Examples Of Ulysses In Dante's Inferno

The Odyssey and O’Brother Where Art Thou? both tell the same story through different time frames and different areas of the world. Both main characters are portrayed as heroes, and they both have many of the traits form a “Heroes Journey” notes. Although both are heroes Ulysses is a better hero than Odysseus. Some example of why are he is a better leader, he goes back to get his campaigns, he doesn’t look back on his decisions or show if he is unsure about a decision.

They are arrogant, yet sometimes uncertain, they are cunning, but still find themselves weak at times. This is very evident throughout the whole story, where both characters are very independent of others, especially when it comes to the help of the god(s). Odysseus’ audacity towards the gods causes quite a delay in his journey home, in particular because of his hostility towards Poseidon. On the other hand, Ulysses himself is not a very religious man. He cannot be lured into foolish tricks along with his friends. However, when push comes to shove, both characters realise where they stand and what needs to be done. They need to swallow their pride and put their egos behind them, and finally acknowledge the fact that they will need to seek help from the higher powers in order to reach their goal of arriving home sooner rather than later.

In any murder the main question asked is,“what was the motive”. The enticement to kill is a key to truly understanding a murder. Similarly, in fine arts understanding a character motivation or reason to do something is an essential part of comprehending a character's fowl actions in full. In the book the Odyssey and the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? the characters motivations reveal the reasoning behind their actions.

Thus, Zeus sent a great storm towards them, killing everyone but Odysseus. Odysseus then arrived at Calypso's island, where he ultimately falls into temptation and halts his journey

Ulysses arrives at Ithaca, and realizes that he cannot walk into his palace and declare that he is home. He goes to a cave and hides all of his treasures and armor, so none of the suitors will recognize him. (Page 148) Ulysses dresses as a beggar before he heads towards his palace, because it will allow him to get close to the suitors at the banquet without being in danger. (Page 148) Ulysses meets his son, Telemachus for the first time after many years, and tells him to tell his mother that he is finally dead in order to ensure Telemachus’ safety against the suitors. He says “Tell them you have learned on your journey that I am indeed dead and that now you must advise your mother to take one of them in marriage, This will keep them from attacking you - for awhile” (Page 155) While Ulysses is dressed as the beggar, he approaches Penelope and tells her to choose her new husband by seeing which on of the suitors can bend Ulysses’ wooden bow and hit the mark he once hit twenty years ago. He knows no man can hit his mark besides he himself allowing Ulysses to win back Penelope. (Page 163 and 164) After seventeen years of absence, Ulysses’ ventures have come to an end, and he has home to his wife and

The Inferno is a tale of cautionary advice. In each circle, Dante the pilgrim speaks to one of the shades that reside there and the readers learn how and why the damned have become the damned. As Dante learns from the mistakes of the damned, so do the readers. And as Dante feels the impacts of human suffering, so do the readers. Virgil constantly encourages Dante the pilgrim to learn why the shades are in Hell and what were their transgressions while on Earth. This work’s purpose is to educate the reader. The work’s assertions on the nature of human suffering are mostly admonition, with each shade teaching Dante the pilgrim and by extension the reader not to make the same mistakes. Dante views his journey through hell as a learning experience and that is why he made it out alive.

When producing a movie based off a book, one must make sure the protagonists are similar. Ulysses of O Brother, Where Art Thou? and Odysseus of The Odyssey possess similar character traits; although, sometimes they act for different reasons. For example, Odysseus and Ulysses both deceive people who trust them during their journeys. Before setting off on his voyage, the witch Kirke warned Odysseus of the sea monster, Skylla. She told him Skylla would eat six of his men, but to row past her anyway or else she would take more. So, when Odysseus sailed past, he knew very well that six of his men would die, but he chose not to tell them so he could save the majority. Ulysses, however, lied to his companions, Pete and Delmar, for his own personal benefit. While incarcerated, Ulysses heard of his wife’s surprising

The poem Inferno is about a man who has “lost the path that does not stray” (Inferno, Canto I, line 3) where “the path” represents the path to Heaven. Dante, having strayed from the path, is in danger of being sent to Hell. When Beatrice, whom Dante loved before her early death, finds out that Dante has strayed she becomes worried that he will not be able to join her in Heaven. Beatrice wants to help Dante find God again, but because she is an angel, she cannot walk through Hell or Purgatory and in her stead she asks the Roman poet Virgil to guide Dante on a cautionary trip. Much the way Dante travels through Hell in the Divine Comedy, Macbeth must endure the consequences of his actions.

