TRAGIC HERO: THE ODYSSEY

SYNOPSIS

• After 10 years as the hero of the war, Odysseus journies back to Ithaca.
• Over the course of the epic, he encounters CIrce, sirens, cyclops, and posideon's son.
• Poseidon, angered that Odysseus killed his son,puts a curse on him to make his travel home a living nightmare.
• At every encounter of his journey his men were dying until it was only odysseus left.

NOBLE BIRTH

• Odysseus is the king of Ithica

TRAGIC FLAW

• Brags
• Arrogance

DOWNFALL

• Gets cursed by Poseidon
• His crew dies

TRAGIC REALIZATION

• Realized that his bragging got him too far