1. "Hermes the guide, the mighty giant-killer,
stood there, spellbound … But once he’d had his fill of marveling at it all, he
briskly entered the deep vaulted cavern” (5.84-87).
Hermes is a creeper … Just
sayin’.
2.
Odysseus wept “since the nymph no longer
pleased. In the nights, true, he’d sleep with her … he had no choice …”
(5.170-171). Just sayin’.
Do you have any favorite lines? What are they and why do you think they're amazing? (You actually have to do analysis for this post, unlike Choe)
Do you have any favorite lines? What are they and why do you think they're amazing? (You actually have to do analysis for this post, unlike Choe)
My favorite line in book 5 so far is located on lines 14 through 16. The book says, "Now, he's left to pine on an island, racked with grief in the nymph Calypso's house-she holds him there by force" (5.14-5.16). I find this as my favorite quote since it is quite ironic. Before Hermes leaves, Zeus describes how Calypso is evil and will not give up Odysseus. However, later in the book, Calypso says,"But since there is no way for another god to thwart the will of storming Zeus and make it come to nothing, let the man go" (5.153-5.155). This shows that Zeus was completely wrong, which is never shown in stories that includes Zeus. It also shows that Calypso dislikes Zeus, so by rebelling against him, she does what Zeus wants even though Zeus guesses that Calypso will do the opposite. Therefore, these are my favorite quotes because Calypso rebels by doing what Zeus wants.
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Delete"But I will gladly advise him-I'll hide nothing," (5.159). This is my favorite quote because it contradicts what happens, she hides her true reason of doing this, which is that the gods told her to; specifically Zeus.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite line in book five would have to be "Scandalized when goddesses sleep with mortals, openly, even when one has made the man her husband (5.131-133). This shows how it is unfair that the God's get enraged at goddesses for sleeping with mortal men, but the God's can sleep with whomever without consequence. Another line that corresponds to this is "So now at last you gods, you train your spite on me for keeping a mortal man beside me (5.142-143). The God's are taking their anger out on Calypso for keeping Odysseus even though the God's rape and have sex with mortal women.
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DeleteInteresting line:
ReplyDelete"Calypso, lustrous goddess" (5.87). Every time Calypso's name is mentioned, she is is called lustrous. It shows how women are seen as inferior to men. A man wrote the Odyssey, and according to him, Calypso is the one who is thirsty. If this was written by a woman, she would probably have a different view. Maybe it was Odysseus who would not leave. According to the author, men were the ones who could control themselves.
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DeleteThirsty? Lustrous can definitely be used to show women are viewed as inferior though. How?
1. " No man alive could rival Zeus, dear boys, with his everlasting palace and possessions."(4.88)Everyone stays loyal to Zeus and has respect towards him because they know Zeus has more power than anyone else and can do things no one else can.
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DeleteWhat happens later? Make the connections.