Cyltemnestra and Melantho the maidservant. Other women are portrayed as the manipulative seductress‚ such as Calypso and Circe. The third type of women is the good‚ faithful‚ intelligent woman. These women include characters such as Queen Arete‚ Nausicaa and‚ above all‚ Odysseus’ wife Penelope. Homer uses these characters to depict the several ways in which women were viewed by society. The first type of woman‚ the bad‚ disrespectful woman is portrayed through two characters. Clytemnestra is the
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American director Steven Spielberg. Miyazaki worked in various roles in the animation industry until he was able to direct his first feature film Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro which was released in 1979. Soon after that‚ he directed a new film‚ Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. After the movie became a success‚ he co-founded Studio Ghibli where he continued to produce many feature films such as Laputa: Castle in the Sky and My Neighbour Totoro. In 1997‚ Studio Ghibli released another Miyazaki
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There are many different themes in The Odyssey‚ but the most prominent theme Homer portrays in his epic poem is hospitality or Xenia. The act of Xenia was perhaps the most important Greek custom out of all because you see it being performed time and time again throughout Odysseus’ journey home. The Odyssey was about the twenty year long journey of King Odysseus return to Ithaca from battling in the Trojan War. The theme of hospitality is present not only while Odysseus is travelling from city to
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Homer’s The Odyssey PLOT SUMMARIES AND STUDY QUESTIONS BOOK I: WHAT WENT ON IN THE HOUSE OF ODYSSEUS Athena appeals to Zeus for permission to help Odysseus reach home. Odysseus’s home in Ithaca is overrun with suitors who are trying to win Penelopeia’s hand. With the help of Athena disguised as Mentes‚ Telemachos finds the courage to confront the suitors. 1. Where is Odysseus? Odysseus is on the remote island Ogygia with the goddess Calypso. 2. What or whom is Athena disguised as? Athena
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Transition: The Totoro foundation comes from a character Miyazaki created. II. How the films address the environment A. My Neighbor Totoro (1988) 1. letter to himself 2. Totoro; forest spirit 3. Shinto shrines B. Nausicaa of the valley of the wind (1984) 1. based on a manga 2. Nausicaa & Hukai plants C. Princess Mononoke (1997) 1. Tatara iron works 2.
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people’s name” (Odyssey‚ Book 6‚ lines 204-205‚ 210-213). This is the proper way a guest was expected to be treated in Ancient Greek times. She welcomes him to their land and offers him clothing. Later when the maids are being disrespectful to Odysseus‚ Nausicaa tells them‚ “Enough. Give the stranger food and drink‚ my girls” (Odyssey‚ Book 6‚ lines 272-273). This is another example of good hospitality in the epic poem. This is how guests were expected to be treated. At one point on his visit there‚ Echeneus
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The Women and Their Roles in The Odyssey Throughout his journey‚ Odysseus meets a few female characters who become essential elements of The Odyssey. In the beginning of the epic‚ Odysseus’ main goal is to return home after many years of absence but along the way the sexual appeal of certain female characters distract him from his ultimate goal. Many of the female characters in The Odyssey are portrayed as seductresses creatures who desire different kinds of intimacy. Since they could not
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movie’s ending. He continued to work in various roles in the animation industry over the decade until he was able to direct his first feature film Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro which was released in 1979. After the success of his next film‚ Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind‚ he co-founded Studio Ghibli where he continued to produce many feature films until his temporary retirement in 1997 following Princess Mononoke. While Miyazaki’s films have long enjoyed both commercial and critical success
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plot revolves around the actions of women. The women in the poem could be divided up into two major groups: the seductresses‚ such as Circe‚ the sirens‚ and Calypso‚ who attempt to hinder or stop Odysseus from reaching his home‚ and helpers‚ such as Nausicaa‚ Arete‚ and perhaps most importantly Athena‚ who all aid Odysseus in his homecoming. These two sides of “help” and “hinder” are clearly separated‚ and only one woman is able to rise above these two roles: Penelope. The seductresses‚ though portrayed
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Penelope and the princess Nausicaa are frequently used as plot devices‚ while both are simply prizes to be on. Penelope houses 108 suitors who are solely there for the purpose in taking her hand in marriage. The suitors make it very clear that they only care for Penelope as a wife and not her son Telemachus. Evidenced by the fact that in book IV they tried to kill off her son so they wouldn’t have to worry about anyone getting in the way of their future wedding. Nausicaa‚ on the other hand‚ is offered
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