1. The guest/host friendship was an important aspect of social custom in the Bronze Age. Discuss its purpose in society and role in The Odyssey. Use at least 3 examples from the text illustrating when either it was being followed and/or it wasn't.
2. Discuss whether or not Odysseus was his own antagonist. Were his struggles the result of his own shortcomings or was he the unwilling victim of the gods' power. Choose only ONE position and argue using at least 3 examples from the text.
3. Odysseus was said to be "resourceful." Discuss wittiness and deceit in the Odyssey. What characters exemplified it? Why was it employed and did it work? (Choose more than one character to discuss at least 3 instances.).