Book 16: Father and Son
Characters: Odysseus sees his son Telemacus and swineherd Eumaeus and Athena Setting: Ithaca (Odysseus' home)Conflict: suitors are out to kill Telemacus and marry PenelopeResolution: Return home, lock away weapons and pretend not to know Odysseus
Book 17: The Beggar and the Manor
Characters: Eumaeus and Argos the dog Setting: IthacaConflict: Argos got old and weakResolution: Argos dies
Book 21: The Test of the Bow
Characters: Eumaeus, Philotius and servantsSetting: IthacaConflict: Shoot bow through rings Resolution: Odysseus wins disguised as an old man
Book 22: Death in the Great Hall
Characters: AmphimineousSetting: Ithaca in the great hallConflict: Odysseus has to fight off suitorsResolution: Suitors are dead
Book 23: The Trunk of the Olive Tree
Characters: PenelopeSetting: Ithaca in Penelope's bedroom Conflict: Penelope tests Odysseus by saying his bed was moved.
Penelope was acting cold when she saw Odysseus after he came home from the Trojan War. Townspeople come to fight Odysseus and Athena brings peaceResolution: Odysseus is finally home
Epic Hero
Odysseus looks like a god, he's good at stringing a bow, a good fighter, victorious at the end of the story and he's loving and caring father
Epic Plot
Odysseus gets help from Athena. She disguises him as an old man, he has a big moment, gets Zeus' approval and Athena deflects suitors arrows
Epic Setting
King Akinous gets Odysseus home from the sea
Archetypes
Characters of loyalty- cowherd/swineherd helped Odysseus and Telemacus fight. Penelope was faithfulCharacters of disloyalty- suitors wanted to steal Odysseus' position
What is the author's purpose of these texts?
To entertain
What is the point of view of each book?
Limited or third person
Identify an example of imagery in part two of The Odyssey.
Arrow in the throat
Identify an example of dramatic irony in Book 17. Explain why it is ironic.
Eumaeus doesn't know she's talking to Odysseus in disguise
Identify an example of a metaphor in Book 22. What two things are being compare?
Arrows and rain
Identify an epic simile example in Book 23.
What two things are being compared?
Penelope is compared to a sea shore
Epic Themes. What does the text mean?
Loyalty pays off
