War. Most Greek heroes were shown to be righteous‚ pure‚ and gave the effect that they could do nothing wrong. In this epic‚ Odysseus is portrayed as more of a human in comparison to other Greek heroes due to the fact that he does many good and bad things throughout his journey home. Although Odysseus performs many questionable actions‚ he is an admirable character. Odysseus shows he is an admirable
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Jon Dunlap 3/8/12 Odysseus v Telemachus Period 2 “Maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you’ve had‚ and what you’ve learned from them‚ and less to do with how many birthdays you’ve celebrated.” – Anonymous (Thinkexist.com). Maturity is a key theme during the journeys of Telemachus and Odysseus. In Homer’s Odyssey the journeys of Telemachus and Odysseus have many similarities and differences such as their common goal and the lessons they learn; and only by overcoming
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Odysseus As An Epic Hero In the story of the Odyssey‚ Odysseus was put through many ordeals through which we see his moral and physical characteristics. After evaluating such characteristics we can see that Odysseus is a great epic hero. We can see that not only is he superior to most mortal men‚ he also shares many of the same desires‚ therefore fulfilling all the technical requirements of a "hero". Odysseus has insight about his own fate and destiny‚ but lives intertwined with the Olympic Gods
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In the epic‚ The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ it is known that Odysseus is a bad leader because he doesn’t give clear directions and he decides to venture to lethal places. Odysseus is someone who does not provide adequate directions to his crew‚ including the many times he tells his men something that they are not suppose to do that they still do. “Aeolus / ‚ god of unfavorable winds / … bottling up unfavorable winds and sending them a fair breeze / … the men untie the bag of winds. And their ships are blown
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Gaming Consoles Compared “The console wars continue to rage on. Ever since the PlayStation 3 arrived on the market to challenge the Xbox 360 in 2006‚ gamers have argued about the merits of each system.” (Schedeen 2006). I‚ having owned both systems‚ am going to compare and contrast some key features found in these two major consoles. This comparison is based on the most recent versions of both consoles – the ’Slim ’ variations of both the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3‚ disregarding previous feature
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The end scene makes the audience wonder whether Prospero‚ who neglected his duties as the Duke‚ deserved his dukedom back‚ compared to Prospera. When Prospera was a Duchess‚ she never allowed her love for her books interfere with her duties as a Duchess. The reason Prospera had to flee her country was because of Antonio‚ Prospera’s brother who in order to take the throne from
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Odysseus portrays himself as a leader who is courageous‚ confident‚ good hearted and uses his intellect to get himself out of tough situations. Through his various adventures he demonstrated these qualities‚ like the time the white goddess seen Odysseus in trouble and said to him “take off your clothes and abandon your raft” (345). He did not listen because in the past the gods have schemed against him before and the outcome did not turn out well. Therefore he used what he knew about their ways and
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the poem the Odyssey‚ the main character fits the criteria. Odysseus is an epic hero. An important trait to being an epic hero is that the character is involved in a poem complicated by supernatural beings. To sail home in book 12‚ Odysseus has to navigate through the straits between two monsters‚ Scylla and Charybdis. As he is coming up on Scylla‚ he describes her: Her legs- And there are twelve- are like great
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In addition the odyssey‚ Odysseus has people who openly take him in and people who are keen on throwing him out or in some cases even trying to kill him. In this paper I will go over some cases where Odysseus is accepted as a guest and treated with respect and where Odysseus is neglected to be a guest and tried to be harmed. Polyphemus‚ the ginormous man‚ The giant. Polyphemus did not take kindly to the fact that Odysseus and all his men had arrived at his
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