by Homer‚ Odysseus journeys back to his home‚ Ithaca‚ and carries out his punishment against the suitors that lie in his residence. He brutally kills them through violent and explicit methods. Odysseus is completely justified in his revenge against the suitors. Throughout the poem‚ Homer develops the concepts/ themes of honor and hospitality and how it plays a major role in Greek society. The suitors violate these concepts multiple times throughout the poem‚ giving Odysseus a justified reason to
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Odyssey ‚ Odysseus comes back and reveals his identity. He comes back to find the suitors trying to take over his home. They tried to take his wife‚ Penelope. They also tried to take over his home. Lastly‚ they tried to kill his son. So‚ as expected‚ he reacted pretty negatively towards to the them and anyone involved with their plan. So‚ he did what he had to. Personally‚ I agree with Odysseus’ decision to punish them. I think that Odysseus was justified in his actions towards the suitors. Think about
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Is Achilles Justified in Killing Hector and is Odysseus Justified in Killing the Suitors? Holding the power of life and death is a very serious responsibility. Under most circumstances death penalty is not right and can be handled in a much better way. Because we are made in the image of God we are commanded not to kill. But there are some circumstances in which the killing of a wrong-doer is justified. Actions speak louder than words.
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tactician Odysseus is a strong and noble leader. He is very smart and uses his swave intellect to escape many dangerous and tough situations. As well he is a convincing speaker and can convince who he is talking to do his bidding. He is a strong willed man and now that he is home from his 20 year treacherous journey‚ he wants to be happy with his wife and finally learn what a great man his son had become. The suitors have been in Odysseus kingdom for about the last 10 years‚ eating his food‚ drinking
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The Suitors Demise and Odysseus’s Revenge: Justified? I: Thesis: “They’d no regard for any man on earth-good or bad-…” (Fagles pg.452). Using these words Odysseus says that the suitors deserve to get murdered or slaughtered in the halls because of their actions. The gods bring death on the suitor through Odysseus because they do not care for anyone but themselves. In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ Odysseus is justified in his actions toward the suitors because society thinks that the slaughter of the
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Analysis of Homer The Odyssey Upon Odysseus’ return to Ithaca from his long and dangerous crusade‚ he discovers suitors raiding his palace. Due to the fact that these suitors are posing a great threat to Ithaca‚ Odysseus is justified in taking his revenge. Since these suitors try to steal his property‚ assume his wealth‚ and threaten the royal family of Ithaca‚ his right to defend himself is just. Odysseus was the king‚ and suitors have invaded his property. These suitors are young nobles from Ithaca
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Heimes English 9D 25 January 2013 Odysseus: Zero or Hero? Odysseus‚ saves citizens‚ saves shipmates‚ is a cold blooded killer and promiscuous man. When I think of Odysseus I think of a criminal or a zero. Odysseus is a zero for three main reasons 1.He is a killer and does not protect his shipmates 2. He is not a team player and he is not a leader 3. He constantly shows he can not be trusted. “There will be killing until the score is paid” is a quote from Odysseus in book 22. Everybody knows that
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Odysseus and his flaws In Homer’s Odyssey‚ the hero is Odysseus‚ a man who left his home to fight the Trojan War and who comes back twenty years later to find his household overrun by suitors courting his wife Penelope. Throughout his journey‚ this rich and complex character battles life’s temptations towards purification‚ since he must overcome his sins and flaws in order to obtain redemption from the gods‚ thus returning home to his throne on the island of Ithaca. However‚ this purification process
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the suitors are looking to marry Penelope‚ Telemachus’ mother. Penelope’s husband‚ Odysseus‚ has not been found after the Trojan War‚ and Athena reminds Telemachus about his father. While Odysseus and Athena are planning‚ the suitors argue about who is the special one to marry Penelope. The suitors also threaten Telemachus by telling him to exile her mother from his house or make his mom marry one of them. Odysseus’s son decides to set out on sea and find people‚ who can lead him to Odysseus. There
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of Penelope is about a brief time when she is longing for her husband to come back one day. When Odysseus was gone for the Trojan War for a long time‚ she had hope that her husband will come back one day. Penelope represented hope as one of the most hopeful women in form of themes that comes from many epic works on her. In the painting Penelope and the Suitors‚ John Williams Waterhouse uses the Suitors of Penelope to show that when people are gone for a long time their loved ones still have hope they
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