Transcript Book 10 - PBworks

Book 10
The Odyssey Notes
• Pg. 918
• First stanza
• What is unusual about Circe’s
hall?
• Stanzas 1-3
• What do you think about
Circe? Draw Conclusion
• Pg. 918 lines 23-35
• If you were among this group,
whom would you follow-Why?
• What happens to the men
after they drink Circe’s magic
potion?
• INTERNAL CONFLICT
• Pg. 920 lines 39-45
• Explain Eurylochus’ internal
conflict on pg
• Contrast Eurylochus’ character
with Odysseus’ character as a
leader.
• Pg. 920
• Lines 51-60
• Make Inferences
• Infer from these lines 54-56
what the gesture of holding
one’s knees means.
• Internal Conflict
• Pg. 921
• What is the example of
internal conflict on this page
on lines 80-87
• Epic Hero
• What do you learn about
Odysseus’ character on pg.
921-922
• Lines 80-93
• Pg. 921-922
• Lines 81-106
• Why does Circe free
Odysseus’ men from her
spell?
• Find the Epithet on pg. 922
• Pg. 922
• Line 114
• What do you think Odysseus
means by this? “being a man,
he had to go along with
Circe’s request.”
• Pg. 922
• Lines 118-126
• What 2 things are compared
in this epic simile? How does
the simile help you picture the
scene that Odysseus is
describing?
• “They made me feel a pang, and I
agreed.” pg. 925 line 186. What emotion
do you think Odysseus is feeling?
• What does he mean when he says, “Day
after day, my longing quickens, and my
company give me no peace, but wear my
heart away pleading when you are not at
hand to hear.” pg. 925 line195
• Where does Circe say Odysseus must go
and what is his reaction to this?