Read the excerpt from Part 3 of The Odyssey by Homer. So let me tell [Circe’s] forecast: then we die with our eyes open, if we a
re going to die, or know what death we baffle if we can. Sirens weaving a haunting song over the sea we are to shun, she said, and their green shore all sweet with clover; yet she urged that I alone should listen to their song. 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.’ What conclusion about Odysseus (the speaker) is best supported by _____.
What conclusion about Odysseus (the speaker) is best supported by _____.o
Answer: The conclusion that can be made about Odysseus after reading the excerpt presented above is that he has complete trust in Circe’s advice, this is apparent he takes the warning about the syrens seriously.
An example of dramatic irony would be answer A: Romeo thought Juliet was dead when he poisoned himself, but the audience know she was alive Dramatic irony is when the audience knows something the characters do not.
