Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.
Now from his breast into his eyes the ache of longing mounted, and he wept at last, his dear wife, clear and faithful, in his arms, longed for as the sunwarmed earth is longed for by a swimmer spent in rough water where his ship went down under Poseidon's blows, gale winds and tons of sea. Few men can keep alive through a big surf to crawl, clotted with brine, on kindly beaches in joy, in joy, knowing the abyss behind.
How does this excerpt from the end of the story show that Odysseus has changed in the course of his adventure?

He values home and family more than personal glory.

Explanation:

Homer's The Odyssey tells the journey of Odysseus and his men after the Trojan War. The journey led him through many encounters with gods and monsters along the way, thus taking him a long time to be finally home in Ithaca.

The given excerpt is from Book XXIII of the text after he had reached Ithaca and had been reunited with his wife and son. The given passage especially reveals how he had changed along the course of the story. Now, Odysseus values home and family more than anything and did not seem to prize it less than personal glory. He no longer has his previous desires of traveling and seeking adventures, preferring the warmth of his home and family more than any of the joys that adventures can give.

awnser: the oxford dictionary of quotations (oup 1970) has 66 pages of quotations

attributed to the writings of william shakespeare in which there are 2369 quotations,

which may reflect well over 5000 speeches, discussions, observations and comments

that are present in shakespeare’s work. it is largely from those speeches and discussions

on shakespeare’s 37 plays, as well as his, and others’ poems, that examples have been

taken here.

in this book all quotations from his poems and plays have been taken from various

editions of the arden shakespeare.

the writer is very much indebted to the rapid response provided by his son, henry

audley-charles , for cries of , guidance, advice and repairs to his ageing pc, that

henry provided at all hours. without this assistance over the last 3 years this book

could not have been written.

in addition, the writer is much for the kind by discussion and proof readings from

elizabeth macbeth and janet hulse; and for his knowledge of shakespeare’s plays and

poems in discussions with monsieur francis saillart; and especially for years of proof

reading, support and with this book from my wife brenda amy cordeiro. above

all, the debt i owe is to professor david price, vice provost research. he has acted as

the editor and the guide for the whole project. this has been far from easy with

changes repeatedly being made by the author and which continued after professor price

had provided all the editorial structure for this project.

a: it is sound because it cites an expert’s opinion.