The Odyssey Book 24
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Telemachus
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The Odyssey Book 22
The Odyssey Book 21
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The Odyssey Book 19
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1. Initial: The initial situation is when the beggar, is talking to Penelopeia and swears that Odysseus is safe and very near. (Page 238-243:"...'And so your husband is safe, and he will come soon; he is very near, not fa away, an it will not be long before he returns- I will even swear it upon my oath. Zeus first be my witness and this heath of Odysseus where I take refuge; verily all shall come to pass as I declare. This very lichtgang Odysseus will be here, when the old moon is waning and the new moon is rising.' ") Reversal:
The Odyssey Book 18
The Odyssey Book 17
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1. Initial: The initial situation is when Telemachos returns home to his mother, and when she asks about his journey and what he learned about Odysseus. (Page 212-213:" 'My son, I think I will go up to my room and lie down on my bed of sorrow, which has been always drowned in my tears since Odysseus left us for Ilion with the royal princes.And you would condescend to tell me plainly if you heard anything of your father, before all these rough men came in!' Telemachos answered: 'Well, mother, I will tell you about it...' ") Reversal:
The Odyssey Book 16
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1. Initial: The initial situation is when Telemachos sees Odysseus, but he is disguised as the old beggar, so he does not recognize his own father. (Page 199: "Then he took the spear from the hand of Telemachos, and the young man passed in over the threshold. As he entered, his father Odysseus rose from the seat to make room for him but Telemachos checked him, and said: 'Stay where you are, stranger, we can find another seat in our hut; there's a man here to provide one.' ") Reversal:
The Odyssey Book 15
The Odyssey Book 4
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1. Initial: The initial situation is when Telemachos and his crew arrive at Menelaos's palace. (Pages 40/41) Reversal: The reversal is when Telemachos learns that his father, Odysseus, is being held captive on Calypso's island. (Page 54: "'Odysseus Laertiades, the man of Ithaca! I saw him in an island weeping hot tears, in the house of Calypso the nymph who holds him by force; and he cannot get away to his native land, since he has neither men nor galleys to take over the broad back of the sea.'")
The Odyssey Book 2
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1. Initial: Telemachos calls a town meeting to tell the suitors to leave his mother's house and let them live in peace. Reversal: Antinous calls Penelopeia a liar (when she was secretly unravelling the cloth) and it is her fault that all the suitors haven't left yet. Revelation: The suitors will not leave nor listen to Telemachos, so Athena tells him to gather the supplies he will need, as she gathers a boat/crew for their journey, which she says will leave that night. 2. Personification Protagonist: Telemachos, he is the one who calls the meeting, along with telling the suitors to leave.
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