Hillary Johnson

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Term Paper Title	Hillary Johnson
# of Words	584
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	2.34

Hillary Johnson
12/13/1998
English  P.7
(Ruff-draft)

Loyalty, Devotion, Fortitude

     The ancient Greeks believed that everyone should live by a certain set of rules.  Some of these included: 1) obedience of the gods, 2) the ideal of a strong intellect and strong body, and 3) loyalty, devotion, and fortitude.  The theme I’ve chosen for this paper is loyalty, devotion, and fortitude.  I think Penelope, Odysseus’ crew, and Odysseus all showed one, if not more of these traits.

     Penelope for example showed all of the aforementioned qualities.  She showed great loyalty to her husband, in the many years he was absent from his wife and kingdom, as the quote, “…with native Ithicans here to court me, against my wishes…” shows (pg. 728).  The quote says that even with countless numbers of men asking for her affections, she simply turned away in hopes that her husband would one-day return.  Penelope also showed great fortitude and devotion.  By allowing the suitors into her home, and being a gracious host, even though she knew exactly why they were there, and even though they were rude guests, Penelope showed devotion to the                                              1
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gods, who said that guests should be welcomed into the home any time, and cared for as if they were ones closest friends.  “So every day I wove on the great loom, but every night by torchlight I unwove it…” (pg. 728).  This quote speaks of the shroud she told the suitors that she must weave for her husband before she could choose one of them to marry.  This shows loyalty to her husband, because even though she knew she might be caught by one of the suitors, she would still try and stall for t...

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