Monday, October 24, 2011
Q4
The Odyssey relates to the pice of litterature, written by Shakespere, Romeo and Juliet. In both stories, a man strives to overcome challenges to get to his love. In the Odyssey, the story is of Odysseus overcoming Poseiden and the tretaries of the sea to get back to Penelope, his love. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo overcomes his parents to stay with his love, Juliet.
Q3
"Odysseus, man of exploits,
still eager to leave at once and hurry back
to your own home, your beloved native land?
Good luck to you, even so. Farewell!
But if you only knew, down deep, what pains
are fated to fill your cup before you reach that shore,
you’d stay right here, preside in our house with me
and be immortal. Much as you long to see your wife"( Book 5, lines 224-231)
This is where Callypso makes her final statement to Odysseus. She promises to stop him from having to face future sadness that will overtake him and give him immortality. But Odysseus does not care for. All he cares for is his home and wife. Calypso’s statement creates tension to begin the homeward journey. He wants to see his wife and home again, but he also wants all the tempting things Calypso has to offer. This shows how much Odysseus really wants to go home, he is willing to give up immortality to return to his family.
still eager to leave at once and hurry back
to your own home, your beloved native land?
Good luck to you, even so. Farewell!
But if you only knew, down deep, what pains
are fated to fill your cup before you reach that shore,
you’d stay right here, preside in our house with me
and be immortal. Much as you long to see your wife"( Book 5, lines 224-231)
This is where Callypso makes her final statement to Odysseus. She promises to stop him from having to face future sadness that will overtake him and give him immortality. But Odysseus does not care for. All he cares for is his home and wife. Calypso’s statement creates tension to begin the homeward journey. He wants to see his wife and home again, but he also wants all the tempting things Calypso has to offer. This shows how much Odysseus really wants to go home, he is willing to give up immortality to return to his family.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Q2
Find a connection between yourself and Odysseus. Focus in on a specific event from the text, not a general observation. When have you been faced with a similar problem or set of emotions?
One similar instance shared between Odysseus and I is when Odysseus Shoots the arrow that the suitors thought impossible to shoot themselves. This parallels the time in gym the other day that Mr. Jenokye said I had too much weight on the bench press and I would not even be able to lift it (unknowing that 100 pounds is my usual, and it is not very hard for me) and so I put on another 25 pounds and benched in perfect form 5 reps.
One similar instance shared between Odysseus and I is when Odysseus Shoots the arrow that the suitors thought impossible to shoot themselves. This parallels the time in gym the other day that Mr. Jenokye said I had too much weight on the bench press and I would not even be able to lift it (unknowing that 100 pounds is my usual, and it is not very hard for me) and so I put on another 25 pounds and benched in perfect form 5 reps.
Q1
Odysseus has to go through many adventures on his way back to his old life. Choose one and write a summary of the event from the perspective of another character in the event – maybe the creature who was working against Odysseus and his crew, or some other character who was involved in the event.......
It was a murky night and I had just finished my meal of wild goats on the shore, everything was peaceful and at rest. My father was happy, so the seas were nice and calm. When I returned to my cave, though, I found a few pesky humans in my cave. I first was hospitable to the small men. But I soon came to my senses that these men were merely food and could not be treated more than such. I hungry, so I ate two of them, but I had just eaten and so I saved the rest for later. After eating so much, I needed to sleep, so I took a rest until the next day.
In the morning I went out to pasture my sheep. Once I returned after a long day's work, I found a man who was kind enough to give me some of his wine to drink. While in my jovial state, I asked for his name, to which he responded "nobody." After a while I felt a bit sick and collapsed, that is when they turned on me. The nice man who gave me wine stabbed me in the eye and my cries to my friends came unanswered. I then took my sheep out the next day and somehow Nobody and his men escaped. I then prayed to my father for vengeance on him, which I knew would come.
It was a murky night and I had just finished my meal of wild goats on the shore, everything was peaceful and at rest. My father was happy, so the seas were nice and calm. When I returned to my cave, though, I found a few pesky humans in my cave. I first was hospitable to the small men. But I soon came to my senses that these men were merely food and could not be treated more than such. I hungry, so I ate two of them, but I had just eaten and so I saved the rest for later. After eating so much, I needed to sleep, so I took a rest until the next day.
In the morning I went out to pasture my sheep. Once I returned after a long day's work, I found a man who was kind enough to give me some of his wine to drink. While in my jovial state, I asked for his name, to which he responded "nobody." After a while I felt a bit sick and collapsed, that is when they turned on me. The nice man who gave me wine stabbed me in the eye and my cries to my friends came unanswered. I then took my sheep out the next day and somehow Nobody and his men escaped. I then prayed to my father for vengeance on him, which I knew would come.
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