Penelope

Odysseus, the main character in Homer’s The Odyssey, is not a hero. He shows many non-heroic traits by today’s standards, such as his unending arrogance and need to prove himself, his unfaithfulness to his wife Penelope, and his bloodlust and unjust killings. Throughout the book Odysseus shows these characteristics through his actions. He Insults a Cyclops, he stays with and sleeps with a nymph for seven long years and he slaughters many maids who barely did anything wrong. A hero is humble,…

She awaited the homecoming of her husband for almost twenty years with their son, Telemachus. Penelope was very loyal to Odysseus even though there were about forty suitors trying to take Penelope’s hand in marriage and Odysseus’ property. She used her cunning wits to prolong choosing a suitor to marry. She announced that she was to make a beautiful…

courageously shoots Antinous with an arrow. The Suitors were infuriated and screeched, “[f]oul to shoot at a man!...You killed the best on Ithaca" (1432,1434). This shows Odysseus’s audaciousness because he wanted to be home alone with his wife, Penelope, instead the Suitors are there trying to win her love. Odysseus is outraged and kills Antinous, to scare them and show the Suitors what he will do to them if they do not leave. In The Challenge, Odysseus is at home with the Suitors, arguing.…

and the sunlit blossom of that flower” (Carl Sandburg). This is a quote by Carl Sandburg. Carl Sandburg is a famous American Poet. Sandburg was born in Galesburg, Illinois on January 6th, 1878 (Penelope Niven). Sandburg’s parents are August and Clara Sandburg who were immigrants from Sweden (Penelope Niven). Sandburg and his family were extremely poor (Academy of American Poets). At the age of 13, Sandburg quit attending school and got a job (Academy of American Poets). Sandburg enrolled…

I believe that a hero is defined by a person who is admired for courage, outstanding achievements, and noble qualities. In Homer’s “The Odyssey”, Odysseus shows many heroic traits when he tries his best to lead his men home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. He depicts his leadership by showing self-control, cleverness, and loyalty. First, one of Odysseus’ main heroic traits is self-control. He portrays an example of self-control in the Cyclops episode. Poseidon’s son, Polyphemus, a colossal…

respective characters as different individuals due to its implications on their behavior (Homer 56). In another illustration, the relationship between Odysseus and his wife, Penelope, also reflects Homer’s supplementation of individuality on the respective characters. In this case, the connection that exists between the two allows Penelope to maintain faithful commitment to her husband, despite the efforts of suitors to marry her and seize the family’s wealth (Hunt et al. 44). In this respect,…

The Archetypal Pattern in Stars Wars: Episode 4 In many novels, there are archetypal patterns, this is shown prominently in The Odyssey. The Odyssey’s archetypal pattern consists of a returning wanderer, a waiting women, and a parent-less child. This archetypal model is reflected in Star Wars: Episode 4. The returning wanderer is Obi-Wan Kenobi, as until Luke found him, Kenobi lived in isolation. This was due to the loss of a battle with Darth Vader. Through conversation Obi-Wan Kenobi…

he found the suitors in his homestead. So, to save his wife from this treachery, he planned in secret the suitors doom. And when the time was right he revealed himself and slew the suitors. When the maid had seen what had happened, she went to Penelope and said to…

Looking at the differences between Penelope and the suitors, with regards to the rules of hospitality, Penelope demonstrated hospitality without question and the suitors showed lack of hospitality. It was obvious that Penelope honored the rules of hospitality without hesitation, even though it caused her great trouble. As Telemachus pointed out to Athena disguised as Mentes “all…

unrestrained, but the presence of one makes them orderly and obeying, like the suitors. Moreover, while Odysseus was gone, the suitors tried to “bid his wife” due to their greedy nature. They tried to marry Penelope with intentions of obtaining land and power in Ithaka. This emotionally hurts Penelope, as she longs for Odysseus to come home but has to take the hand of a suitor. Their gluttonous nature is also shown when they take Odysseus’ “house to plunder”. The suitors always accepted the…