Penélope Cruz

In both Homer’s The Odyssey and the film O Brother, Where Art Thou? the audience is given an opportunity to experience a spectacular adventure, filled with not only the sense of journey, but also the senses of peril and excitement. A tale about a Greek hero being compared to a film set in Middle America starring three jail-escapees seems rather far-fetched. However, upon closer inspection, both actually share a lot in common. The Odyssey stars Odysseus, a man famous for his heroics in the Trojan

overall, there is much work that has yet to be done, and people must continue to strive for equality in order to eliminate unhealthy relationships like that of Odysseus and Penelope in Homer’s Odyssey. The epic poem explores Odysseus’ unnecessarily long journey home after helping Greece win the Trojan War while his wife Penelope waits for him in Ithaca. The contrast between Penelope’s faithfulness at home and how Odysseus often strays from his path of return, in many cases by being unfaithful to his

with men. So in order for men to reach manliness women have to fail at womanliness. I think that Homer’s double standard on women is pretty much unfair. Penelope was very intelligent and faithful and able to avoid any men who came to visit and stood in her home. They wanted to take the place as the new king taking advantage of Odysseus absence. Penelope although it was at a disadvantage by not having anyone in your family with her, obviously not without her husband, only the company of his son, who became

The Odyssey Essay The Odyssey overall was a good book. It had a great plot, the story was much in depth, and it had a very good ending. But, there were 3 parts of The Odyssey that stood out to me the most. I believe that Odysseus is a good and strong leader because defeated Cyclops, escaping the Sirens, and defeating Antinous. Whether escaping a giant monster, or escaping a song of death, to defeating his enemy upon attempting to steal his wife, Odysseus is a good and brave leader throughout the

his own father, Uranus, which lead to the rise of the Titans. Perhaps you’re confused. No one kills their parents in the books we read in class, you’re probably thinking. In this, you are correct. However, Telemachus’ relationship with his mother Penelope still fits some aspects of this trope of struggling in the assumption of power from his parents. His murder of the maids at his father's command is influenced by his attempting to prevail in this mother-son conflict. In order to present this concept

warrior that spent his whole life trying to find his home and family at a place names Ithaca. He spent a solid ten years on the sea for this same objective. His son Telechamus is a full-grown man trying to follow his fathers footsteps and his wife Penelope has been overwhelmed with suitors wishing to marry her so they can gain the wealth of Odysseus. Gaining the wealth of Odysseus will give them more power than they already have. For the seven out of the ten years he has been searching in the Mediterranean

“No one will enter paradsise in whose heart is mustard-seed of arrogance.”-Prophet Muhammad In The Odyssey, by Homer, Odysseus goes through this epic sea voyage that takes him nearly 10 years. Along the way, Odysseus faces many challenges he has to overcome in order to reach Ithaka, his home, but all his crew members end up dying because of Odysseus’ actions. Like the quote said by the Prophet Muhammad, Odysseus isn’t able to reach home quickly because of his arrogance and other flaws to his personality

Karol Mooshe Odyssey Essay The times have really changed throughout history and especially from the Odyssey was written, how we see certain things right now are completely different from how people used to see them back in the days.Media’s emphasis on loyalty, ambition and trust are drastically different from the Odyssey and because of this shift, it has transformed today’s generation. Today our youth take the loyalty different than the people in the Odyssey. Nowadays being known as loyal is

Characters respond to their challenges differently based upon their strengths, weaknesses, and motives. Penelope had a lot in her hands with the suitors wanting to take her hand in marriage. she handled her situation using her cleverness and tricking the suitors into waiting seven years. In the other hand, Cyplso wanted to keep Odyssues in her island forever because she wanted him all to herself. She had to use her powers and and her position as goddess and tell Odysseus if he stays he can have whatever

Odysseus as a hero, they often reduce Penelope to Odysseus’s helpless wife, but Penelope is more than just a damsel-in-distress. Penelope proves to be Odysseus’s heroic equal, as through her resilient, witty and strategic actions she ensures Odysseus fighting advantages over the suitors. Unlike Odysseus Penelope is confined by the gender roles of her time and cannot use physical strength against the suitors or even direct verbal rejection, instead Penelope resorts to her emotional resilience and