Homer: The Odyssey•Grade 7•dialectic Stage
Ulysses is Discovered by His Nurse
The Text
What You'll Learn
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Comprehension
Explains that Ulysses and Telemachus hid the weapons, with Athene lighting their way with a golden lamp that made the walls bright "as it were with flames of fire"
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Cause & Consequence
Explains why the description convinced Penelope: "I myself gave him these garments, and I folded them myself"
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Meaning
Articulates the theme that the body carries history: the scar proves identity where words (which can be false tales) cannot
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Defense
Explains why the counterargument has merit
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