In “The Odyssey” by Homer‚ Odysseus travels home after participating in the Trojan War. Odysseus goes through many trials and challenges testing his loyalty and wit before he finishes his difficult journey home. Odysseus shows that he is a smart leader while coming back to his kingdom and family. Odysseus was clever after he tricked the cyclops‚ Polyphemus‚ to drink Odysseus’ wine. This caused the cyclops to become drunken and fall asleep. This allowed Odysseus to stab and blind Polyphemus
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the themes of fried ship and loyalty? Use specific examples from the text to support your thoughts. In the novel Of Mice and Men‚ the author‚ John Steinbeck‚ show us the importance of values like loyalty and friendship. As the story develops around the tow men characters‚ George and Lennie‚ they show us how friendship and loyalty comes before money and dreams. The author uses different scenarios to show us the friendship that George and Lennie have. For example‚ the way in which they forget
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always willing to be little”. In Homer’s “The Odyssey”‚ the oldest epic poem known to man‚ Odysseus‚ king of Ithaca‚ is called to the Trojan War. He leaves his home‚ thinking that he will be back soon‚ without realizing that the God’s wrath would prevent him from getting home. Odysseus demonstrates many concepts throughout his journey‚ but the most prominent is his usage of hubris and humility towards the Gods. The hubris he shows towards the Gods is what fuels their rage and makes his journey longer
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Three Islands‚ Three Lessons In the epic poem‚ The Odyssey‚ Homer tells the story of a war hero named Odysseus who is away from home for twenty years. During this time‚ Odysseus fights in the Trojan War and then travels for ten years trying to return home. Throughout this journey‚ Odysseus learns many lessons; however‚ the three most important lessons he learns are to follow the laws of xenia‚ the importance of family‚ and to show respect to the gods. The first lesson that Odysseus learns
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Compared to today‚ there are some elements in “King Lear” that don’t seem that foreign to us. For example‚ betrayal and loyalty are two things that are shifted around today and where maybe even more present in the past‚ as a king had to be on his guard. This includes his family‚ as we can see from the story. The 1st act of “King Lear” starts the whole problem of the play‚ where Lear says (1.1.56-57) “which of you shall we say doth love us most‚ That we our largest bounty may extend.” Today‚ we don’t
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Bravery‚ Loyalty‚ Perseverance and Cleverness. This are the qualities of the main character Odysseus‚ which make the movie more interesting and fun to watch. It is not all about the heroism of the main character but it is also all about to the love and willingness to wait at the right time. Odysseus’ adventure for me is just “AMAZING”. It indeed a supernaturally wonderful. Imagine he was imprisoned for about 16 years in order to be home. His son has grown enough to be a fine man. His wife Penelope
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Iliad and Odyssey HIS 1113 25 September 2012 The Iliad and the Odyssey The Iliad and the Odyssey are two of Homer’s surviving works. These two epics poems are great works of literature that help us understand life in ancient Greece. The Iliad is compared to a tragedy while the Odyssey is compared to a comedy. The Greeks used both the Iliad and the Odyssey as a Bible and even as a history book. The two epics taught the ancient Greeks virtues and values. The Iliad is known as the greatest
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Loyalty and Trust Trust has always been the backbone of all human interactions guiding daily life. Without trust‚ a society would lose all functionality‚ falling victim to fear and eventually chaos. This theme of loyalty and trust is clearly illustrated in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. In the play‚ Mark Antony is a righteous supporter of Caesar who stands by him at all costs; Cassius is a conspirator who plans the murder of Caesar; and Brutus is a noble yet contradictory Roman who betrays
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Courage in To Kill a Mockingbird "Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities...because it is the quality which guarantees all others‚" (Winston Churchill). There are several different ways t be courageous. Harper Lee‚ in her 1960 novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ uses courage as a main theme. Harper Lee demonstrates that if one can tell the truth‚ change or remain rooted in their morals‚ they are a minority among people who lack the ability to do so. In To Kill a Mockingbird there
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What is courage? Courage - the ability to do something that frightens one. Courage - strength in the face of pain or grief. Courage can not be defined by a dictionary. Courage is one of those things that you have to experience first hand before you really know what it means. It might not seem like it but courage is everywhere all the time.Courage is facing your fears no matter what the circumstance. Courage is risking your life for someone or something else in need. To me‚ courage is compassion
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