Only with her can Odysseus survive his dangerous adventures. She discusses with Zeus his freedom and safety at other parts of the poem. Ultimately, the gods decide what happens in the mortal world. The next theme in The Odyssey is how Odysseus falls to temptation. Though he is usually a smart, decisive leader Odysseus does make some mistakes.
Odysseus also a firm believer in hospitality; Which explains why he was in such distress after learning of the suitors attempt to take everything he’s ever worked for. Guile is a clever form of deceit. Odysseus was full of it; the perfect example was when he introduced himself to Polyphemus. “My name is Nobody; Mother, father, friends/everyone calls me Nobody.” (IX) Odysseus knew that they would they would try to kill Polyphemus, so He gave him this alias because he was aware that Polyphemus would call for help to the other Cyclopes, and when he did he would sound like an idiot. He also used his guile on Calypso.
Major as well as minor aspects are evidently removed or altered, and can be seen when comparing the poem to the film. Though the Iliad and Troy share differences, both works are fuelled by jealousy, greed, and pride. When comparing the Iliad to Troy, one of the most influential aspects of the poem is absent in the movie, the gods. The divine intervention between the gods and goddesses and the characters in the Iliad plays a significant role in the understanding of the work. The film does, however, convince the audience that the characters are firm believers in the gods.
In the tragic tale of Oedipus the King, Creon resonates through out the story as the voice of reason and comes out of this disastrous event as a wiser man. Creon is the brother of Queen Jocasta and a loyalist to the city of Thebes. Sophocles shows ancient Greek’s sense of nationalism and patriotism through this character. In proving his loyalties to the state he says, “I hate anarchy and never would deal with any man who likes it.” Creon is completely dedicated to Thebes and his king. He is a rational and logical man.
Others are indifferent to making the world a better place. It is the caring and selfless people who deserve and receive the most admiration, the ones who are here to enjoy life and make others' lives better. These admirable people are also the memorable characters in the best novels. They have their share of challenges and sometimes falter. These fictional characters are dynamic because they are imperfect; they have their faults just like real people.
a quick wit accompanied by extraordinary intelligence and a perspicacity for the journeys he must endure and the adversaries that he will have to thwart. Although, epic heroes are created to be a personification of perfection, they also have flaws. These flaws can be used against them by their enemies or even themselves. An essential part of becoming an epic hero is over conquering those flaws or learning to work with them. The two texts that we read contained to easily distinguishable epic heroes.
That being said, Shakespeare has given each character their fair share of attributes that are certainly repugnant, and therefore only making the above statement partially true. The men of the story are all characterised as the leaders of their society who dominate the women in their lives. They are bigoted and manipulative in their own ways; however they still manage to maintain calm and measured exteriors. A prime example of this type of male in 'Othello' is Iago. Iago, to everyone else, seems like an honest and good man who will do everything in his power to help those around him succeed, but is really just power-hungry, two-faced and manipulative.
Yet the reality of it is that this man is a king of great power whom they will soon bow down to. Another example of how characters can be perceived throughout the novel is shown throughout the journey of the main protagonist, he was also perceived by his appearance as a small, witless, futile and incapable to carry the great burden before him. Yet as the novel heads towards its crucial climax, he completes the task that many people perceive as impossible for him and rose to be the only one capable of such a task. Another Internal representation of perception is a main character who is perceived as a vile and psycho creature. It is later on shown that the story of this creature is a sad one and he is not at all what he is perceived to be.
According to Aristotle, a tragic hero must be a character of noble stature and greatness while embodying nobility as an inner virtue. Next, while tragic heroes are great, they are never perfect and always posses character flaws to make them more relatable to the masses. Continuing, a tragic hero’s fall from power is the fault of the hero; the result of free choice usually attributed to the heroes imperfection. Next, A hero’s actions result in an increase of self- awareness and self-knowledge. Finally, the fate of a tragic hero does not leave the audience in a state of depression, but draws solemn emotions of pity and sympathy.
There many points in the play that show just how gullible Othello is***He trusted Iago; even after realizing Iago had a “monstrous” plan in mind Othello still trusted him, in 3.3.106-107 Othello says “by heaven, thou echoest me, As if there were some monster in thy thought.” Othello suspects Iago of having an agenda, in 3.3.118-119 when he asks Iago why he is weighing his words so carefully before he speaks, “And for I know thou’rt full of love and honesty and weig’st thy words before giv’st them breath.” In this quote we can see that Othello is on to Iago, he realizes how careful Iago is and even gets the feeling that maybe he is hiding something from him but what does he do? Nothing. Iago even gives himself away in 3.3.127 by responding “Men should be what they seem” Othello ignores the hint and allows Iago to continue to “pour his pessimist.” Throughout the play Othello goes through many changes one which is his trust. One of the biggest flaws that Othello had was that he lacked trust in