This part of the excerpt concludes what kind of character Odysseus is: <span> Therefore you are to tie me up, tight as a splint, erect along the mast, lashed to the mast, and if I shout and beg to be untied, take more turns of the rope to muffle me.
He is one of the heroes in Homer's epic poem called Odyssey. He was a man that steadfast, brilliant, and versatile. These lines tell of his bravery and that he would be willing to make the necessary sacrifices for the good of all.</span>
The other sentences are passive because the subject of the sentence receives the action instead of doing the action. Also, "was" and "were" are indicators of passive sentences.
