Beowulf and Odysseus: A Comparison What is more important to the hero than his men? Both Beowulf of “Beowulf” and Odysseus of The Odyssey of Homer have the all important asset of men at their disposal‚ Men who follow them as leaders and accompany them on their travels. While Odysseus greatly values his men and treats them very loyally and emotionally‚ his men‚ in turn‚ give him the same loyalty and respect back. Beowulf is far more self-driven. While his men are mostly present throughout‚ they
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is a long narrative poem that tends to be about heroic deeds and events. Beowulf shows traits of an epic hero by using his ability of strength to help him overcome evil. Beowulf kills Grendel and some of the rest of the men‚ by using his strength. Odysseus shows traits of and an epic hero by inspiring all his men to fight the cyclops. Odysseus uses his cunning sense to be an epic hero. Furthermore‚ while Odysseus was on his journey he completed the following: won the Trojan war‚ went to
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Beowulf and Odysseus; two heroes in literature. They are similar in many ways. They both share the traits of an epic hero‚ however‚ they are different from each other in many ways. Both Beowulf and Odysseus have the traits of an epic hero: bravery‚ courage‚ leadership‚ strength‚ craving for fame and glory‚ among other things. Beowulf exemplifies bravery‚ courage and strength when he goes off to fight the monster Grendel so that he can no longer terrorized of people of Danesland. He feels a certain
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Beowulf and Odysseus have much in common as would be expected. When Beowulf is first introduced to the reader‚ he is described as being the mightiest man in Geatland‚ “There was no one else like him alive. In his day‚ he was the mightiest man on earth‚ high-born and powerful‚” (Heaney 15). Odysseus could be described very similarly‚ the mightiest man in Greece and also the smartest man in Greece. Also‚ the two of them are both on great quests‚ Beowulf to defeat Grendel and Odysseus to return
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The Odyssey is one of ancient Greece’s great Epics because of the mighty Odysseus. Likewise‚ the story of Beowulf is an example of an Epic. Epics are stories told on a grand scale‚ with armies‚ heroes‚ gods‚ and the brutal forces of nature depicted over long character arcs and sweeping landscapes. Protagonists meet with obstacles and disaster‚ action and triumph. Epics are mythological histories; they meld together famous figures from history and historical events. Some characters and events
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three words that describe Odysseus. The readers of his adventure learn that he is intelligent and always has a plan. In “The Odyssey”‚ Odysseus is seen preparing‚ Leading the win at Troy‚ and fearing nothing. His amazing skills show his heroism in the poem. Odysseus is a hero because of his leadership‚ bravery‚ and his planning. Odysseus is a hero because of his leadership. Odysseus led his men out of the Cyclopes cave and chose to go home instead of being immortal. Odysseus and his men were stuck
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Odysseus‚ a hero? What comes to mind when we think of a hero? Generally‚ we think a hero is someone with some super powers‚ and has the ability to save the world. The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ a Greek mythical epic‚ includes Odysseus‚ someone who would be considered a hero‚ by what bravery he had shown. But as his life and the epic progresses‚ almost every time Odysseus faces a difficulty‚ he chooses to do the right thing‚ yet his pride and selfishness always get in the way‚ bringing him down and
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“Odysseus is too thoughtless‚ selfish and deceitful to be a real hero.” How far do you agree with this view? Yes‚ I do agree that Odysseus was thoughtless‚ selfish and deceitful but these qualities were necessary for him to complete his journey and be seen as a hero on his return to Ithaca. Greek heroes like Odysseus were greater than the average man and achieved much notoriety and fame by being thoughtless‚ selfish and deceitful. Inevitability Odysseus‚ curiosity led him to make bad decisions after
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poem by Homer (translated by Robert Fitzgerald) has many various themes woven throughout the story. One of my personal favorites is: falling into temptation will take you farther back than your starting point. You can see this theme portrayed as Odysseus struggles to find his home but when tempted stays to long with Circe. Or as they are almost home to Ithika and Odysseus’s crew opens the sack of winds. Also when they land on the island of the sun god and though they were told not to‚ eat some of
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any ship to get through.The second route holds two dangers: Skylla‚ a sea monster with six heads that eats men‚ and Charybdis‚ a whirlpool that sucks in and vomits out the sea three times a day.Surprisingly‚ this is the better option. Circe advises Odysseus to hug the cliff of Skylla and sacrifice six men rather than risk losing his whole ship to Charybdis. Also‚ he should race through as quickly as possible instead of trying to fight her. Scylla in book twelve ’ snatches and carries off a man with
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