Lines 322-346: Explain how Odysseus’ plan to escape the Cyclops is similar to his plan to win the Trojan War.
They tie themselves underneath rams, so when the cyclops lets out the rams to graze, he will be setting the men free.
… Odysseus views his own actions as noble, daring, and courageous.
How does Odysseus plan to escape from the Cyclops cave?
Odysseus’s plan is to
use the fact that Polyphemus can’t see to escape
. He ties the rams together by threes. He will tie his men to the bottom of the middle ram and wait for the Cyclops to let the flock out in the morning. Once the men are safely out of the cave, Odysseus drops and unties his men.
How does Odysseus overcome the Cyclops and escape alive?
Only the cyclops is strong enough to move the rock, so Odysseus can’t escape. Instead, Odysseus hatches a plan. While the cyclops is out with his sheep,
Odysseus sharpens a piece of wood into a stake and hardens
it in the fire.
Why does Odysseus include his taunting of the Cyclops and the consequence How does Odysseus view his own actions?
As the narrator of the story, why would Odysseus include his taunting of the Cyclops and the consequence? …
He is an honest story teller and that he is not ashamed that he was courageous and daring
. He views his own actions as noble, daring, and courageous.
What does Odysseus tell the Cyclops as he is escaping the island?
Odysseus tells him they’re on their way home from Troy—no names—and reminds Polyphemus about proper hospitality: We’re travelers; don’t you owe us a gift? He then tells his first useful lie, Odysseus telling the Cyclops
that their ship is nowhere to be found, it was destroyed on the rocks
.
What is wrong with Ivan?
Ivan Ilych
Does Odysseus cheat on Penelope?
When Odysseus left Ithaca for the Trojan war he was married to Penelope. After that Odysseus traveled to Calypso’s island. Not only did he
cheat with Calypso
in addition to Circe, but he stayed on her island for seven years until Zeus ordered her to release him.
Who did Calypso marry?
Calypso loves
Odysseus
and wants to make him immortal so he can stay with her and be her husband forever, even though she understands that he doesn’t love her back and wants to return to Penelope.
How is the gift the Cyclops says he will give to Odysseus ironic?
Lines 276-277: Explain the irony of the gift the Cyclops says he will give to Odysseus. The irony of the gift is that
the gift is the gift of the God and Odysseus is not a god
. Odysseus uses his brain/wit and the cyclops uses his strength.
What does the Cyclops eat for breakfast?
Odysseus dared do nothing to the Cyclops, since only the Cyclops was strong enough to move the stone away from the mouth of the cave. The next morning, the Cyclops grabbed two more men, smashed their heads against the
rocks
, and ate them for his breakfast.
What does the Cyclops ask for in his prayer to Poseidon?
After Odysseus and his men trick and then blind the Cyclops Polyphemus, he prays to his father, Poseidon, the god of the sea and earthquakes, and asks him
to put a curse on Odysseus and his men
.
Why did Odysseus reveal his cyclops identity?
Odysseus slips his name in order to show the
Cyclops that he was the one who defeated him
. This will later come back to haunt Odysseus when Polyphemus tells his father, Poseidon. To prove to Polyphemus that he was the one who defeated him.
What did Odysseus call himself to the Cyclops?
There, Odysseus was trapped in a cave of the Cyclops Polyphemus who ate two of the men the king of Ithaca was traveling with and was about to eat Odysseus himself. It is then, that Odysseus got Polyphemus drunk, told him that his name is
“Nobody”
and after that blinded the one-eyed giant.
Why did Ivan the Terrible beat his pregnant daughter in law?
Angry with his father for his military failures, Ivan demanded to be given command of some troops to liberate besieged Pskov. Their relationship further deteriorated when on 15 November 1581, the Tsar, after seeing his pregnant daughter-in-law
wearing unconventionally light clothing
, physically assaulted her.
What was Ivan the Terrible scared of?
Upon the death of his first wife in 1560, Ivan IV went into a deep depression and his behavior became more erratic. His suspicion that she had been murdered by the boyars only deepened his paranoia. He left Moscow suddenly and threatened
to abdicate the throne
.
Why is Ivan the Terrible?
Today, the word ‘terrible’ can be used to describe anything from a particularly bad meal to a natural disaster that kills millions of people. Back in the 16th Century when it was a nickname bestowed on the Russian ruler Ivan IV, it specifically meant ‘
awe-inspiring’
, ‘powerful’ and ‘formidable’.
