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Vengeance In The Odyssey

Vengance in the Odyssey

Vengeance is the main theme in the Odyssey, it is what all the conflict in the story is for

every conflict in the story is caused because of each characters thirst for vengeance
. The three

characters that show this most greatly are as follows. Poseidon through his constant punishment

of Odysseus throughout the story. Secondly Telemachus' need to make the suitors pay for

disrespecting his house as well as his mother and the lack of his ability to become or even be seen

as a possible heir to his fathers thrown. Then finally Odysseus and his need to avenge the

disrespect by the suitors. The hardships that each of these character goes through during his

journey inrage them to revenge and push the story to its climax.

The strongest and longest lasting vengeance
in the story is Poseidons he punishes Odysseus

for taunting his son after he had already escaped and taken the cyclops eye. Poseidon firsts makes

Odysseus loose......


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Approximate Pages: 3 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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