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The cyclops Polyphemus kills and eats 6 of Odysseus' best men. He kills the men by grabbing them and dashing their heads against rocks. Further, he traps the men in the cave by rolling a giant boulder in front of the cave.

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What lines from the odyssey best show the Cyclops to be an antagonist?

In Book 9 of "The Odyssey," the Cyclops, Polyphemus, is depicted as an antagonist when he traps Odysseus and his men in his cave, eating them one by one. He also displays his brutality and lack of hospitality by disregarding Zeus's laws, which is considered a grave offense in ancient Greek culture. Additionally, Polyphemus shows his arrogance and lack of empathy towards his captives, further highlighting his role as an antagonist in the story.


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What insight do the Oedipus plays give into the characters and events in 'Antigone'?

According to the chorus in the play 'Antigone', curses have staying power. Such a curse enters the house of the Labdacidae from which Antigone descends through her father, King Oedipus. The King commits the serious crime of parricide when he kills King Laius, who is his father albeit unknowingly. Likewise, in killing the king, he commits the equally serious offense of regicide. These crimes are compounded by his marrying King Laius' widow, Queen Jocasta, who is Oedipus' mother albeit unknowingly. For all of these unintentional offenses against god and nature, King Oedipus and Queen Jocasta are punished, to the anger and scorn of all those who know or hear of them. The insight from the Oedipus plays therefore is the inevitability of divine punishment and divine retribution for all human errors, be they unknowingly or knowingly committed. Any punishment and any settling of old scores therefore are guaranteed all the more, and ever more harshly and severely, for the knowing, deliberate and consensual human errors in the play 'Antigone'.


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What lines from the odyssey best show the Cyclops to be an antagonist?

In Book 9 of "The Odyssey," the Cyclops, Polyphemus, is depicted as an antagonist when he traps Odysseus and his men in his cave, eating them one by one. He also displays his brutality and lack of hospitality by disregarding Zeus's laws, which is considered a grave offense in ancient Greek culture. Additionally, Polyphemus shows his arrogance and lack of empathy towards his captives, further highlighting his role as an antagonist in the story.


What is an offense against society?

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