Dante’s descent into Hell in Inferno, the first part of his Divine Comedy, tells of the author’s experiences in Hades as he is guided through the abyss by the Roman author, Virgil. The text is broken into cantos that coincide with the different circles and sub-circles of Hell that Dante and Virgil witness and experience. Inferno is heavily influenced by classic Greek and Roman texts and Dante makes references to a myriad of characters, myths, and legends that take place in Virgil’s Aeneid, Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, and Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Some of the most important references, however, are the most obvious ones that are easily overlooked simply because of the fact that they are so blatant. Dante is being escorted through Hell by the

The inferno by Dante is a story of faith, religious and moral beliefs with various elements, symbols and themes. Through this journey Dante is guided through hell and back by Virgil a symbolism of his teacher and a comrade philosopher like him. The three elements through out this story that seemed to stand out the most are the perfection of God's justice, evil as a contradiction to God's will, and the style of language.

Dante is a poet who wrote an epic poem called The Divine Comedy. This epic poem is about Dante’s journey as he goes through 3 levels, which he calls Inferno, Purgatory and Paradise. In the Inferno, he meets Virgil, his guide throughout his voyage. They both pass through the nine circles of Hell, where they witness many different punishments for those who have done awful things in their past. Good versus evil is a major theme that occurred throughout Hell. In the Inferno, there are times where Dante sees good and evil and also represents it himself.

Odysseus was weary about it, but he was outnumbered, so, he agreed to stop at the island with only one rule they had to obey. They were not allowed to kill or touch the cattle on the island. The stay at the island was longer than Odysseus had planned, there were strong winds sent by Zeus that didn’t let them go bad out to sea, and forced them to stay in the island for a long time. One night Odysseus fell asleep. His men were starving, overcome by their hunger, they killed the cattle to eat. Once Odysseus found out, he cried out to the gods, “ O Father Zeus and gods in bliss forever, you made me sleep away this day of mischief! O cruel drowsing in the evil hour! Here they sat and a great work they contrived” (Homer 842). Odysseus failed at keeping his men from eating the cattle. The failure broke him down, but he still kept on going with his job, that later soon will led to his success. Odysseus succeeded many times along his journey, but there is always room to grow stronger. Odysseus failed once again at Helios’s Island. Once the winds, that were sent by Zeus, came to a stop, the men were able to carry on with the journey. But soon later, “with a

Thesis statement: In Dante's Inferno, the first part of the Divine Comedy, Dante develops many themes throughout the adventures of the travelers. The Inferno is a work that Dante used to express the theme on his ideas of God's divine justice. God's divine justice is demonstrated through the punishments of the sinners the travelers encounter.

Odysseus' love for his crewmen is apparent; when his men are turned into swine, Odysseus courageously risks his life to rescue his men from Circe.  Delaying the return by opening the bag of winds, the crew causes Odysseus frustration as he debates whether to "jump overboard and drown or stay among the living and quietly endure" (Homer 10.51-53).  However, he tolerates his crew's "senseless stupidity", and they continue to achieve their common goal, returning to Ithaca. In return, the men respect and trust their "master".  As a leader, Odysseus is not overbearing, but sees himself equal to his men.  Similarly, Ulysses has a close fellowship with his crew.  With his confidant speech, he arouses excitement in his men.  "My mariners, Souls that have toiled and wrought, and thought with me" (Tennyson, Lines 45-46) indicates the crewmen and Ulysses have faced many adventures together.  Ulysses feels most alive when he is "exploring the world" with his crew.  He says, "Come, my friends,...the gulfs will wash us down; and see the great Achilles, whom we knew" (Tennyson, Lines 56, 63-64).  The consistent "we" and "us" shows that the journey will be a team activity in which all will contribute and gain.  The stories of Odysseus and Ulysses show the gratification of a close fellowship in which all work as team.

In The Adventures of Ulysses by Bernard Evslin, Ulysses has multiple traits and characteristics of a hero. The three main heroic traits Ulysses portrays on his way home are being clever, cunning, and selfless. After a ten year war in Troy, Ulysses journeys home and faces many obstacles along the way. Ulysses and his crew have to face many obstacles, which causes all of his men to die. One of his stops is an island in which Cyclops live, and his men become trapped in a Cyclops’ cave, with a giant who has a large, round eye in the center of head. Ulysses must save his men from the Cyclops as well as from a sorceress at Circe’s island, where some of the men are turned into pigs. Another of the many obstacles Ulysses encounters on his journey home is passing the Sirens. The Sirens are bird-like women who sing to lure sailors in and eat them. Ulysses shows selflessness when his puts himself in danger to save all of his men.