Examples Of Sorrow In The Odyssey

It's important to feel sympathy for others,however, how do we know that our sympathy is towards the right person. The Odyssey by Homer tells the story about the hero Odysseus traveling on a dangerous journey to return back home to his family. During his return home, Odysseus has currently been staying on Calypso's island for seven years. Although Homer does not describe Calypso as evil, she does try to persuade Odysseus to stay on her island. The poem " Calypso" by Suzanne Vega is from Calypso's perspective regarding Odysseus' stay on her island. When analyzing Homer's The Odyssey and Vega's "Calypso", the reader can see that Odysseus is worthy of compassion from the audience.

Suffering has always been a part of human nature. Over thousands of years, humans deliberate whether it was their own actions that doomed suffering upon themselves or if it was the gods who placed this suffering upon them. In Homer's epic The Odyssey mankind often blamed their misfortune on the gods. Whenever misfortune occurs, the humans automatically think the gods placed this misery on them. Zeus strongly disagrees that god's caused mankind suffering when he states “My word, how mortals take the gods to task! All their afflictions come from us, we hear. And what of their own failings? Greed and folly. Double the suffering in the lot of man.” Mankind has nobody to blame for their suffering, but themselves and their senseless actions that lead them to misfortune.

A feeling of sorrow for someone else’s misfortune is considered sympathy. Sympathy makes writing more relatable and more intriguing to read. When you feel sympathetic towards a character, you are making an important connection with that character so that you will want to keep reading. This is one of the many ways that authors engross their readers when they are writing a story. In the Odyssey, we as readers feel sympathetic towards the Cyclops because of his countless misfortunes. Many of his misfortunes are caused by Odysseus but, due to the connection that we made in the beginning of the epic poem to Odysseus, readers still villainize the Cyclops a little bit. Besides, this does not stop readers from sympathizing with the Cyclops for

The Odyssey by Homer is a great text that manipulates the skill of storytelling bringing out the meaning of being human, the spiritual and physical homecoming. It is an archetypal epic expedition essential for understanding ourselves and other modern texts following the same pattern. The text brings out the ancient Greek beliefs and customs that are essential in studying Western Literature through the evaluation of different characters, and the themes manifested are essential in establishing a good foundation for any literature student. The themes therein such as leadership skills, folly, retaliation, mythology, death, ogres, temptation seduction, deceit, and warfare make the text an essential student companion in the quest of comprehending literature.

Being brave requires massive strength of mind, body, and spirit. It is being prepared to face adversity. It allows people to face their greatest enemies without fear. Out of all of the characteristics that Odysseus portrays, bravery stands out above all. There are many cases in which this shows up in The Odyssey by Homer. Specific examples that represent Odysseus's bravery are the battle of Cicones, the events at the cyclops cave, and the events with the lotus eaters.

Odysseus displays his pridefulness in the Odyssey with his uncautious actions. He takes pride in his strength, virility, and quick wit. In Homer’s The Odyssey, Odysseus leaves home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. Odysseus is the king of Ithaca and he sails overseas to return home with his crew. He is known throughout the story for being prideful and heroic, but his pride is more harmful than helpful. Sometimes Odysseus lets his crew get into dangerous situations that effect their lives and slow their journey. He is hotheaded and often doesn’t think about how his actions will impact his future.

Pride. Pride can be a good thing in small amounts, such as taking pride in academic achievements, or having confidence in oneself. However, it can also be a fatal flaw if one possesses too much of it. Either way, it’s a character trait that many people possess. In Homer’s The Odyssey, Odysseus consistently exhibits the character trait of pride throughout his Hero’s Journey.

There has been much debate in the book the Odyssey by the poet Homer if Penelope has been faithful to Odysseus out of fear or love.Now I can say for sure that Penelope has been faithful to Odysseus out of love Because a lot of evidence supporting this is good.

