Role Of Violence In The Odyssey

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In Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey, violence is used to correct imbalances and restore justice. The willingness to get revenge in The Odyssey is sparked by the need to restore order in Ithaka, which has been out of order ever since Odysseus left and the suitors moved in. While Odysseus was gone the suitors who had moved in were rude and arrogant, affronting Penelope and trying to take Odysseus’ position as king. But Odysseus ends up arriving home and with the help of his son Telemachus, kills all the suitors and unfaithful women. In the end the violence used by Odysseus and Telemachus to restore order and balance is justified, because when looking at the epic as a whole you can see many instances where the suitors are disrespectful, and the

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