Even though Homer goes to great lengths to show Odysseus is a puppet who had really no choice, this does not minimize the hard fact Odysseus is not faithful to his wife, Penelope. Moreover, there is no clear evidence of Odysseus trying to outwit Calypso or Circe, the witch-goddess, who wants to take Odysseus as a lover in exchange for her help. In this epic, Odysseus is an intelligent man who is able to control his emotions and plan the best strategies to obtain his goal. Why doesn"tmt
he think of a way to outwit Circe or Calypso Instead, he almost meekly accepts this proposition without even considering Penelope"tms feelings or the undermining of his own marriage vows.
On the other hand, Penelope, Odysseus"tms wife, remains faithful to her husband since he had left to the Trojan wars twenty years ago. As a loyal and dutiful wife, Penelope valiantly resists the small army of suitors who invades her palace as they attempt "to win" her in marriage. She outwits all the suitors by saying she cannot marry or take any of them until she has finished sewing her father-in-law"tms shroud. She sews by day; and at night, in her bedroom, she undoes the stitches she had done that day. She also outwits them even after they had le
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Odyssey. The Odyssey: Faithfulness vs. UnfaithfulnessIn The Odyssey, Homer presents a double standard to the reader. While the author ... (1101 4
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he think of a way to outwit Circe or Calypso Instead, he almost meekly accepts this proposition without even considering Penelope"tms feelings or the undermining of his own marriage vows.
he think of a way to outwit Circe or Calypso Instead, he almost meekly accepts this proposition without even considering Penelope"tms feelings or the undermining of his own marriage vows.
me. Even though Homer goes to great lengths to show Odysseus is a puppet who had really no choice, this does not minimize the hard fact Odysseus is not faithful to his wife, Penelope. Moreover, there is no clear evidence of Odysseus trying to outwit Calypso or Circe, the witch-goddess, who wants to take Odysseus as a lover in exchange for her help. In this epic, Odysseus is an intelligent man who is able to control his emotions and plan the best strategies to obtain his goal. Why doesn"tmt
In short, Homer is sympathetic to Odysseus when he should be sympathetic to Penelope who is truly faithful to Odysseus throughout his twenty-year absence. There is a double standard written into The Odyssey, Homer seems to "applaud" or at least accept Odysseus and his manly needs while he views Penelope"tms chaste actions for twenty years as a true example of womanhood. Thus, homer presents a clear double standard between a male and female behavior in his epic poem, The Odyssey.
On the other hand, Penelope, Odysseus"tms wife, remains faithful to her husband since he had left to the Trojan wars twenty years ago. As a loyal and dutiful wife, Penelope valiantly resists the small army of suitors who invades her palace as they attempt "to win" her in marr
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