The Odyssey – Essential Questions



The Odyssey – Essential Questions Name: _______________________

Books 9-12 – Adventures of Odysseus: The Flashback

English 9 Honors – Mrs. Mace

Essential Questions:

• In what ways does Odysseus break trust with his men?

• In what ways is Odysseus impulsive?

• In what ways does the behaviour of his men mirror his own?

• What does Odysseus begin to learn about the consequences of his own behaviour?

• What is the warning Teiresias gives to Odyssues?

• What does Odysseus learn about death and human accomplishments in Hades?

• What does he learn about his family?

• In what way is his visit to Hades symbolic?

• What warning does Circe give to Odysseus?

• Explain Odysseus’ behavior as regards the Sirens.

• Explain his decision NOT to tell his men about the monsters

• How does the death of his men impact Odysseus? Why?

• What evidence is there that he is evolving as a character?

Essential Identifications:

• Ciccones

• Laestrygonians

• Lotophagi

• Cyclopes

• Polyphemus

• Aeolus

• Circe

• Eurylochus

• Persephone

• Teiresias

• Elpenor

• Anticleia

• Agamemnon

• Achilles

• Ajax

• Sirens

• Scylla

• Charybdis

• Thrinikia



Essential Characterizations:

• Odysseus

• Odysseus’ men

Essential Literary Elements/Devices:

• Shift in POV

• Imagery

• Personification

• Epic simile

• Flashback

• The Archetypal Hero Journey/Cycle

▪ Allegorical nature of Odysseus’adventure – what human failing does each stop highlight?

• Hubris

• Allusion

• Foil

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