Thursday, March 1, 2012

Compare the characterization of Ulysses and Telemachus in Tennyson's "Ulysses."

For
Tennyson, the most evident mode of comparison between both figures is that they are both
leaders. It becomes evident in the poem that Tennyson sees both figures as leaders of Ithaca. is
the traditional leader of the island, while Telemachus has been elevated to a point where he is
now leader, as well.  Yet, it is here where there is some pivot.  In his words, Ulysses sees
Telemachus as more equipped to handle the administrative and...

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