Option 3: Collections: The Land of the Dead
He ceased, and I replied: Unhappy spirit, I promise you the barrow and
the burial. So we conversed, and grimly,
at a distance, with my long sword between, guarding the blood, while the faint
image of the lad spoke on. Now came the soul of Anticlea, dead, my mother,
daughter of Autolycus, dead now, though living still when I took ship for holy
Troy. Seeing this ghost I grieved, but held her off, through pang on pang of
tears, till I should know the presence of Tiresias.
Soon from the
dark that prince of Thebes came forward bearing a golden staff; and he
addressed me: Son of Laertes and the
gods of old, Odysseus, master of land ways and sea ways, why leave the blazing
sun, O man of woe, to see the cold dead and the joyless region? Stand clear,
put up your sword; let me but taste of blood, I shall speak true. At this I stepped aside, and in the scabbard let
my long sword ring home to the pommel silver,as he bent down to the sombre blood.
1.
What is the mood
of this passage?
2.
How does Odysseus
react when he sees his mother?
3.
Why does Odysseus
not want to speak with his mother?
4.
How does Tiresias
address Odysseus?
Option 2: Collections: The Land of the Dead
He ceased, and I replied: Unhappy spirit, I promise you the barrow and
the burial. So we conversed… at a
distance, with my long sword between, guarding the blood, while the faint image
of the lad (the boy) spoke on. Now came the soul of … my mother, daughter of
Autolycus, dead now, though living still when I took ship for holy Troy. Seeing
this ghost I grieved, but held her off, through pang on pang of tears, till I
should know the presence of Tiresias.
Soon from the
dark that prince of Thebes came forward bearing a golden staff; and he
addressed me: Son of Laertes and the
gods of old, Odysseus, master of land ways and sea ways, why leave the blazing
sun…, to see the cold dead and the joyless region? Stand clear, put up your
sword; let me but taste of blood, I shall speak true. At this I stepped aside, and … let my long
sword ring home to the pommel silver, as he bent down to the sombre blood.
1. What
was Odysseus doing when he talked to the boy?
2. Who
came to speak to him next?
3. What
did Odysseus do when he saw his mother?
4. Who was
Odysseus waiting for? What did the person he was waiting for bring?
5. What
are Odysseus’ nicknames?
6. What id
Odysseus asked?
Option 1. Collections: The Land of the Dead
So we conversed (talked)… at a distance, with my long
sword between, guarding the blood, while the … image of the lad (the boy) spoke
on.
1.
What was Odysseus
doing when he talked to the boy?
Now came the
soul of … my mother… dead now, though living still when I took ship for holy
Troy.
2.
Who came to speak
to him next?
Seeing this (his mother’s) ghost I grieved (suffered),
but held her off, through pang… of tears, till I should know…of Tiresias.
3.
What did Odysseus
do when he saw his mother?
Soon from the
dark that prince of Thebes (Tiresias) came forward bearing (bringing) a golden
staff; and he addressed (talked to) me :
4.
Who was Odysseus
waiting for? What did the person he was waiting for bring?
Son of Laertes
and the gods of old, Odysseus, master of land ways and sea ways, why leave the
blazing sun…, to see the cold dead and the joyless region?
5.
What are Odysseus’
nicknames?
6.
What is Odysseus
asked?
Option 1 A. Collections: The Land of the Dead
So we conversed (talked)… at a distance, with my long
sword between, guarding the blood, while the … image of the lad (the boy) spoke
on.
1. What was
Odysseus doing when he talked to the boy?
Now came the
soul of … my mother… dead now, though living still when I took ship for holy
Troy.
2. Who came
to speak to him next?
Seeing this (his mother’s) ghost I grieved (suffered),
but held her off, through pang… of tears, till I should know…of Tiresias.
3. What did
Odysseus do when he saw his mother?
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