his own freewill to survive. Odysseus has extreme determination and perseverance‚ without this he would never have been able to get home. There are many obstacles that Odysseus must overcome on his voyage home‚ and on his way home he is told by Tiresias that upon returning he must leave again. Some of the god ’s attempts to keep Odysseus away from home are: the Lotus Eaters with their flowers‚ the cyclops‚ Circe‚ the Sirens‚ Scylla‚ and the travel to the underworld. Odysseus was known for being
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king he started referring to the people of Thebes as “…[his] poor children” and making it seem as if he was a god‚ for “what …[the people of Thebes] desire is known and not unknown to [Oedipus]…”(Oedipus Rex‚ 62-63). He also refused to listen to Tiresias give him clues about being married to his mother and Oedipus himself being the
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which depict the only hope of replenishment of the land comes from reproduction. For the Fisher King to find salvation‚ he must experience catharsis through sexual renewal. However‚ this is contradicted with Tiresias who is both man and woman and is the opposition of fertility. Altogether‚ Tiresias is a contradiction to himself because he
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Antigone Enter ANTIGONE and Ismene from the palace. ANTIGONE: Ismene‚ my dear sister through common blood‚ do you know of any evil from Oedipus Zeus will not perform on us who still live? For I have seen nothing—nothing painful‚ nothing mad or shameful or dishonorable—(5) that is not among your or my sorrows. And now what do they say? The general has just put an edict over the whole city. Have you heard it? Or have you avoided learning how our friends suffer the fate of foes?(10)
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Ms. Cheney Period 5 24 October 2012 The Odyssey Questions Books 9 - 12 Book 9 1. Odysseus and his crew arrive at the land of the Lotus-eaters‚ "people who eat the lotus‚ mellow fruit and flower." (Page 214‚ Line 96). He sends ahead three men to scout out the people who live there and send a message back. The scouts soon start mingling with the natives‚ the Lotus-eaters‚ who have no notion of killing the men. Rather‚ the Lotus-eaters feed them the lotus‚ the honey-sweet fruit‚ that causes all
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Major Gods and Goddess |Greek Name |Roman Name |Function | |Aphroditē |Venus |Goddess of love‚ beauty‚ and desire. She was | | | |married to Hephaestus. Aresis her lover and | |
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“There you will find them grazing‚ herds and fat flocks‚ the cattle of Helios‚ god of the sun who sees all‚ hears all things. Leave the beasts unharmed‚ you mind set on home.” (pg.253) Tiresias clearly warns him‚ to not even mess with the cattle or he and his men will pay the consequences. When a wise person or a prophet tells someone in the book to do something there is usually a catch or very certain steps that they must follow to accomplish
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In both Antigone and Oedipus the King the city plays an important part with the majority of the action in both plays taking place in public in front of a chorus of Theban citizens. Personal conflict/crises take place in public‚ and when personal events take place off stage‚ they are relied to the chorus (and the audience) through messengers. The city also helps to move the plot of the plays along‚ as well providing dramatic tension. In addition the city helps to give us greater understanding of
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“How does Sophocles use various literary devices (like dramatic irony‚ characterization‚ tone‚ etc.) to explore the theme of man’s journey of self-discovery? Cite examples from Oedipus and one other piece we have read in class or own experience.” We must have gone through searches of identities in our lives. At that time‚ we might be confused by how other saw us and how we saw ourselves. Some would start reject themselves‚ and others would learn to accept. In “Oedipus the King”‚ the author Sophocles
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reminds us that beauty‚ love‚ passions which was once food for the soul‚ are turned to slaves of our egoistical‚ materialistic‚ relished physical needs. The central character is the poet himself who often takes on the roles of the Fisher King and Tiresias in order to convey his message. The other characters‚ Actaeon and Dian replaced by Sweeney and Mr. Porter‚ Thames’s daughters‚ The clerk and the typist‚ Queen Elizabeth with her suitor Earl of Leicester;-all these are foil and flat characters who
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