In stories, the protagonist is always the interesting one who saves people. In “The Odyssey” by Homer the hero, Odysseus, makes this story very interesting to read. Odysseus has remarkable qualities that show the reader at the beginning of the story that he is the protagonist through analyzing his personality. Odysseus is a strong, courageous leader and his intelligence always gets him closer and closer to his goal. Odysseus’s strong leadership play’s a huge role in the issues that face him on his journey home to Ithaca.
The quote is, ‘I had to use force to bring them back to the hollow ships, and they wept on the way, but once on board I tied them up and dragged them under the benches.’ In this episode, Odysseus also shows his bravery. He doesn’t know whether the island is inhabited by hostiles, as his men had still not returned - yet he still goes out into the unknown to go and find the men who had tried the
Task: Qualities of a Hero and Epic Essay Test Zach George 12 1. Luke Skywalker is a hero because of his traits like courage, strength, and wits. Luke shows his courage when he risks his life to destroy the Death Star in order to save millions of lives. He is strong not just physically, but also mentally. Luke showed this when his aunt and uncle died.
Telemachus explains to Odysseus how there is “no way a mortal c[an] plan this with his own wits” the way great Odysseus has made this magical transformation (16,244-245). This is an example of how Homer proves that the refurbished Odysseus has brilliance as he puts together such a fascinating appearance. Also, Telemachus refers to his powerful father as “a mighty warrior” who’s “hands are very strong” (16, 303-304). Here the author gives the epic hero fortitude as he compares him to someone so compelling and omnipotent Additionally, Odysseus tells Telemachus to “pay attention now, and listen” to his wise plan (16,325-226). Homer shows how Odysseus has aptitude as he devises a wise plan for both himself and Telemachus to destroy the suitors that will “benefit” them later on
His intelligence was the reason for victory in the Trojan War, tricking the Cyclops and getting revenge from the suitors During the Trojan War, Odysseus ordered for a wooden horse to be built so soldiers can hide inside of it. Him and his men hid inside and ended up attacking the people in Troy which gave them victory. This shows that Odysseus’s cunning is a virtue because without him the Greeks wouldn’t have won the Trojan War. Now onto tricking the Cyclops, Odysseus and his men came upon a cave with food not knowing it was the Cyclops. Odysseus knew he couldn’t physically defeat the Cyclops so he used his intelligence to defeat him.
This foreshadows the horses’ death and how sneaky he was. Many animals also stated that he was sly. Squealer is also manipulative when he said, “Are you certain that this is not something you have any record of such resolution? Is it written down somewhere?” Squealer tries to manipulate the animals to trade, so he tried to make it look like there idea. Evidently, Squealer uses his skills of manipulation to control the animal’s life.
Amber Hill Iliad Essay Professor Hicok February 25, 2013 Hector: A True Hero Bravery and courage are some attributes commonly used to distinguish a hero. The Iliad is packed with warriors pursuing the title of epic hero. However, each warrior may hold a slightly different perception of true justice. Notorious Achilles steals center stage, despite the fact that he spends the majority of the epic avoiding the war. Attempting to defeat the ranks of Achaeans is Hector.
After visiting Tiresias and being told “plug you oarsmen’s ears with beeswax kneaded soft; none of the rest should hear that song.” (Homer 678) , his crew continues on the path that was set for them. When the crew approached the sirens, they tied up Odysseus to the mast and put
The hero should have great deal of confidence and not to be insulted in any way do to the heroes pride which was the glory and within glory there was immortality. In the Iliad there is a counter hero, the contrast of Achilles, the great Hektor – whom contrasts Achilles in every way and finds himself not in the out front of the book like Achilles but still is as important as Achilles, Achilles being the personal hero striving for greatness and Hektor, the hero who follows the laws of external responsibility, family man with his allegiance to his city and duty. Is there need for Hektor in the Iliad? Did Achilles become more fierce do to the fact that Hektor the great Trojan is there is well? Achilles Achilles´s wrath is triggered by his pride and honor, the pride of being a Greek and his honor comes from his desire for greatness and immortality.
Homer’s exploration of Achilles’ struggle for eternal glory establishes the main element of the Hero in ancient Greek culture as the immortalisation of his life in song or epic poetry. Kleos, meaning ‘glory, fame, that which is heard’ refers to both the medium and the message, and is one of the driving forces for many of the warriors in the Illiad. For the heroes, and indeed Achilles, they fight not for their Kings or countries, but for the concept of kleos. In order to achieve this, they have to suffer through an ordeal, accomplish great deeds, show excellence in fighting, and ultimately, die in battle. According to Goldhill, “Poetry confers