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How successful is Odysseus as a story teller?

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How successful is Odysseus as a story teller?

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Use the notes produced by the class below to answer the question above.
You have a nice collection of examples - consider how the inclusion of these things makes for a good story.
You might not cover each and every one of these topics in your essay, but the majority will be needed for the essay,

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'We Cyclopes care nothing for Zeus with his aegis.' Shows that he isn't restricted by normal conventions/laws. 'I said we must escape with alll possible speed. But my fools of men refused.'

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Odysseus depicts himself to be an innovative leader. 'And told my men to follow me'.
He also is shown to be quick thinking as he sees the staff and then utilises it to make a spear to stab Cyclops in the eye. 'Lying by the pen the Cyclops had a huge staff of green olive-wood'.

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- Shows why they landed in that spot for the water 'Finally, at the head of the harbour there is a stream of fresh water, running out of a cave in a grove of poplar-trees.'
-Points out that they are by the sea shore since that is how they make their mistake 'and we lay down to sleep on the sea-shore'
-Always highlights dawn as 'Dawn appeared, fresh and rosy-fingered' to show how energetic and ready for the day Odysseus and his men are
-Odysseus is surprised when he sees the cheese as its not a normal thing for a Cyclops to make as they are usually quite stupid 'So we went inside and looked in amazement at everything. There were baskets laden with cheeses'

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"I'd hammer him and splash his brains all over the floor of the cave" "limb by limb he tore them to pieces" "morsels of men's flesh poured from his throat" "the cyclopses eye hissed around the olive stake" "

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visual example of odysseus hiding under a sheep

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Tells Cyclopes that his name is 'Nobody'.
Offers him bowls of wine to make him fall asleep quickly. ''And the delicious drink gave him such exquisite pleasure that he asked me for another bowlful'.
Discovers that Polyphemus lets the sheep out at a specific time and then utilises this information to escape under the sheep. (See photo above!)

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- When Odysseus and his men are hiding under the sheep and there's suspense to see if they get caught by the cyclops: 'I curled myself under his shaggy belly and lay there upside down, with a firm grip on his wonderful fleece'.
- Tension between Odysseus and his men as they often do not obey his orders: 'I had to use force to bring them back to the hollow ships'.
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The book begins with a monologue. Dialogue begins when the cyclops enters the scene, the only dialogue is between cyclops and Odysseus. Direct address is more interesting, draws in the reader. Equal amount of dialogue between Odysseus and Cyclops, parallels equal authority. 'Stranger, you must be a fool.'

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Pace increases after the dramatic blinding incident and the events quickly follow onwards. 'The Cyclops' eye hissed round the olive stake'.

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Odysseus is an active leader and not a passive leader. He shows poor xenia "helped ourselves to some of the cheeses". Odysseus is arrogant and through this he will learn a lesson from the Cyclops, " tell him tour eye was put out Odysseus, his men also try to stop him as they know he is tempting fate,  "why do you want to provoke the savage"