Circe, the goddess and enchantress proficient in the use of herbs and drugs, is the antagonist of the book of Odyssey by cause of foul use of her magic towards Odysseus’ comrades; but every antagonist has their own reasons to become what they turned out to be. Loneliness, a depressing feeling of being alone, is what I would describe Circe throughout the part (before and during) Odysseus’ arrival. Despite the fact she had a number of animals guarding her gate, she’s lonely in a way of wanting affection; someone to accompany her. There are several evidence which I find her lonely.

In "The Odyssey" by homer and "An Ancient Gesture" by Edna St.Vincent Millay,the dipiction of grief is developed as a universal theme ,according to both of these texts,the characters experience feeling grief. They both use the same theme which is grief. Grief,survival,and hope are all themes the characters in both texts experience. In the odyssey,book eight,the character Odysseus is sad and determined to get home to his wife and Athena is also determined to help out.(from my notes)."Athena tells the princess in her dream to wash the clothes".

The Therapeutic Potential of The Odyssey For PTSD Afflicted Soldiers The Odyssey, a story about a hero named Odysseus and his struggle to get back home, after fighting in war, tells a moving tale that speaks to many soldiers today. His desire to get back home is like that of any soldier, after fighting and training for many years. His love for his home, wife and son is like that of any parent, making him willing to do anything to return to them. When soldiers return, however, they have the chance of carrying frightening memories. These memories can possibly scar soldiers for life, making it hard to do everyday tasks.

The Odyssey gives a great outlook on how a person can develop through time as well as how one’s actions can cause the trouble later and lead to unfortunate circumstances. In the book, there are several cases when Hubris, an excessive pride and arrogance as characteristic of a particular, is shown by different figures. Consequently, this is often followed by Nemesis, as justice has to be determined by the gods for the actions taken to maintain a heroic status, most of the time in form of a punishment. In “The Odyssey” by Homer, Hubris is exhibited by the main character and hero, Odysseus, in the Ancient Greek world, who proves it by his self-confidence in his adventures. Homer uses inter alia alliterations, similes, concrete details, and vivid imagery throughout the

The 8 Greek Evil Thoughts is a moral code filled with 8 evil thoughts that man should not commit in their life. “The Cyclops” is an episode in the epic “The Odyssey” where Odysseus and his crew lands on an island and get captured by Polyphemus, the Cyclops. Odysseus and his crew escape under the bellies of rams after stabbing Odysseus in the eye and then sailing away on their boat. Odysseus demonstrates Kenodoxia, Orge, and Gastrimargia. In Kenodoxia, a man boasts his achieved goals which tends to upset people who have not achieved or accomplished something a boastful man has. During the episode, a person from the crew informs to Odysseus, “‘That tidal wave he made on the first throw all but beached us’” (The Cyclops. 495). Odysseus’ boasting towards beating Polyphemus leads to him throwing a large piece of hilltop at the boat they were on which nearly overthrew everyone onboard and beach the boat which could have led to them being captured again.

In Homer's epic, The Odyssey, Homer deliberately uses dramatic irony to convey his message to his audience and reader. Dramatic irony is when the character does not realize the reality or truth of a situation and the audience does because the author has presented clues to the audience. In the episode, "Meeting of Father and Son", Homer uses dramatic irony in order for his audience to feel suspense and infer the significant meaning of his text. Homers audience was the people of ancient Greece who were actively listening to his great epic. In addition to this, the speaker of the episode could use this dramatic irony to entertain their audience. By using dramatic irony it allows the audience to have an active role and to fully understand the reality

The characters in the play Oedipus The King, by Sophocles, respond to suffering in a variety of ways. Characters like Tiresias respond altruistically to protect others from the truth, other characters similar to Oedipus tend to approach these situations with gall and are hasty with allegations, and the remaining characters respond like Jocasta with disbelief and extremity. Ironically, although suffering is painful and destructive, the way the characters dealt with suffering brought each of them to find the true value of clarity and healing that can be found when suffering.