By
Jarrett Morley
James Gensil
Mike Kiely
BACKGROUND
Trojan War is over…
Odysseus starts on his way home…
Survives the gods anger (Cyclops,
lotus-eaters, Sirens, etc)…
Odysseus makes it home, sees men
living in his house, trying to woo his
wife. Makes him ANGRY.
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Odysseus’ Revenge is the story of
Odysseus coming home to his kingdom,
only to find his son and daughter being
tortured (not literally), by suitors. Suitors
keep trying to ask for Odysseus’ wife,
Penelopes’ hand, and they try to kill the
younger son, Telemachus.
 http://www.viddler.com/v/78b98335
 Video of Movie Clip of Odysseus’ Revenge
 Odysseus: Mortal
man. Hero of the Trojan
War, came up with the Trojan Horse. Gone
from home for 20 years, ½ war 1/2
journey home. King of Ithaca, when
returned home, finds his home ransacked
and suitors trying to woo Penelope.
CHARACTERS
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Antinous-one of two main suitors for Penelope,
violent and cruel, shows no respect.
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Eurymachus-other main suitor, similar to
Antinous, planned the failed MURDER of
Telemachus.
Characters
Telemachus-son of Odysseus, helps
father in fight against suitors, was
searching for father after the Trojan War.
 Penelope-Odysseus’ wife, faithful to him,
doesn’t believe he is dead.
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Conflict
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The conflict in Odysseus’ Revenge is that he
wants to get rid of all the suitors trying to
court his wife, but the only way to get rid of
them, is to kill them, which is something that
Odysseus does not want to have to do, but
ends up doing in the end.
Internal conflict is Odysseus does not want
to commit murder, but that is his only
choice.
External conflict is these suitors are all
trying to court his wife.
 Odysseus
Motivation: To get
back home to his family. Also to
get rid of all of the suitors
courting his wife, Penelope.
Motivation
The
theme was if one man is
going to steal another mans
stuff, that man will kill you.
This theme is like the old
saying an eye for an eye (
Hammurabi’s Code), except
taken a little too
extreme(Death for robbery).
Lessons Learned…
 Never assume anything. The suitors
assumed Odysseus was dead. That did not
turn out very well for them.
 Always keep trying. Odysseus never gave up,
and eventually made it all the way back
home.
 Be brave. Odysseus ended up killing the
suitors, even though he didn’t want to. He
stood up to the suitors. That took bravery.
Significant Passages…
Discussion Questions/Jeopardy
Suitors
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Odysseus Random
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WHO WAS THE SUITOR WHO TRIED
TO PLAN TELEMACHUS’ MURDER?
ANSWER
EURYMACHUS
BACK TO
JEOPARDY
WHICH SUITOR SHOWED NO
RESPECT?
ANSWER
ANTINOUS
BACK TO
JEOPARDY
WHICH SUITOR HAD A PICTURE
ON THE CHARACTER SLIDE THAT
WAS THE SAME AS THE ONE FROM
THE MOVIE?
ANSWER
EURYMACHUS
BACK
WHAT WAS ODYSSEUS’ INTERNAL
CONFLICT?
ANSWER
Odysseus does not want to
commit murder, but that is
his only choice.
BACK
WHAT WAS ODYSSEUS’ EXTERNAL
CONFLICT?
ANSWER
these suitors are all trying
to court his wife.
Discussion
Questions/Jeopard
y
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF
ODYSSEUS’ WIFE?
ANSWER
PENELOPE
Discussion
Questions/Jeopardy
HOW MANY YEARS WAS ODYSSEUS
AT SEA?
ANSWER
10 YEARS
Discussion
Questions/Jeopard
y
WHAT DID ODYSSEUS INVENT
DURING THE TROJAN WAR?
ANSWER
THE TROJAN HORSE
Discussion
Questions/Jeopard
y
WHAT IS THE ROMAN NAME FOR
ODYSSEUS?
ANSWER
ULYSSEUS
Discussion
Questions/Jeopardy