Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Symbols!

Odysseus's wound:
His wound is a symbol of recognizing who Odysseus really is other then an old man, he uses it to prove to his wife and father that he is really Odysseus. The maid also finds out its him because of his scar.
Birds:
The birds symbolize that Odysseus's return and the conflict that is to come. Penelopeia sees an eagle eating her favorite geese. This means her loneliness will come to an end and Odysseus will come back and she will be happy. Also Athena is a bird when the fight in Odysseus's house occurs.
Hades:
After Odysseus killed all those men the book went back to hades and all the souls Odysseus killed. Agameanon talks about the loyalty and how Achilies was betrayed. They souls of the dead men remind us how he defeted everyone in his house. The first time he goes to hades it shows how everyone is misserable without him at home and how his mother killed herself because his father was so depressed he wasnt home. He also learns about the people in his past and all the disloyalty that led to Agamenon's death.

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Book 20

Characters: Odysseus, Eurynome, Athena, Zeus, Eurymachos, Theoclymenos, Aglelaos Damastorides, Antinoos, Ctesippos, Melanthios, Philotois, Amphinomos, Drover, Philositios, weakest barley grinder, Eurycleia.

Everyone was getting together to eat in the morning. Telemachos announces he is leaving because everyone will die while outside people are whorshiping Apollo, then they sit down to eat breakfast.

Theme: Hospitaliy

It is the start of the feast where to battle starts and it leads to the final battle.

book 19

Characters: Athena, Odysseus, Telemachos, Penelophia, Amphithea, Autolycos, Eurynome, Eurycleia, Melantho.

Odysseus talks to Penelophia and Eurycleia finds out that the old stranger is Odysseus.

Theme: Loyalty

This chapter is important because you see how Loyal Penelophia is, Eurycleia knows her master is back.

book 18

Odysseus fights the town beggar Iros. The suitors gave Penelophia gifts after she came down stairs. Eurymachos got mad at Odysseus and through a stool at him.

Characters: Melantho, Eurynome, Telemachos, Antinoos, Iros, Amphinomos, Eurydamas, Athena, Hippodameia, Antinoe, Eurymachos.

Theme: Hospitality

This chapter is important because it shows how rude and unhospital they are and make you dislike them even more.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

book 17

*Keep track of characters
* Summary of events
* Why the book is important
* Connect to a Major Theme

Book 17
Telemachos
Odysseus
Penelopeia
Eurymachos
Eumaios
Athena
Melanthios
Antinoos
Medon
Eurycleia
Peiraros

This chapter is important because it is the beginning of their plan to kill the suitors. Odysseus goes home.

Telemachos goes home and Odysseus goes home with the swineherd and they eat dinner together at his house. Odysseus's dog dies. Odysseus is told to go around and beg. Antinoos is rude to him.

Themes: Hospitality, The swineherd gave Odysseus dinner.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

1. They are about Odysseus's journey back to his home.
2. it tells Odysseus's story.
3. Hospitality, Loyalty
4. It tells they rough journey that Odysseus is going through to get home to his family, and introduces his character and his story line.

Friday, February 27, 2009

Macbeth movie

There was very little I liked about this movie. One thing i did like was the character of Lady Macbeth. She was very good at acting crazy and putting the right emotion to her lines. I liked that they had the play in modern day but they kept the Shakespeare lines for each character. I liked the costume when they had the dinner and Macbeth saw Banquo's ghost. I also liked some of Lady Macbeth costumes for the play. One thing they could have done to make the play better is not of cut out the witches lines and have them say the lines together when needed, also not have them share lines on the spells.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Macbeth words

The kids were so bored they needed some mirth.
The man was liege about the issue on fast food.
The cloistered man became a good basketball player.
The Equivocator spoke to the little girl and she was confused.
The Celtics eminence was due to their win in to make them champions.
He avouches his part in stealing the cookies.
Skagway’s malevolence towards Haines gave us the more reason the beat them.
The thrall of love for her husband was irresistible
The teacher was picking people to read out loud and I avaunted from the room.
Cody’s avarice was shown when he stole money from the bake sale.
The posterity of Obama’s will be president.
Once Skagway one regional’s all the teams paid homage to them.
The parricide of Tim was heartbreaking to the community.
The story Billy was telling was verity.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Macbeth words

Molly surmised me into thinking basketball practice was canceled.
My bounteous mom gave me some cookies for snack.
I will not consort with my sister after she pulled my hair.
The corporal was sore from running in basketball practice.
Kelly prated about Nelly’s hair so long she began to lose her voice.
The teams dauntless work won them regions.
The mother chastised the little girl for coloring on the walls.
The mayor drank out of a chalice at the town dinner.
The undivuldged present was in the car.
The surfeit of presents made the child happy.