What conflict does ulysses seem to express

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Question 1. In Greek mythology, who is Ulysses?

Question 2. What conflict does Ulysses seem to express in the opening stanza? How does he feel about his homeland, his responsibilities as King, his wife? How does Ulysses contrast himself to his people?

Question 3. In order to deal with his boredom, Ulysses relives his experiences in memory. How does he characterize himself and his life as an adventurer?

Question 4. Paraphrase lines 22-32. How does he feel about impending age?

Question 5. In Stanza 3, Ulysses addresses his son, Telemachus to whom he will leave his kingship. How does Ulysses differentiate between himself and his son? Why might his son be a better ruler than Ulysses?

Question 6. In stanza 4, Ulysses addresses his mariners with whom he has traveled before. What prospects does he offer them and why?

Question 7. Lines 65-70 are (to me) some of the most beautiful and inspiring in literature. Yes, I'm crazy like that. Paraphrase Ulysses's attitude toward the human struggle and contrast it to those of the Lotos Eaters.

In the final book of the Idylls we find King Arthur in despair over the betrayal of his best friend and wife, the conspiracy of his nephew Modred to steal Arthur's crown, and the

resulting civil war which will ultimately destroy Camelot. As the text notes, this section "depicts the apocalyptic end of [a] long process of disintegration and decay" (Norton 1190). As we have seen, Arthur represented the best of humanity in a tragically fallen world that is increasingly alienated from its spiritual center. What is the fiction (or narrative plot) of this section of the poem? What type of person does Sir Bedivere represent, especially within the context of the Victorian crisis of faith? How does his character undergo changes in the course of the poem? What consolation, if any, is provided by Arthur in his final speech (lines 240-264)?

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