The Odyssey Although Odysseus was portrayed as a hero citizen in Homer’s epic The Odyssey‚ his fatal flaw‚ hubris‚ restricts him from being a good choice for the Greeks to use as a model citizen or hero. After Odysseus escaped the Cyclops lair‚ he taunted the Cyclops saying‚ “If I could take your life I would and take your time away‚ and hurl you down to hell! The god of earthquake could not heal you there.” Angered by Odysseus’ words‚ the Cyclops prayed to his father Poseidon‚ which was not
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English 9 Honors The Odyssey “The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation‚” Oscar Wilde once said. This quote explains Odysseus’ audacious personality completely. Temptation can be the beginning of a downward spiral in one’s life. In Odysseus’ case‚ temptation is his greatest enemy‚ along with his burning sense of curiosity. Odysseus’ first sign of curiosity during his voyage was when he had his encounter with the Cyclops‚ Polyphemus. “My
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The passage that Homer exquisitely wrote in The Odyssey was in Book 5‚ lines 309-323. Homer’s techniques established an image that could never be forgotten. In this passage‚ Odysseus was being dragged down to the sea by Poseidon. The sea god was furious that all the other gods were in his favor. Odysseus talked to himself and wondered out loud‚ “Rag of man that I am‚ is this the end of me?” (V‚ 309) Irony was a method Homer utilized to convey the message of helplessness. Odysseus has used trickery
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The Odyssey In the epic poem‚ The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ Odysseus does not deserve his reputation as a brave and clever leader because he is very arrogant‚ conceited‚ and he only cares about his glories which causes him the life of all his loyal companions. Odysseus makes the mistake of bragging out to the Cyclops about how he conquered stabbing his eye and escaping his cave “Cyclops if ever mortal man inquire how you were put to shame and blinded‚ tell him Odysseus‚ raider of
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Rasie Turner Ms. Neff English 1030 22 September 2010 The Odyssey Greek gods and goddesses are very important in the Greek culture. There are a few Greek gods and goddesses that play very important roles in The Odyssey. They are Athena‚ Zeus‚ Poseidon‚ and Circe‚ and Calypso. The relationship between the mortals and the gods are very interesting. Everything that happens in this poem‚ dealing with the mortals‚ is related to one of the gods. Without the gods‚ Greek culture and literature would
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The Odyssey In The Odyssey‚ Odysseus had to face many challenges during his travels; a few of these difficulties were a cannibalistic Cyclops‚ huge whirlpools‚ determined suitors‚ along with many hardships. Odysseus fought constantly to return to his homeland of Ithaca‚ but to accomplish this Odysseus had to be clever‚ resourceful‚ and have great leadership qualities. Odysseus proved throughout the story that he was very clever. When he was faced with having to get out of Polyphemus’s cave‚
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Platt Pre AP English 9 5/9/2012 O Brother‚ This is Not Even Close To the Odyssey Everyone loves to immerse themselves into a dramatic and extraordinary story with evil monsters‚ brave hero’s‚ and the desperate will to survive. It allows you to escape your troubles and take you to a new and exiting please with each and every second. However‚ there are some stories that simply do not capture the essence of breathtaking adventure. The movie O Brother‚ Where Art Thou? created by the comedic
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Dante’s Inferno and The Swimmer Dante’s ever popular‚ poem‚ “ The Inferno‚” and John Cheever’s “ The Swimmer” is both set upon the theme‚ reflecting on ones life. Cheever highly accepts the profundity of Dante’s pious allegory (1). In the swimmer‚ the protagonist Neddy Merrils‚ swims throughout his well-heeled neighborhood‚ which is credited the intense journey of Dante. The Swimmer‚ a story about a man’s eight-mile journey home‚ is a book that explores how a man reflects upon life. Many of the
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Inferno “Seek and ye shall find” Publishing details: 14.05.2013 Transworld Publishers –London First published in Great Britain in 2013 by Bantam Press – an imprint of Transworld Publishers. Inferno (2013) is a breathless race-against-time thriller by America’s renowned author Dan Brown. Dan Brown was born in a family of three‚ brought up by a great mathematics teacher and a church organist‚ his parents in New Hampshire‚ USA. Brown was raised on a prep school campus where he developed a fascination
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Matt Eden Mrs. Brown W-3 1/26/11 Inferno Literary Analysis If given the opportunity to view Hell and its inhabitants‚ would you feel sympathy towards those you have known while they were alive‚ or would you feel as though they deserve the punishment they have been given? One such man who wrote a book about such an encounter is Dante Alighieri. Dante opened up The Inferno with a tone of sympathy and grief; however‚ his attitude toward the souls he encountered became increasingly opposite to
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