Setting - market-place of Ithaca, Telemachos' house, Odysseus' storehouse, the beach, the ship.
Characters - Telemachos, the criers, Athena, Aigyptios, Eurynomos, Peisenor, the Councillor, Antinoos, Zeus and his eagles, Halitherses Mastorides, Eurymachos, Mentor, Leocritos Euenorides, the wooers, Eurycleia, Penelopeia, boat crew.
First speech, Aigyptos - He tells everyone to shut up and listen to Telemachos.
Second speech, Telemachos - He says he has no business to talk about there except his own private needs. He explains the current situation with his mother and the suitors and tells them he wants them to leave because they won't ask her father for a proper proposal, eat all of his animals, and won't go away. Telemachos says he would defend himself if he could and that the men should be ashamed and fearful of the gods.
Third speech, Antinoos - He says that Telemachos has a ad temper and is blaming them for something thats not their fault. Antinoos says that the problem is Penelopeia's fault for tricking the nation for almost four years. She's been weaving a shroud for Laertes and said she'd pick a husband when shes done weaving it, but she unravels it every night. Once they discovered what shes doing she is forced to finish the shroud. He tells Telemachos to send his mother out of the house and make her marry somebody. Antinoos says that Athena has blessed her because Penelopeia is beautiful and clever, but she used her cleverness to trick them. He tells Telemachos that the suitors will not leave.
Fourth speech, Telemachos - He says he can't send his mom away because she bore and raised him and because he can't pay back the dowry to Icarios. Her dad will be bad enough, but she'll call down the Avengers on Telemachos. He says that if they think its right for these men to take his stuff, then they can go ahead, but he will ask Zeus for vengeance.
Fifth speech, Halitherses Mastorides - After the eagle thing, he says there will be trouble from Odysseus for anyone who tries to marry his wife and that there will trouble for anyone else who lives on Ithaca. He wants to talk about how to stop the men. He talks about how he previously made a prophecy about Odysseus that came true. His prophecy was that Odysseus would go to war, lose everything, and then come home 20 years later.
Sixth speech, Eurymachos - He rebukes Halitherses Mastorides and say that he can prophesy better than him in this case. He says that not every bird is an omen and that Odysseus is dead. He wishes Halitherses had died to so he wouldn't be talking like he knows what God wants and anger Telemachos. He says he expects that Halitherses is going to get some sort of gift from Telemachos later for saying all these things. If Halitherses continues cajoling Telemachos then Telemachos will be the first to suffer and Halitherses will pay. He says that the suitors won't leave because theres no one there to scare them off so Telemachos should just get his mom to marry one of them.
Seventh speech, Telemachos - He says that he has nothing more to say to the suitors because the gods and everyone else knows what he wants already. He wants to borrow a fast ship and twenty men to get him to Sparta and Pylos. He wants to find out about his father there. He says that if his father is alive, he'll wait for him, but if hes dead then he'll give him a funeral and give his mother away to a suitor.
Eighth speech, Mentor - Hes being sarcastic when he says that everyone should just be mean to each other and never kind and gentle and that noble Odysseus never ruled any of them like a kind father. He says he doesn't grudge all the people who are taking advantage of the house of Odysseus, but they're going to be sorry because they think he'll never come back. He is ashamed of the ones who are quiet and don't try to get rid of the suitors.
Ninth speech, Leocritos Euenorides - He says that Mentor is crazy and just wants to cause trouble. There are too many suitors for them to drive away, even if Odysseus came back he wouldn't be able to fight them off. He says that what Mentor says is backwards and everybody should just leave. He says Mentor and Halitherses should help Telemachos with his voyage, but they'll have to wait a long time for news because Telemachos will never complete the voyage.
The book ends with Telemachos, Athena, and his crew sailing.
Book II is the start of Telemachos' voyage. It also foreshadows the future conflict with Odysseus and the suitors.
