Comparison Studies Lesson 5 Part A: Meeting Odysseus

Lesson Five A: Meeting Odysseus

Materials needed: With Rough Gods

Read and paraphrase the following poems from With Rough Gods: "Odysseus & Ajax" (46), "Odysseus & Agamemnon" (47), "Odysseus & Circe" (49), "Odysseus & Penelope" (50), and "Odysseus & Telemachus" (51).

Read and paraphrase the Dramatis Personae (glossary) entries from With Rough Gods on Agamemnon (62),  Ajax (62), Circe (65), Odysseus (72), Penelope (73), and Telemachus (76).

Answer the following question:

1: How does Palmer present the character and personality of Odysseus? Is that presentation consistent over all five poems? Why or why not?