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    Characters In The Odyssey

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    perseverance‚ cleverness‚ and braveness” these are some characteristics of the characters in the movie “the odyssey”. “The Odyssey” when I heard the title‚ there’s only one thing that comes into my mind “interesting”‚ that’s why I’m so excited to watch it. Odyssey is an amazing movie that I’ve watched; it is full of “adventure‚ romance‚ and humor”. Also this movie is about Greek gods and goddesses. “Odysseus” name of the main character of this movie. Odysseus is a great man. For me the adventure of Odysseus

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    Character in the Odyssey

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    |Character |Role |What eventually happens to |Personality |How do they change? | | | |them? | | | |Telemachus |Son of Penelope and |He helps his father to kill |He loves his mother very much and is very |He became a man while

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    Mythology P1 Archetypal Characters As humans we make mistakes‚ but the real power is learning from our mistakes. Often we can learn from others mistakes that way we don’t have to feel the pain ourselves to understand why we shouldn’t do something or be a certain way. Also we can learn from history and past mistakes that lead them into bad times and disputes. From literature we learn morals and lessons through the characters position. “We live with our archetypes‚ but can we live in them?”

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    Odyssey Character Summary

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    -Characters are based on “The Odyssey (1997)” movie. Odysseus - Main character; The Odyssey = Odusseia in Greek; circa 800-600 BC. Penelope - Wife of Odysseus Telemachus – son of Odysseus Eumaeus – the loyal shepherd Anticleia – is the mother of Odysseus who killed herself due to grief. Eurycleia – is the Loyal servant who nursed Odysseus and Telemachus when they were babies. Odysseus’ Men: • Perimedes – warrior who challenged and got eaten by Scylla. • Eurybates – loyal servant

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    Every story needs a hero. In the Odyssey‚ the characters face challenge after challenge and they had a leader that helped them overcome every obstacle. Odysseus was this leader and he is considered the hero of the story. He is considered the hero because of how he handled the situation with Polyphemus. His journey was dangerous and hard but he persevered through it and was able to overcome every obstacle that was put in his way. The encounter with Polyphemus was one of the defining moments where

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    Odyssey Character Analysis

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    are governing over/ ruling. Stockton and Homer both have a similar style of writing by using the opposite of an idea to prove their opinion. The selection “The Lady or The Tiger” is more effective at communicating the author’s message than “The Odyssey Book XII” because Frank R. Stockton displays the actions of an irresponsible leader who abuses their power for their own pleasure even if it is not the best for their kingdom. Stockton and Homer both have different opinions Frank R. Stockton describes

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    True Test of Character In Homer’s famous epic poem The Odyssey he displays the characters with a wide variety of morals. These morals influence decisions made by them which provide a looking glass for the reader to see their true nature. In a certain scene‚ the characters discuss Odysseus to what seems to be a beggar; however‚ the beggar is truly Odysseus in disguise. One way to clearly test a person’s character is through an idea provided by Bob Sutton: “The best judge of character is how he or

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    The Odyssey Odysseus went on a 9 year journey for home on a ship. The name of the book is Odyssey written by Homer. During the journey Odysseus and his men get captured and escapes‚ he also went through boat wreckage and almost gets killed by different types of gods and monsters. Odysseus deserves the title of a hero because he sacrificed a lot for his crew and he also shows courage and loyalty to his men as well. He sacrificed a lot to get to his beloved penelope Odysseus has his men tie themselves

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    Throughout the book The Odyssey‚ Odysseus demonstrates he is a hero through his cunning actions.Odysseus has portrayed how cunning he is when he and his men were trapped inside the Cyclops’s cave. Trying to escape‚he comes up with a plan to get the cyclops drunk and blind him. The text states‚ “‘ Among all my schemes and machinations‚ the best plan I could think of was this.”(9). This reveals how Odysseus repeatedly used his crafty and sly personality to overcome challenging obstacles. When asked

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    Homer´s Odyssey tells the story of Odysseus‚ a war hero‚ and his 10-year voyage back home. After the war ended and Troy was burned down‚ Odysseus‚ having offended Poseidon and blinded his son‚ is set upon his way to Ithaca‚ his kingdom. For reasons that have not yet been explained‚ Odysseus ends up at Ogygia‚ where he is being held prisoner by Calypso‚ the nymph goddess. In Ithaca‚ his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus wait for his return. In book one‚ the Council of the Gods is gathered‚ with

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