I predict that Telemachos will find his dad and bring him home. I also predict that all the suitors will be killed.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Vocab. Words
mirth - Bugsy was filled with mirth when she got the steak bones.
liege - "My liege! How dost thou have known that I had snatched thine prize heffer from thine royal stables?" exclaimed the surprised stable-boy.
parricide - Lizzy Borden committed a parricide.
verity - The teacher questioned the verity of Jake's excuse.
avarice - The dragon's avarice implored it to eat the kingsmen and raid the castle.
avaunt - Avaunt ye, scurvy devil!
posterity - Some of Shaky's posterity live in Juneau.
homage - The endearing fans paid homage to their blessed Avenged Sevenfold.
cloistered - The cloistered monks chanted all day long.
equivocator - The president is an equivocator.
eminence - Eminence comes with the title of "Supreme Ruler of All".
avouch - The murderers went to the priest to avouch their sins.
thralls - The man became a thralls after reading "Ishmael".
malevolence - Harold had malevolence toward Fifi for breaking his Faberge egg.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Duff Man's Thoughts
Grand Scotland is surely headed to its ultimate doom. Our beloved King Duncan hath been murdered and the culprit is thus far still unbeknownst to I, along with the entirety of the nation. We all have our own suspicions though, including myself. Tonight is Macbeth's royal coronation, the day he is taken up into kingship, of which ceremony I shall not be attending. I am undecided as to whether or not Macbeth committed this heinous crime to our nation, but he has shown to acquire much suspicion. I fear our future highness is a murderer. I cannot attend the coronation tonight in good conscious. Perhaps by my not attending I have raised suspicion on myself? And what about the late king's sons? Where have they run off to, and why? Could they have killed their own dearest father? What of the drunken, dead guards? Rumor is that they had plotted to kill King Duncan. But then why did Macbeth kill them? He says to have slain them in love, but can he really be trusted at this point? Tis best not to think of such dastardly things. Yet, it is a necessary evil that that which we do not wish to think or speak of must be undivulged eventually if we are to truly understand such matters and therefore be able to aquire our own opinion in knowledge. Whoever the deceitful murderer, it is too late to attend the coronation now regardless of the possibility of my being accused of some sort of ill deed, and presently, our new "honorable and holy" King Macbeth is the primary suspect so it is surely best not to keep company with such villains. I must think on these issues more.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Vocab. Sentences
surmised - Frank surmised that Jill had taken his water buffalo after he stumbled upon some of such animal's droppings on her lawn.
bounteous - Carmichael, for that was the water buffalo's name, certainly had produced a bounteous supply of scat on Jill's lawn.
consort - For many months, Frank did not consort with Jill.
corporal - He did however, devise many plans to retrieve his water buffalo from Jill, many involving corporal punishment.
chalice - Perhaps he would place poison in her chalice.
undivulged - He must keep such plots undivulged though, unless the law somehow discovered Jill's body in the ditch outside of Saskatchewan.
prate - Frank suffered so greatly from his beloved water buffalo being gone, that he would prate for hours upon hours to himself.
dauntless - He was dauntless in his attempts at deducing whether or not Jill had actually taken Carmichael or if she had simply roamed through Jill's yard on her way to Burger King.
chastise - If it ended up that Carmichael had just gone to the nearest Burger King, Frank decided that he would chastise her for her deliberate stupidity.
surfeit - He considered not providing her with the surfeit of food she has become accustomed to over the years.
bounteous - Carmichael, for that was the water buffalo's name, certainly had produced a bounteous supply of scat on Jill's lawn.
consort - For many months, Frank did not consort with Jill.
corporal - He did however, devise many plans to retrieve his water buffalo from Jill, many involving corporal punishment.
chalice - Perhaps he would place poison in her chalice.
undivulged - He must keep such plots undivulged though, unless the law somehow discovered Jill's body in the ditch outside of Saskatchewan.
prate - Frank suffered so greatly from his beloved water buffalo being gone, that he would prate for hours upon hours to himself.
dauntless - He was dauntless in his attempts at deducing whether or not Jill had actually taken Carmichael or if she had simply roamed through Jill's yard on her way to Burger King.
chastise - If it ended up that Carmichael had just gone to the nearest Burger King, Frank decided that he would chastise her for her deliberate stupidity.
surfeit - He considered not providing her with the surfeit of food she has become accustomed to over the years.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Essay For Short Story Unit Final
Some authors base their characters off other's creations, while some think outside the box
and create their own masterpieces. While in some characters it is harder to see similarities or
differences, in others it is easy. Nearly all characters can be compared and contrasted, even if
it's as obvious as they're both human or neither of them owns a pet platypus.
Leonard Mead from "The Pedestrian" is a simple man who enjoys walking at night instead of
watching T.V.. Commander Barton is the captain of an EDS ship flying to deliver important
medicine to another planet in "The Cold Equations." Other than both they're stories are
futuristic, they don't seem very similar, but they are in some ways. Both characters don't like
the rules that have been set for them. Mead doesn't think he should go to jail for just walking
down the street after dark and Barton doesn't want to follow the law and kill a young stowaway
girl on his ship.
