palace‚ and pursue Odysseus’s wife and queen‚ Penelope. Odysseus father‚ Laertes‚ and Penelope‚ his wife and queen‚ are the two individuals who truly test him— he returns the favour—‚ as personifications of Ithaca‚ they act as stepping stones in his reinstitution as head of his household and kingdom. Laertes’ “mental anguish has rendered him immobile and ineffective” in comparison to Penelope During Odysseus’s absence‚ both Laertes and Penelope have suffered‚ physically and mentally. Considering
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with her strategies to stay married. While Odysseus was off at war and traveling home for over twenty years Penelope‚ his wife‚ was left to be alone. After his departure there was no news about him for a while‚ so everyone assumed that Penelope was a widow. More importantly‚ she was single and the kingdom was up for grabs. Suitors swarmed her house hoping to win her over. However‚ Penelope felt it in her gut that one day her love will return to her. She stayed loyal to Odysseus‚ even when he did
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Penelope as conveyed in The Odyssey is one of a quiet‚ submissive‚ faithful woman. The readers do not see much of Penelope’s actions throughout the epic and rather just hear of what she should be doing. Penelope’s story and relationship with Odysseus has remained a myth‚ until Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad. In the novel Penelope finally explains her story of what happened while Odysseus was on her journey away and back to her. The Penelopiad is praised as a feminist text and throughout the story
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In the vast tellings of Homer’s The Odyssey‚ many character comparisons can be made. Few are more pressing however‚ than the heroism of Odysseus and his wife‚ Penelope. Although both Penelope and Odysseus displayed heroic characteristics in The Odyssey‚ Odysseus was more of a hero than his wife was in the epic. Penelope‚ while somewhat of a heroine‚ simply was not depicted by Homer to be the hero that her husband was. To start‚ Odysseus was developed with standard Greek heroic traits. First‚ Odysseus
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this is not always the case. One very unique and unsung hero in the Odyssey is Penelope. Penelope is the wife to Odysseus. She is a very unique hero because she is not your typical physically strong hero she is much more of a strong minded hero. Penelope is very clever‚ persistent‚ faithful‚ and loyal but at the same time she can also be very manipulative when she needs to be so that she can stay faithful and loyal. Penelope was extremely clever. She always felt that Odysseus would return. She has many
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story of Penelope and the Suitors is a good example of a woman’s loyalty and respect to her husband without being asphyxiated by patriarchal community. Both Penelope and the Suitors by J.W. Waterhouse and “Penelope” by Dorothy Parker use the myth of Penelope’s suitors to show that her loyalty to Odysseus overcomes the obstacles and hardships both face through their 20 year separation. The poem‚ written by Dorothy Parker‚ is written through the point of view of Penelope. Parker refers to Penelope as sitting
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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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Love is a powerful word. It has been told that through love‚ you can conquer all things. Like Odysseus‚ who traveled for years‚ for miles‚ and would endure any pain for the love of his family. Odysseus and Penelope had a very strong connection and marriage compared to others whom lived in this era. An era in which the definition of marriage was not one that we are quite used to. People of this age did not marry someone because they necessarily “loved” their spouse- but for the other things that the
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after they fly through the night to Oviedo and think about what they are involved in. It turns out that trip is launching a strange geometrical composition of love‚ passion and disillusionment‚ where one of an important role is played by Maria Elena (Penelope Cruz)‚ Juan Antonio’s ex-wife‚ who is as beautiful as mentally unstable. The films reputation preceded itself because of the “all-star” cast‚ and its chemistry which lights up the screen. Therefore‚ it’s doubtful whether somebody will be disappointed
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to men‚ he also targeted the messages towards women and how they should act. Homer’s works showed women how they were to become excellent Greek women. Homer’s stories portrayed that Greek women should be faithful‚ courageous‚ and intelligent also. Penelope in the Odyssey‚ was what the Greek people considered a good woman or how a woman should be. Women were believed to have certain roles such as taking care of children and the household. There were certain things a man should be doing‚ and certain
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