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What happens when Odysseus enters the palace?
When father and son are alone in the hut, Athena appears to Odysseus and calls him outside. He formulates a plan to launch a surprise attack from within the palace: Odysseus will enter disguised as a beggar and Telemachus will hide the palace’s surplus arms where the suitors cannot easily reach them.
Why is death at the palace the climax?
Death at the Palace is a very emotional part of the poem. It is considered the climax of the poem. It all starts when Odysseus finds the suitors bidding for his wife. He releases his anger toward the suitors by the rage of action that occurred in the palace.
Who does Odysseus fight inside the palace?
Summary: Book 18 Another beggar, Arnaeus (nicknamed Irus), saunters into the palace. For a beggar, he is rather brash: he insults Odysseus and challenges him to a boxing match. He thinks that he will make quick work of the old man, but Athena gives Odysseus extra strength and stature.
What is the climax of the death in the Great Hall?
What is the climax of “death in the great Hall”? Of the climaxes in “the death of the great hall” and “the trunk of the olive tree”, which one is considered the climax of the epic as a whole? He killed him first because he was the leader of the suitors. Why did odysseus choose Antinous as his first victim?
How does Odysseus return to Ithaca?
Hermes persuades Calypso to let Odysseus build a ship and leave. When he finishes his story, the Phaeacians return Odysseus to Ithaca, where he seeks out the hut of his faithful swineherd, Eumaeus. Though Athena has disguised Odysseus as a beggar, Eumaeus warmly receives and nourishes him in the hut.
What is Odysseus role in the Odyssey?
Odysseus. Odysseus fought among the other Greek heroes at Troy and now struggles to return to his kingdom in Ithaca. Odysseus is the husband of Queen Penelope and the father of Prince Telemachus. Though a strong and courageous warrior, he is most renowned for his cunning.
What is the ending of the story Odyssey?
After a grueling twenty-year journey, Odysseus finds peace at the end of the epic poem. When he returns home to Ithaca, he finds one hundred suitors in his home, as Teiresias’s prophecy forewarned. With the help of Athena, his son, and a few servants, he kills all of the suitors and reclaims the home.