It is easy to see how the house from "There Will Come Soft Rains" and Henry from "The
Californian's Tale" are similar. They both are unable to understand that the people they are
missing aren't there anymore. Their lives go on just as if nothing had happened. The house
continues with its daily schedule thinking that its inhabitants are still living in it and actually
going along with the routine. Henry believes that his wife, who is most likely dead and has been
absent for 19 years, will be returning home shortly from a visit to her family. They are different
in that the house thinks that its missing people are still there and Henry who, except before
around the time of year that his wife had left and he still believes that she is at home with him,
knows she is gone but thinks she is still coming back.
Harrison Bergeron, from the short story of the same name, and the lawyer from "The Bet"
are also similar and different. They are the same because Harrison Bergeron does not want to
follow the rules made by the government, and believes that they are stupid, and the lawyer, at
the end of the story, believes that the laws made by our society are wrong. They both defy their
societies and openly oppose them. However, Harrison is against society even in the beginning
because he wants to be the best as he thinks he rightfully should be, whereas the lawyer comes
to a deeper understanding of life by the story's end and throws away his old life and the
accepted ways for an as worthwhile and meaningful life as he can have in this world.
Almost all characters can be compared or contrasted. For some, the points may be blatantly
obvious, but you can dig deeper than just external attributes, and find more meaning in them.
and create their own masterpieces. While in some characters it is harder to see similarities or
differences, in others it is easy. Nearly all characters can be compared and contrasted, even if
it's as obvious as they're both human or neither of them owns a pet platypus.
Leonard Mead from "The Pedestrian" is a simple man who enjoys walking at night instead of
watching T.V.. Commander Barton is the captain of an EDS ship flying to deliver important
medicine to another planet in "The Cold Equations." Other than both they're stories are
futuristic, they don't seem very similar, but they are in some ways. Both characters don't like
the rules that have been set for them. Mead doesn't think he should go to jail for just walking
down the street after dark and Barton doesn't want to follow the law and kill a young stowaway
girl on his ship.
It is easy to see how the house from "There Will Come Soft Rains" and Henry from "The
Californian's Tale" are similar. They both are unable to understand that the people they are
missing aren't there anymore. Their lives go on just as if nothing had happened. The house
continues with its daily schedule thinking that its inhabitants are still living in it and actually
going along with the routine. Henry believes that his wife, who is most likely dead and has been
absent for 19 years, will be returning home shortly from a visit to her family. They are different
in that the house thinks that its missing people are still there and Henry who, except before
around the time of year that his wife had left and he still believes that she is at home with him,
knows she is gone but thinks she is still coming back.
Harrison Bergeron, from the short story of the same name, and the lawyer from "The Bet"
are also similar and different. They are the same because Harrison Bergeron does not want to
follow the rules made by the government, and believes that they are stupid, and the lawyer, at
the end of the story, believes that the laws made by our society are wrong. They both defy their
societies and openly oppose them. However, Harrison is against society even in the beginning
because he wants to be the best as he thinks he rightfully should be, whereas the lawyer comes
to a deeper understanding of life by the story's end and throws away his old life and the
accepted ways for an as worthwhile and meaningful life as he can have in this world.
Almost all characters can be compared or contrasted. For some, the points may be blatantly
obvious, but you can dig deeper than just external attributes, and find more meaning in them.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
"The Son From America"
Symbols - The money and Samuel's way of life represents how Samuel has changed since moving to America and new things. Berl and Berlcha symbolize the old ways of living and contentedness.
Plot - Exposition: We are introduced to Berl and his wife and the setting.
Inciting Event: Samuel arrives in Lentshin.
Rising Action: Samuel tries to help his mom with preparing for the Sabbath and they celebrate the Sabbath together.
Climax: Samuel asks his dad where the money is and he shows him.
Falling Action: Samuel talks to the old man in the synagogue.
Resolution: Samuel realizes you don't need money to be happy and Berlcha sings holy rhymes at the end of the story.
Protagonist - Samuel
Antagonist - Samuel
Conflict - Person vs. Self.
