How Are Odysseus And Penelope Alike

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Odysseus, Penelope and Telemachus all have close to the same hero characteristics, but they also show them differently. While Odysseus has the qualities of a brave and adventurous hero, Penelope and Telemachus embody the importance of strength and the devotion to their family.

Penelope shows her hero character by staying loyal to her husband. In book 2, Penelope is introduced to many suitors for her to choose to marry. Penelope deceived the men for three years by telling them she would choose a suitor as soon as she finished a funeral shroud for Odysseus’s father, to hold off on the suitors, she wove the shroud by day and unraveled it by night. Penelope still believed that Odysseus was alive and that he would come back safely. Odysseus shows

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How Are Odysseus And Telemachus Alike

Odysseus, Penelope, and Telemachus are all alike but different in the characteristics of a hero because they are all heroes for different reasons, they all have similar traits when it comes to being a hero, they’re all different because Odysseus is considered a hero because of his role as king of Ithaca, his participation in the war, and the way he got back home. Telemachus is a hero because he stood up to the suitors who had overrun Odysseus' place in Ithaca. Penelope is a hero due to her loyalty…

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Penelope Cunning In The Odyssey

In the Odyssey, Penelope is much more than just the wife of the great Odysseus. Despite a lack of focus on penelopes inner turmoil from the absence of her husband throughout majority of the poem, her methods of dealing with both the absence and return of Odysseus reveal the true nature of her cunning as the wife of the notoriously crafty hero. There are two mediums in which penelopes cunning thought is expressed, the plot progression and comparisons between her and Odysseus in the text structure…

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Comparing Athena And Penelope In Homer's Odyssey

same? In Homer’s epic The, Athena, and Penelope are two strong supporting women. But Athena’s pushiness and disguise make the goddess different than Penelope. Although Athena and Penelope are both wise, when it comes to Telemachus, Athena is selfish compared to Penelope’s unselfishness. The men in the epic let the readers see the true colors of the two women. The two women are both wise because, the wisdom goddess making a multiple layered plan to help Odysseus come back home; Athena comes to Ithaca…

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Telemachus In Homer's The Odyssey

once said, “The good man is the man who, no matter how morally unworthy he has been, is moving to become better” (John Dewey, John Dewey Quotes, BrainyQuotes.com). Dewey’s words consistently hold true for Telemachus, a central protagonist of Homer’s The Odyssey. In this epic poem, Telemachus’ father, Odysseus, leaves his homeland of Ithaca to go fight in a war. Odysseus departs for war when Telemachus is a newborn. Twenty years following Odysseus’ departure from Ithaca, he is still not to be seen…

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Essay about Homers Women

beginning of known time. Many a writer and philosopher share different views on just how history wants women’s role to be remembered. One of the world’s most legendary and highest esteemed story tellers of ancient feminine woes would be Homer. Homer’s poems have lasted over three thousand years in part because of the unusual tendency he has of lacing his repeated lines with the honor of both men and women alike. Unlike the later writings of some of his peers, such as Socrates and Plato - Homer’s…

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The Odyssey Movie Vs Movie

There is a scene where the sailors go on their voyage after visiting Calypso’s island and face all of the dangers ahead of them. In the movie, the difference is monumentally large. First off, none of the crew ever made it to Calypso’s island. Only Odysseus made it to her island. Another thing is that the dangers they faced were not all in the film. For example, the Sirens were a pretty big threat to the ship and it wasn’t even shown in the movie. Another good example is the fact that the dangers that…

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Archetypal Hero And Odysseus

Recognizing a Hero How is the long suffering Odysseus and the clown fish Nemo alike? They are both considered archetypal heroes. All archetypal heroes have certain characteristics. The great Odysseus and the fish Nemo are both considered archetypal heroes because they experience an unusual birth, leave family to live with others and have atonement with their father. In the begging of The Odyssey, the royal son of Laertes Odysseus goes to fight at the Trojan War, at the end of the poem he finally…

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