Table of Contents
- 1 What is the conflict in Book 16 of the Odyssey?
- 2 Who does Odysseus reunite with in Book 16?
- 3 What instructions does Odysseus give to Telemachus in Book 16?
- 4 What is Telemachus biggest conflict?
- 5 Did Telemachus forgive his father?
- 6 What happens to Argus when he sees Odysseus?
- 7 Who keeps Odysseus a prisoner for 7 years?
- 8 What is Telemachus reaction when Odysseus reveals himself?
What is the conflict in Book 16 of the Odyssey?
The main conflict in this book is that Telemachus is not being taken seriously by the suitors when he tells them to stop their disrespectful behavior. The conflict is not resolved in this book, however, Telemachus and Odysseus have plotted the death of the suitors, and are nearly ready to go through with their plan.
Who does Odysseus reunite with in Book 16?
Telemachus
Odysseus and Telemachus finally reunite in Book 16 of Homer’s ”The Odyssey.
What major events happened in the Odyssey?
| Timelines of Homer’s Odyssey | |
|---|---|
| Odysseus passes between Scylla and Charybdis. | They arrive at the Land of the Lotus Eaters. |
| The crew slaughters Helios’ cattle. | Odysseus blinds Polyphemus. |
| Zeus kills everyone but Odysseus. | Aiolos gives Odysseus the bag of winds. |
| Odysseus arrives on Calypso’s island. | Odysseus nearly reaches Ithaca. |
What instructions does Odysseus give to Telemachus in Book 16?
What instructions does Odysseus give to Telemachus in Book 16? What instructions does Odysseus give to Telemachus? He tells him to go home and wait for his father’s arrival as a beggar. He warns Telemachus not to interfere if the suitors are rude, but to wait for the signal to hide all weapons except their own.
What is Telemachus biggest conflict?
Telemachus’s most significant problem, besides the continued absence of his father, is that the suitors who are attempting to woo his mother, Penelope, are exploiting his hospitality and eating him out of house and home.
What is the main problem in Ithaca when the odyssey begins?
The chief conflict in the poem is between Odysseus’s desire to reach home and the forces that keep him from his goal, a conflict that the narrator of the Odyssey spells out in the opening lines.
Did Telemachus forgive his father?
At the beginning of the epic, Telemachus is a young boy and doesn’t know how to protect his home from the suitors that are attempting to pursue it. While Telemachus learns how to be a leader, mature as a man and forgive his father for his absence.
What happens to Argus when he sees Odysseus?
Argos recognizes Odysseus at once, and he has just enough strength to drop his ears and wag his tail but cannot get up to greet his master. As soon as Odysseus passes by (but not without shedding a tear for his beautiful dog lying in manure) and enters his hall, Argos dies.
What are the five most important events in The Odyssey?
Terms in this set (18)
- End of Trojan War.
- Odysseus and his men attack Cicons.
- Odysseus and crew forget about home (Lotus-Eaters)
- Odysseus stabs out Cyclops’ eye.
- Receive bag of wind.
- Odysseus loses all of his ships but 1 to the Laestrygonians.
- Circe turns half of Odysseus’ crew into pigs.
- Journey to the Underworld.
Who keeps Odysseus a prisoner for 7 years?
Calypso is an immortal goddess who holds Odysseus prisoner for seven years on the island where she lives and forces him to be her lover.
What is Telemachus reaction when Odysseus reveals himself?
How does Telemachus react when Odysseus identifies himself? At first he does not believe it is him. “No, you’re not Odysseus!
Who is Argus and what happens to him?
Who is Argus, and what happens to him? Argus is Odysseus’ beloved dog who recognizes Odysseus disguised as a beggar when Odysseus and Eumaios approach the house. He is old and happily dies having seen Odysseus.