Transcript The Odyssey Part Two - Eaton Rapids Public Schools

English 9 A
The Odyssey
Part Two
Part Two – Coming Home
• Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca , but his
dangerous journey is far from over.
• Odysseus has been gone for twenty years,
and his son, Telemachus, has been gone for a
year.
• Odysseus’s house has been overtaken by
enemies.
Read 928-934
The meeting of Father and Son –
The Beggar and His Faithful Dog
• Telemachus has not seen his father in twenty
years.
• He obviously will not recognize him.
• What part of the Epic Hero Cycle is the story
at?
Read 928-934
Questions 928-934
Coming Home
1. Who helps Odysseus return to Ithaca after twenty years?
2. Once in Ithaca, whom does Odysseus visit and how is he disguised?
3. In Odysseus' absence, where has his son Telemachus journeyed? Why?
4. What news does Athena share with Telemachus?
5. The Meeting of Father and Son
6. When Telemachus returns to Ithaca, who does he visit first? Why?
7. What important Greek value does Telemachus' and Eumaues' treatment of the unknown
beggar reveal?
8. How does Athena transform Odysseus just before he reveals his identity to Telemachus?
The Beggar and the Faithful Dog
9. Why is it ironic that Odysseus should return to Ithaca in beggar's rags?
10. What is Argos' condition when Odysseus sees him? In telling us how Odysseus's dog is
kept, what is Homer also telling us about conditions in Ithaca?
11. What tale does the "beggar" tell Penelope? How does he describe Odysseus, and why do
you think he adds these details?
12. How is Penelope's interview with the beggar ironic?
13. Who recognized Odysseus, despite his rags, when he returns to his kingdom? By what
hidden sign did she recognize him?
14. What do we learn about the character of Penelope in her interview with the beggar?
15. Why do you think Odysseus continues to keep his identity hidden from his wife?
The Test of the Great Bow
• Penelope has spent three years weaving and
unweaving a shroud in order to avoid the
suitors.
• In this account, she creates a test for the
suitors, but she knows that only Odysseus
could actually complete the task.
• Does Penelope know that Odysseus is home?
Read 936-940
Questions 936-940
The Test of the Great Bow
1. In setting up the test of the bow for the suitors, how
is Penelope really suggesting she is looking for
Odysseus?
2. What does Penelope promise the winner of the
contest?
3. Just before Odysseus steps forward to try the bow,
he reveals his identity to two other people. Who are
they, and why does he reveal himself to them?
4. As the epic reaches its climax, two signs are sent
from Olympus to indicate the gods' approval of
Odysseus. What are they?
Death at the Palace Odysseus and Penelope
• This account is the climax of the story.
• Odysseus has returned home under a strange sail,
but he is now ready to rid his kingdom of the suitors
and reclaim his throne.
• Who, from Part One, gave Odysseus advice about
dealing with the suitors, and what was the advice?
• In the second account, Penelope has one final test
for Odysseus.
• Read 941-947
Questions 941-947
Death at the Palace
1. List at least five images/examples of figurative
language that help you picture some of the most
tense or most horrifying moments in the battle?
2. Is Odysseus revenge on the suitors and maids
excessive? Defend your answer.
Odysseus and Penelope
3. Is Odysseus revenge on the suitors and maids
excessive? Explain your answer.
4. How does Penelope test Odysseus after the battle?
Review
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Who is Odysseus disguised as when he returns home?
What is an example of dramatic irony from The Odyssey?
What difficult task does Penelope propose for her suitors?
Who joins Odysseus in his fight against the suitors?
Why does Telemachus execute the maids?
How does Odysseus prove his identity to Penelope?
How does Odysseus show traits of an epic hero in book 2?
Name 3 themes that you see in The Odyssey.
What character, besides Odysseus, in Part Two do you
think is the most heroic? Why?
Answer Questions 1-6 from page 950 and complete the
Reading Check.