We learn that Penelope is a smart, clever, tactful and perspicacious woman through several selections of The Odyssey, such as her trickery of the suitors with the spool. ... Another excerpt of The Odyssey is when Odysseus was disguised as beggar and goes to the palace. ...
The Dream Weaver is very similar to The Odyssey. ... In The Odyssey, Odysseus disguises himself in order to get into Penelope's home without her knowing it was him. ... Within The Odyssey and The Dream Weaver, the suitors tried to loosen the bow making it easier to draw back. ... In The Odyssey attacks all of the suitors after he strings the bow and shoots it through the twelve axes. ... There are many differences even though The Dream Weaver was based on the end of The Odyssey. ...
What is love? Some say love is attraction; a bond between two people romantically involved. Some say love is passion, or a need to have something. You cannot function without it. Love flows like a river, endlessly drifting until it expands to the everlasting sea and, although it may be changed, it s...
What was Odysseus's primary motive in the Odyssey? ... Some people make the claim that he had a "restless spirit" and that he loved adventures and exploration and that he enjoyed the adventures described in the Odyssey. ... Second, we can compare at the ratio of the books of the Odyssey that focus on the adventures of Odysseus to the books of the Odyssey that focus on his interactions with his family and see that the latter is are far more numerous. ... Second, we can compare the ratio of the books of the Odyssey that focus on the adventures of Odysseus to the books of the Odyss...
In The Odyssey, Telemakhos's transformation from childhood to manhood, and his mother Penelope's hesitant acceptance of it, can be seen through the use of different tones and emotions. ... Telemakhos clearly makes the transition from boy into man during the first books of The Odyssey. ... In the beginning of The Odyssey Telemakhos is unhappy, and uninspired to do anything about his unfortunate surroundings until Athena arrives. ... In Books One through Four of the Odyssey Telemakhos makes a very real transition from boy into man. ... In The Odyssey, Telemakhos's transformation...
Betrayal The theme of betrayal is clearly brought out in the epic poem, The Odyssey. Odysseus was betrayed by his men. For example, "Such was their talk, and the ill counsel of the crew prevailed, they loosed the sack, and out rushed all the winds" (Homer92). Due to the crew's greed, they cau...
Odysseus is a hero, but is he a good role model? Vittorio Alfieri once said, "Often the test of courage is not to die but to live." What Alfieri is trying to express is that in order to live your life to the fullest, you must take chances. You cannot always do things the safe way. In The Ody...
Is Odysseus a Thoughtful, Mild and Kindly Ruler as Mentor describes Him? In book II of Homer's Odyssey, Mentor describes Odysseus as a "thoughtful, mild, kindly" king ruling his city like a "gentle father." Mentor's description does not convey the full aspects of Odysseus" personality. It is tr...
