The Odyssey: Analysis of Book 12
Name _______________________________________
Date ___________________
Class Period ____________
Book 12 takes Odysseus from Aeaea, Circe’s home, to the point when Odysseus is alone in the ocean drifting toward Ogygia, Calypso’s home. Your
task is to analyze the text of Book 12’s five obstacles.
Answer
Identify Obstacle
Description of
Obstacle
Odysseus’s
choices
Textual Evidence with Citations
Odysseus’s
decisions
Odysseus’s
Heroic Qualities:
Odysseus’s
Character Flaws:
Lesson Learned:
Illustration of Book 12 Obstacles
Name _________________________________________
Date ___________________________________
Class Period ____________
Obstacle #1 ___________________________
Obstacle #2 ___________________________
Obstacle #3 ___________________________
Resolution:
Resolution:
Resolution:
Obstacle #4 ___________________________
Obstacle #5 ___________________________
Create a symbol that represents the
struggles Odysseus has overcome in Book 12
Resolution:
Resolution:
Whole Text Questions
Answers
Figurative
Language in all of
Book 12: Find
and quote five
examples
Epic Conventions
Evident in all of
Book 12: Use
your notes to find
Epic
Conventions!
Epithets in Book
12: Find and
quote five
examples
Evidence with Citations