Theory question 112
Non-African PoetryLiterature 2, Section D. Non-African Poetry
What aspects of the character of Ulysses are presented in “Ulysses”?
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Restless and adventurous: 'I cannot rest from travel'.
Hungry for knowledge and experience: to 'follow knowledge like a sinking star'.
Proud of his achievements and fame.
Impatient with the dull life of a king among a 'savage race'.
Determined in old age: 'To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield'.
A leader of his mariners; practical in leaving rule to his son Telemachus.
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