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Review Of The Odyssey - Research Paper

Review Of The Odyssey

In the epic the Odyssey by Homer (translated by Robert Fitzgerald)
one of the most descriptive and best written passages in the entire epic is
“The Slaying of the Suitors” (book 23 lines1-62). This is a good passage
for many reasons, one of these is that it is a part of the story that has
been built up and anticipated by all. Another is the vivid imagery used by
Homer. There is one more reason, this being the tone of the passage. The
tone of this passage is very important to it and adds very much to it.
One of the most talked of conflicts in the Odyssey is the suitors
ravaging the possessions and house of Odysseus. They were able to do this
because he was presumed dead and they ...

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and resolution that this passage
gives is as follows “You yellow dogs, you thought I'd never make it home
from the land of Troy. You took my house to plunder, twisted my maids to
serve your beds. You dared bid for my wife while I was still alive.
Contempt was all you had for the gods who rule wide heaven, contempt for
what men say of you hereafter. Your last hour has come. You die in blood.”
(page 410 lines 37-43). This quote gives a good impression of the closure
that is given by this passage, included for this purpose, because it give
Odysseus his revenge, the suitors will die in disgrace, Odysseus has
finally returned to claim his place. The dominant impression created by
this passage is summed up in the quote above, vengeance, elation at the
deaths of the suitors and the felling that Odysseus is back and he's not
going to stand for what the suitors have done. This point of Odysseus not
standing for what they had done is further driven home by the fact that
Odysseus ...

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Added: 8/17/2007 10:23:31 AM
Category: English
Type: Free Paper
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