Are Odysseus Actions Justified

As a beggar, Odysseus learns that Antinous and Eurymachus have been instrumental in the wooers actions. With their encouragement the wooers continued to use up Odysseus’ stores of food and wine. Odysseus also learns that Antinuos and Eurymachus were behind the plot to kill his son, Telemachus. When Odysseus reveals himself he kills Antinous and Eurymachus. Odysseus views these two men as being behind all of the deceit and disloyalty. He is justified in taking their lives as they would have taken the life of his son.

Odysseus was the strong and powerful king of Ithaca. He was a courageous and loyal warrior who was known for his being able to outsmart his opponents. Odysseus returned to home after an almost twenty year absence to find that his home and kingdom had been taken over. He became enraged at the wooers, especially Antonius and the handmaidens at their total lack of disrespect for his home, kingdom and family. Odysseus decided that killing all who were disloyal to him was the only way to gain back control of his kingdom. For this reason I feel that Odysseus was justified in his actions.

An Archetype Hero In the famous epic poem, “The Odyssey”, Odysseus is known to be the larger than life hero. Although some parts of this may be true, like his bravery, victories, and great accomplishments, Odysseus also has his faults. He is unfaithful, has a large ego, and is very selfish towards his men. His wrong doing cancels out and rises above his hero-like qualities.

What kind of human kills for their own good? In the bloody journey of the Odyssey many men were killed by the hands of Odysseus himself. A lot of the men that died were killed by Odysseus but there was a good number of them that were killed by the actions Odysseus made. When it comes down to it Odysseus was wrong for killing the suitors. Odysseus killed the suitors out of his own insecurity, selfishness, and of course out of rage for what was done to him. But what was Odysseus expecting after being gone for 10 years? For everyone to just hold off on their lives just to wait to see if he will be coming back? Odysseus’ actions were not justified.

In Homer’s Odyssey, Odysseus takes revenge when he returns back home to Ithaca after 20 years of war and travel. He has good reasons to want revenge. All the deaths are justified, not just the death of the suitors. He does not kill people because he wants to do so, he wants revenge. In the cultural context, Odysseus’ revenge is justified in many ways.

After Odysseus reveals his identity, he takes revenge of the wooers and severely punished anyone that was associated during the occasion. He was justified with his actions when he struck back. His punishments were brutal but neccasary. He gave the wooers what they deserved.

He lashed out at the situation and I feel what he did was just and not harsh. Odysseus was a man of high honor, fought the Trojan War and won. From the powers of Zeus and the security of his faithful shepherd Emaeus, he protected and defended what was his and had every right

After reading the poem "The Odyssey" by Homer, i believed justice was served. First i believe that Odysseus was justified in his actions, Secondly, everyone deserved their punishment, Lastly, the punishment wasn't severe.

In The Odyssey, Odysseus is struggling to come home from the Trojan War. While he is away, wooers, also known as suitors, tried to take over the palace while Odysseus was fighting in the war. At the end of the novel, Odysseus severely punishes the wooers who were in on the plot to take over Odysseus’s palace. At the end of The Odyssey, when Odysseus punishes the wooers, his actions were justified. Odysseus’ actions were justified because all of the wooers were punished for the actions they performed. The wooers’ actions were related to their punishment, meaning they deserved the punishment that Odysseus gave them. In The Odyssey, no one got punishment they did not deserve. They did not get punishment they did not deserve because they were

These people believe that Odysseus was a strong leader, he’s brave, and he’s loyal to his family. They are wrong for viewing Odysseus as a hero, and here’s why. First of all, a strong leader wouldn’t treat his shipmates like slaves, instead he would listen to their desires and try to put them in action. Odysseus was a brave hero for facing the monsters and for defending his shipmates, but he had to show mercy to the opposing side. During the journey, Odysseus was very violent and he always assumed that everyone is trying to murder him, so he attacked anyone and anything that opposed his ideas or actions.

On the island of the Cicones, after a fierce battle, Odysseus instructs the crew ( formerly a small army squadron) to round up slaves, food and other materials and board the ship to row back home. The crew says no and wants to feast on the comfy beach. A few survivors of the battle run inland to the main city to warn the main army. In the end, Odysseus and his men escape, leaving many dead. Now, it is right that this time, their deaths were not entirely his fault and Odysseus did care about his crew over here, trying to convince them to get on the ship and go home. But Odysseus couldn’t have done anything to change their minds. It was him against many who wanted to just stay on the beach. This time, it was the crew’s fault that so many were slain. But at the Cyclops, they were making a getaway, and Odysseus taunted the Cyclops and brought Poseidon’s wrath upon himself, making him at the fault for his crew’s deaths from that point on. So, to sum it all up, Odysseus is responsible for the deaths of his crew. If he hadn’t neglected them, brought a powerful god’s wrath upon them and expected them to follow him blindly, they would have made it back to Ithaca. Odysseus is a good example of what a leader shouldn’t be like. That is what Homer may have been trying to hint at when Odysseus had all his men killed; that a great leader shouldn’t be reckless and think about their own needs, but rather

Most of the people that were in Odysseus's palace, were also in on the wooers plot. Everyone deserved the punishment. They planned to ambush Telemachus when he returns. The wooers wanted to kill Telemachus, Odysseus punished them by killing them. It wasn't like the wooers were going to do something small or not violent. Instead, they wanted to kill Odysseus's only child.

    Some people might say the things he did were unheroic. After all, Odysseus’ actions were reckless and his men never made it back home, but this is wrong. Odysseus fought for each of his men on multiple occasions. Even heroes make mistakes, they are still human, however a real hero can overcome those mistakes

Myths have a very important function in the story that may not be the most obvious idea. Myths explains a code of behavior with rewards and punishments. Odyssey explains the 4 H’s through the actions and adventure of Odysseus. The 4 H’s are the honor, hospitality, hubris, and heroism that comes from greek mythology. Honor means reputation of excellence and back then in time of Odysseus it didn't necessarily mean one was to be a good person.

In the end of the book, The Odyssey, Odysseus takes out his vengeance on the wooers for taking his home. After a long battle between Odysseus, Telemachus and the wooers, Odysseus finally wins and punishes all of the wooers severely, whether it be execution or banishment. But many people believe that Odysseus' actions were far too harsh for what the wooers did. The wooers, as they are called, committed three major crimes: They attempted to kill Telemachus, they stole and vandalized Odysseus' palace, and they toke Odysseus' wife for their own. So the question is, is there too harsh of a punishment?