Iliad Essays

The Maturation of Telemachus In the first book of Homer’s The Odyssey, we are introduced to Odysseus’ son, Telemachus. It is here we learn of Odysseus’ troubles and the situation regarding his estate and those who are presently inhabiting it. What the reader is allowed to witness right from the …

Odysseus, the hero of The Odyssey, has found himself in many interesting, as well as dangerous, predicaments. Although these predicaments were extremely challenging, Odysseus always found a way to survive. His survival depended on his mind and body combined. Without this important balance of thought and strength, it is obvious …

W.H.Auden’s “The Shield of Achilles” is thematically quite similar to Eliot’s “Wasteland” in its depiction of a world devoid of principles and ethics that in its march for success has lost the true meaning of life as echoed in phrases like “an unintelligible multitude”, “column by column in a cloud …