Essay On Polyphemus And Julfus

All fictional heroes share the fact that their mindset changes through adversities in order to reach fulfillment. For example, Odysseus is considered an unconventional hero because he killed and or scarred many creatures that prevented him from going home. On the other hand, Rainsford is also considered an unconventional hero, but he didn’t have powers like Odysseus to kill his hunter (General Zaroff) instead he used his intellect. In addition, the archetype heroes of war are portrayed in Odysseus and Rainsford because yet endure hardships through creatures and or people. Although Odysseus and Rainsford share their differences in the development and growth of their mindset, they eventually find their destiny as becoming altruistic. In summary, methods and approaches taken by the heroes based on their obstacles can help us identify comparing key points as well as contrasting in fictional heroes. At the end of the day, all heroes fictional or not will be portrayed as being selfless through their change of

When being insulted by Melanthius Odysseus holds himself back from physically fighting. Melanthius taunts Odysseus and Eumaeus saying, “‘one scum nosing another scum along”’(Homer 361). Odysseus could start a fight but he, “steeled himself instead, his mind in full control”(Homer 362). He knows he must think the situation through before acting on impulses. Heros are able to put all of their temptations away to think the problem through and come up with the best solution. Odysseus is an example in the situation with Melanthius.

Polyphemus is seen in a negative light by not being the friendliest or most hospitable form of a person due to his nature. Odysseus and Polyphemus were having a conversation and out of no where Polyphemus attacked and ate two of Odysseus’ men. Odysseus says, “This brought no response

“ You are a ninny or else you come from the other end of nowhere telling me to mind the gods.” (11) Polyphemus is speaking to Odysseus in response to the last quote. He may be ugly, but he is no dummy. You are not going to fool me. “We Kyklopes care not a whistle for your thundering Zeus…..” (12) In this quote, Homer using figurative language “ simile” to emphasize and compare Zeus’s thundering as whistle to him. He’s not afraid of any Gods. That’s where it revealed Cyclops personality and perspective. We can see it by reason of “ Zeus.” He was known as the ruler of the Olympian Gods. He’s the most powerful gods in their culture. But, he compares Zeus’s thundering matching with a whistling. So, it provided the effects of hyperbole. In “ But in one stride he clutched at my companions and caught two in his hands like squirming puppies to beat their brains out, spattering the floor, then he dismembered them and made his meal…..” (13-15) This quote revealed the monster’s personality is that they are so powerful and almighty. The effects of imagery illuminates the conflicts among them as a result of monster’s personality, this means war to them, but Odysseus and his people are not his opponents. Due to the use of simile give us a sense that how strong they are. “Two men in his hands are like puppies.” (13) “ Then he dismembered them and made his meal…..”(15) This quote revealed monster’s characterization by saying he dismembered them. It gave us a sense of monsters are not the people you should mess with. The characteristic of them is always uncivil and

Polyphemus was ruthless. With no law there was nothing to hold him back from murder or even knowing right from wrong for that matter. When he found Odysseus and his crew in

Odysseus’ confrontation with the great Cyclops, Polyphemus, looks cowardly and dishonorable by comparison. Where Beowulf bravely stood and fought Grendel with only his bare hands, Odysseus waits for Polyphemus to slip into an alcoholic coma before blinding him. Later he uses this handicap to escape.

Empathy is feeling for others and is often described as stepping into someone else's shoes. Showing empathy is very important and can be very beneficial in certain situations. In Homer’s The Odyssey, Polyphemus shows much less empathy towards others than Odysseus does.

Ulysses is a hero some say And built the trojan horse and won the troy war, now he must get back to his home island Ithaca. His most difficult opponent was the Cyclops Polyphemus. Polyphemus was the biggest, tallest and strongest Cyclops on the island. The Cyclops destroyed some rafts and he killed 2 men. Polyphemus was Poseidon's son so he could pray to him at anytime.

Odysseus fights Polyphemus, on the island of the Cyclopes, for his men to escape. Two of his men get devoured, on the spot, to show that Odysseus does not have as much power as Polyphemus. At night, he gets Polyphemus drunk and stabs his one and only eye. Knowing that other cyclopes are roaming the island, Odysseus says his name is “Nobody”, for Polyphemus to deter attention. It must take a lot of bravery

no ability to stop Polyphemus from eating his crew, yet in the face of what appeared to be

Polyphemus is an extremely violent character in The Odyssey. To start off, when he meets Odysseus and his men, he immediately eats some of Odysseus’ men. This shows that Polyphemus is prone to violence, as he did not try to negotiate before eating the men. The Greeks laws of hospitality are strict, and Polyphemus

Gilgamesh did represent a godlike physical strength when he ventured to defeat the demon, “…he breathes and there is death…” (Tablet II). He and Enkidu were able to clear their minds before they fight Humbaba. Odysseus exhibited a mental strength, “Nobody is my name…” (Book 9.366-367) thus, deceiving Polyphemus after he had blinded him.

In Christopher Marlowe’s play, Doctor Faustus, the idea of repentance is a reoccurring theme with the title character. Faustus is often urged by others to repent his decision to sell his soul to the devil, but in the end he suffers eternal damnation. Faustus was resigned to this fate because he lacked the belief in his soul of God. He was once a moral and devout man, but greed led him to sin.

Reading through three related stories, we discover different motifs denoting author’s thought in different time.Without any doubt, the tragic essence goes through the Three Theban Plays. As Sophocles meditates the philosophy of the tragedy all along his life, the tragic essence expands from individuals in a society. The conflict in each play becomes increasingly complicated. In Antigone, we can clearly distinguish the conflict between Antigone and Creon, family and politics. However, in Oedipus at Colonus, the play merges all the conflicts happened to former plays and enhances the theme of the story. The later part of this trilogy, especially the ending of Oedipus the King and Oedipus at Colonus, reveals a darker and deeper phenomenon of Thebes and projects it to Oedipus. The prophet plays important role of forming the story line and tragic image of Oedipus, but the root causing the series of tragedy of the characters is not gods’ command. It is degeneration of people, which is pathetic to humanity. Finally, after suffering from family complex and exile, Oedipus is not only a victim of the society, but also the reflection of the twisted humanity of Thebes.

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