power over these men not only causes death and destruction‚ but it also causes endless nights
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Critical Lens Essay The quote‚ “ It was the best of times‚ it was the worst of times”‚ by Charles Dickens is a particularly diacritic because of the difficulty in deciphering the underlying meaning. I agree with this quote because of the exemplary reasoning beneath all the different ways for interpretation. In my view‚ this quote shows that ones perspective on a situation is what deems one as positive or negative. The classic analogy is if the glass is half full or half empty. No matter how bad
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Penelope‚ the wife of Odysseus‚ can be compared in various ways to the other characters in Homer ’s poem The Odyssey. Many are the ways Penelope exemplifies the ideal woman‚ in that she conforms to the values and beliefs of her society. These include faithfulness‚ loyalty‚ willpower‚ pride in one ’s home and family‚ and generosity and openness to foreigners (Kline‚ 2004). The role women in ancient Greece had were reflected as inferior to men as they were never seen as heroes or fought in wars‚
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The Evolution of Odysseus Throughout the Odyssey‚ Homer explores the evolution of Odysseus from a young and inexperienced warrior when he leaves to fight at Troy to a mature and accomplished war hero when returns to his home at Ithaca. The slow maturation of Odysseus develops as he accomplishes physical and mental victories against women in the form of monsters‚ goddesses‚ nymphs‚ and mortals. Each of the women obstacles tests Odysseus’ strength as a leader‚ a father‚ and husband‚ and as he defeats
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of his mind and body‚ which reveals his strong character. One of the attributes of a Greek hero is athleticism‚ and Odysseus fits that requirement quite well. When Odysseus arrives home‚ he is given the opportunity to prove himself to his wife‚ Penelope. The trial was to pick up Odysseus’ bow and string it with ease. “So they mocked‚ but Odysseus‚ mastermind in action‚ once he’d handled the great bow and scanned every inch‚ then‚ like an expert singer skilled at lyre and song—who strains a string
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