What are some examples of situational irony in the Odyssey?

Answer 1

An example is when Odysseus's wife tells him she will make his bed for him outside of her room and when she coldly and skeptically welcomes him after he reveals his identity. It is an unexpected event/ occurrence because you would guess she would be excited to see him after twenty years.

Answer 2

1. Odysseus, the cunning and resourceful hero, is unable to recognize his own home when he finally returns to Ithaca.
2. Penelope's weaving and unweaving of Laertes' burial shroud symbolizes her delaying tactics in choosing a new suitor, illustrating the reversal of expectations.
3. The beggar who is actually Odysseus in disguise ultimately proves to be the one who can string the bow and successfully complete the challenge.

Answer 3

There is dramatic irony when Odysseus returns to Ithaca as a filthy begger, and verbal irony when he tells the Cyclops, Polythemus, that his name is Nobody

Answer 4

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