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In Book 19, why do you think Odysseus is so harsh on Eurycleia after she recognized him? Eurycleia recognized Odysseus while bathing him from one of his scars and immediately became filled with joy. If it were not for the gods, Penelope would also know because Eurycleia tried to tell her but she was distracted. When Eurycleia saw Odysseus through his disguise Odysseus becomes very angry at her, giving her a few harsh words and threats. He becomes this enraged because he has seen many of the people he trusted, the maids, friends, etc., in his house, using his estate as their own and/or trying to court his wife. He is also feeling really tense because he has to actively to his wife in order to fulfill the plan he has created. Odysseus does not want a whistleblower to put any of this emotional and physical torture he has gone and is going through to go to waste. I do wonder why Athena did not prevent Eurycleia from noticing that this was Odysseus because it s...

Find three examples of formulaic language (include them here) and explain how you think these might have been helpful when singing or speaking the  Odyssey  in the oral tradition. Formulaic language is extremely prevalent in the Odyssey. There are many epithets, a form of formulaic language, for the characters in the Odyssey . The use of these epithets like godlike Odysseus, godlike (insert any other hero here), owl eyed Athena, earthshaker Poseidon, etc. help the speaker or singer to remember what to say and what scene goes with them. The type scenes in the book, like the hospitality scenes, Athena helping Odysseus, etc., help the speaker or singer by providing a repetitive rhythm and helps them remember what is going on and what should be happening. There are also epic simile's that appear often and compare easy to imagine examples to what is kind of going on. I think that the formulaic language helps the speaker or singer in remembering the words and the many scenes, bu...

Penelope was the loyal wife of Odysseus and the mother of Telemachus. She was a loyal to her husband and refuses to marry another man despite the belief that Odysseus has been dead for many years. Antinious says that, "Her cleverness-all of which go far beyond / That of any heroines of old," meaning that she is very intelligent and gifted by Athena. Penelope uses this intellect to ward off the suitors that constantly ask her for her hand. Antinous confirms this with his story about how Penelope told the suitors that she would choose a husband when she finishes a cloak for the deceased hero, but every time she finished she would destroy it. The suitors caught her and made her finish the cloak, but she still refuses to choose a new husband. The suitors blame her for the ruin that has come to the house of Odysseus and the reputation of her son Telemachus. They tell Telemachus that in order for him to regain his reputation and respect back he must either marry his mother off or...

While we reading the "Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass" which was written by Frederick Douglass, I noticed that he went into great detail in the brutality of life as slave. But he did not over his entire escape from this brutal life. At the time he did not include the story in order to protect those that aided him and the method in which he used. I have grown curious as to how Frederick Douglass actually escaped and did some additional research. Frederick Douglass later told the story of his escape in 1881, 36 years after he  published his autobiography. His escape from the life slavery went like this: Douglass dressed as a free black sailor and was able to maintain this con because of his previous experience of the sea. He borrowed the needed papers from a free African-American seaman and hoped for the best. The person on the papers looked nothing like him, so when he got onto the train he was extremely nervous of being caught. When the conductor came to check...