Summary - The story opens in the little village of Lentshin, Poland in the 1800s. We are introduced to Berl, an old traditional Jewish farmer, and his wife, Berlcha. They have a small farm and produce enough profit to be healthy, content, and keep their standard of living. Forty years ago, their then fifteen-year-old son, Samuel, had moved to America. Samuel has his own family now and even grandchildren that they did not know. Samuel sends his parents money every month but they do nothing with it, except save it in an old boot under the bed. One day, Samuel decides to visit his parents and sends them a cable, which they never receive. He shows up and unknowingly surprises his parents who are ecstatic at seeing him. Samuel asks what his parents did with the money he sent him and Berl shows him where they keep it. Samuel is shocked and asks why and they tell him that they don't need the money. While in Lentshin, Samuel tries to find a need for the money but is unsuccessful. Everyone is happy to keep living their uneventful lives and simply live on what they have and what God has already provided for them.
Theme - Not everyone needs or wants money to be happy and people can just simply be content with where they are and what their lives are.
Plot - Exposition: We are introduced to Berl and his wife and the setting.
Inciting Event: Samuel arrives in Lentshin.
Rising Action: Samuel tries to help his mom with preparing for the Sabbath and they celebrate the Sabbath together.
Climax: Samuel asks his dad where the money is and he shows him.
Falling Action: Samuel talks to the old man in the synagogue.
Resolution: Samuel realizes you don't need money to be happy and Berlcha sings holy rhymes at the end of the story.
Protagonist - Samuel
Antagonist - Samuel
Conflict - Person vs. Self.
Summary - The story opens in the little village of Lentshin, Poland in the 1800s. We are introduced to Berl, an old traditional Jewish farmer, and his wife, Berlcha. They have a small farm and produce enough profit to be healthy, content, and keep their standard of living. Forty years ago, their then fifteen-year-old son, Samuel, had moved to America. Samuel has his own family now and even grandchildren that they did not know. Samuel sends his parents money every month but they do nothing with it, except save it in an old boot under the bed. One day, Samuel decides to visit his parents and sends them a cable, which they never receive. He shows up and unknowingly surprises his parents who are ecstatic at seeing him. Samuel asks what his parents did with the money he sent him and Berl shows him where they keep it. Samuel is shocked and asks why and they tell him that they don't need the money. While in Lentshin, Samuel tries to find a need for the money but is unsuccessful. Everyone is happy to keep living their uneventful lives and simply live on what they have and what God has already provided for them.
Theme - Not everyone needs or wants money to be happy and people can just simply be content with where they are and what their lives are.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
"The Bet"
Protagonist - The lawyer because the whole conflict centers around him be it person vs. person or person vs. society.
Antagonist - Society because in the end the lawyer is going against every aspect of society. In person vs. person, the antagonist is the banker because in the beginning the lawyer is trying to prove him wrong. But the banker represents society so its still really person vs. society.
Conflict - Person vs. society because the lawyer is going against the belief that the life sentence is worse than the death penalty. The conflict is person vs. person if you don't dig too deep though because the the lawyer and the banker are opposing each other.
Antagonist - Society because in the end the lawyer is going against every aspect of society. In person vs. person, the antagonist is the banker because in the beginning the lawyer is trying to prove him wrong. But the banker represents society so its still really person vs. society.
Conflict - Person vs. society because the lawyer is going against the belief that the life sentence is worse than the death penalty. The conflict is person vs. person if you don't dig too deep though because the the lawyer and the banker are opposing each other.
Symbols - The banker represents society and the money represents greed and society.
Exposition - The banker and lawyer are arguing.
Inciting Event - The lawyer accepts the bet.
Rising Action - Everything between when the bet is made and when the banker is reading the letter.
Climax - The banker reads the letter.
Falling Action - Everything that happens between when the banker is finished reading the letter and whe he puts it in the safe.
Resolution - The banker puts the letter in the safe.
Themes - "The Bet" is really all about the meaning of freedom. The lawyer is technically not free to leave his surroundings if he wants the money but he is free in his mind and his choices. He could have chosen to leave the lodge at any time. He is free in his choice of books and food. He could still think his own thoughts. Freedom is being able to do what you want and he could've.
The meaning of home is also present in this story. Home is a place where you can be yourself and are comfortable. I'm sure the lawyer had all the anemities he needed to be happy and he didn't have to bother about visitors. Although, home can also be the people that are connected with that place. I know that my home would not be a home if it were not for the family that lives in it. The lawyer made a good hermit though, and was quite content to not associate with any other human being.
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