Fitzgerald describes the massacre as follows, “They gathered on the sky line to shoot great boulders down from slings; and hell’s own crashing rose, and crying from the ships, as planks and men were smashed to bits—poor gobbets the wildmen speared like fish and bore away.”(Fitzgerald 168-169). Odysseus lost eleven of his twelve ships and all the men on those ships to the Laestrygonians. The losses of the Laestrygonian ambush would not be as severe, if he and his crew were not totally caught off guard. Odysseus did not recognize this island the Laestrygonians lived on.
He described it as “a colossal military disaster” The Royal Navy sprang into action and came to rescue most of the people. On the first day, only 7,011 men were evacuated. In the end a total of 338,226 soldiers (198,229 British and 139,997 French) had been rescued by the hastily assembled fleet of 850 boats. French did loose. The French in the South were exceedingly eager to give up in hopes of saving their hides.
Rasha Lifsey Mrs. Anhalt ENG 311 21 November 2010 In the novel Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, a plane filled with young boys crashes down onto an island, killing all of the adults that were on board. The boys must care for themselves in order to survive. Ralph gets chosen as their leader, but his work is constantly interrupted by Jack, who wants to be the leader. Later on, Jack creates a fire and smokes Ralph out of his hiding place. A passing by ship sees the smoke and the boys are finally rescued.
However Medea is the anomaly out of the four plays, as it is less driven by the will and power of the gods but rather by human emotion & actions. Sophocles’ introduces Oedipus as a proud and respected King, as during the plague that has befallen his city he prioritises his efforts to helping his citizens in any way possible. “I am ready to help, I’ll do anything. I would be blind to misery”. His swift action is also seen as an admirable trait as he sends Creon off to the Delphic oracle to find out the cause of the plague immediately.
He believes that as long as they stay civilized they can easily survive, live in harmony, and eventually be rescued. “We’ve got to have rules and obey them,” (42). Ralph insists on having rules on the island and at first Jack agrees with him although his jealousy for Ralph’s power drives him to constantly undermine and disobey Ralph and his requests. By blowing the conch Ralph can call a meeting whenever he likes, to discuss issues and give orders. “‘Ralph sat on a fallen tree
This jealousy causes conflicts. Phineas assumes that everyone thinks like he does, and often acts selfishly, insisting that he and Gene do whatever he wants. His carefree, self-centered attitude adds to Gene’s resentment toward Phineas. Phineas, only aware of himself and seeing only the good in others, never seems to pick up on Gene’s inner uproar. Phineas is an influential, charming figure, and a genuine good guy.
As Odysseus is sailing away he yells his true name back to the island and Polyphemus prays to his father Poseidon to take a vengeance on Odysseus. Odysseus brought hardship upon himself when he yelled his name back to Polyphemus. Because Odysseus angered Poseidon and brought the gods wrath down upon himself and his men, he lost all of his remaining soldiers who were traveling home to Ithaka with him. This was a total of twelve ships full of men. Many of whom would have survived the trip if not for the choices that Odysseus made.
5. Aeolia- his crew being curious and opening a bag of winds that were supposed to help him get home blows him and his army here. 6. Island of the Laestrygonians- Odysseus is now left with one ship on this island that is surrounded with cannibals. 7.
The Anglo-Saxon Hero Putting all the greatest warriors in the world would be not match for Beowulf. From fighting monsters of the sea to the most dangerous Dragons, no creature is as strong as Beowulf. The story of Beowulf come from an unknown scop. His stories of Beowulf could be hears from every corner in every Anglo-Saxon mead hall. Beowulf’s story starts when he hears stories of an evil monster killing all the heros in Herot’s mead hall, Beowulf finds a worthy group of men from his village and then sets of to save Herot.
His motivations throughout the play are not very complex; he wants to be able to do what he wants and to maintain control whle he is at it. Stanley is evidently an alpha male; if someone is doing something that he doesn’t approve of, whether it makes sense or not, he is going to disagree. That makes it very easy to understand his actions. Blanche arrived uninvited to his home- his little castle, the place where Stanley dominates. This does not bode well and the relationship is strained from the onset.