Polyphemus and Odysseus Don’t See Eye To Eye
Mahatma Gandhi One day said “An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.”.Polyphemus has “an eye for an eye” means he wants to retaliate because Odysseus has fought back against him, but by seeking revenge it won’t heal anything but actually make things worse. Odysseus has faced many challenges, such as being captured by Calypso, The God of The Sea out to get him and an insane cyclops who just wants to consume Odysseus and his crew. Homer portrays Polyphemus’ violent and gullible personality by his speech and action.
Homer reveals Polyphemus’ violent persona through his action and speech. In The Odyssey written by Homer, Odysseus is referring to Polyphemus when he states“Neither reply nor pity came from him/but in one stride he clutched my companions [...] Then he dismembered them and made his meal/gaping and crunching like a mountain lion” (ln.277-282). His violent behavior comes through his actions as he consumes Odysseus’s crew. Furthermore in the epic, Polyphemus proclaims “Nohbdy will not get out alive, I swear” [...] “Bashed by this hand and bashed on this rock wall/his brains would strew the floor, and I should have/rest from outrage Nohbdy worked upon me” (ln.454-559). Polyphemus is furious that someone tricks him, so his intention now is to kill Nohbdy, also known as …show more content…
Odysseus affirms “My name is Nohbdy: mother, father, and friends/everyone calls me Nohbdy.” (ln. 360-361). Odysseus deceives Polyphemus because he tells him his name is “Nohbdy” and when he wails in pain other Cyclopes think no one was agitating Polyphemus. He believes Odysseus name is actually “Nohbdy”. Withal Polyphemus “... Seized and drained the bowl, and it went down/so fiery and smooth he called for more” (ln.348-349). Polyphemus is gullible and drinks the wine, not recalling the consequences of drinking an intoxicating
Mahatma Gandhi One day said “An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.”.Polyphemus has “an eye for an eye” means he wants to retaliate because Odysseus has fought back against him, but by seeking revenge it won’t heal anything but actually make things worse. Odysseus has faced many challenges, such as being captured by Calypso, The God of The Sea out to get him and an insane cyclops who just wants to consume Odysseus and his crew. Homer portrays Polyphemus’ violent and gullible personality by his speech and action.
Homer reveals Polyphemus’ violent persona through his action and speech. In The Odyssey written by Homer, Odysseus is referring to Polyphemus when he states“Neither reply nor pity came from him/but in one stride he clutched my companions [...] Then he dismembered them and made his meal/gaping and crunching like a mountain lion” (ln.277-282). His violent behavior comes through his actions as he consumes Odysseus’s crew. Furthermore in the epic, Polyphemus proclaims “Nohbdy will not get out alive, I swear” [...] “Bashed by this hand and bashed on this rock wall/his brains would strew the floor, and I should have/rest from outrage Nohbdy worked upon me” (ln.454-559). Polyphemus is furious that someone tricks him, so his intention now is to kill Nohbdy, also known as …show more content…
Odysseus affirms “My name is Nohbdy: mother, father, and friends/everyone calls me Nohbdy.” (ln. 360-361). Odysseus deceives Polyphemus because he tells him his name is “Nohbdy” and when he wails in pain other Cyclopes think no one was agitating Polyphemus. He believes Odysseus name is actually “Nohbdy”. Withal Polyphemus “... Seized and drained the bowl, and it went down/so fiery and smooth he called for more” (ln.348-349). Polyphemus is gullible and drinks the wine, not recalling the consequences of drinking an intoxicating