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Strong Emotion In Homer's The Odyssey

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In The Odyssey, by Homer, provides evidence that there is an existence of strong emotion between the characters in this book. An example of this is in book one, when Penelope, Odysseus’ wife, longs for the return of her husband to their home in Ithaca. “‘How I long for my husband- alive in memory, always, that great man whose fame resounds through Hellas right to the depths of Argos!’” (Homer, 88) is a perfect quote of Penelope expressing her love and devotion to her husband Odysseus. This quote really enhances the plot very well to the point where the reader should feel pity and sorrowful for Penelope as she really desperately please for Odysseus as he is off on his journey.
One way a modern reader could relate this to his or her own lives
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