Odysseus Justified Punishment Analysis

Odysseus was justified in his actions. Although, some people received punishment that was not deserved. The punishment is too severe for present day, but not for Ancient Greece. The reasons why Odysseus' actions were justified was because the suitors dishonored Odysseus, justice was brutal back then, and finally people are entitled to seek revenge. When Odysseus finally gets his revenge he starts an all out war with the suitors, and only then it ends because of Athene and her divine power.

The first reason Odysseus' actions were justified was because the suitors dishonored him. They were all trying to get with Penelope, which is Odysseus' wife. The suitors also ate all his food and drank all his wine. Which is very disrespectful even in present

day times. For example, the suitors are like strangers that were uninvited into a house and they ransacked the house of food and drink. Penelope is like the mother of the house and Odysseus is the father who left his house for a brief amount of time. The suitors in this example are the strangers they are trying to get with Odysseus' wife while he's gone. Now that is the most obvious and justified reason why Odysseus did what he did.

The next reason for his actions is that back in ancient times that's how justice was served.

There was no censorship back in ancient times even the tiniest crime committed people were executed. So the fact of the matter is when Homer wrote this piece his view on justice was killing all of the people responsible. That is why killing all of the suitors was a justified punishment and why Odysseus is not wrong for his actions.

The last reason why Odysseus did what he had to do was because he needed to seek his revenge. For example eye for an eye. Odysseus thought in his head that since the suitors did this to him, he shall do this to them. Which is not a bad reason for what he did because everybody should be entitled to seek their revenge. Although, there's a justified way to get revenge there is also an unjustified way to get revenge. Odysseus' way was on the border of justice and injustice.

In conclusion, this story all ends with a god stopping a huge fight. Odysseus' actions were justified because the suitors dishonored him and Odysseus is entitled to seek revenge. The punishment was not too severe in ancient times, but very severe in present day time. The suitors all deserved what they were getting and they should not have done that to

Odysseus.