an idle king
Title: an idle king
Category: /Literature/English
Details: Words: 777 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
an idle king
Category: /Literature/English
Details: Words: 777 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
An Idle King
In "Ulysses," Tennyson presents Ulysses, the great Greek war hero and warrior of the Trojan War, serving, again, as king of Ithaca. Ulysses, having been home for three years, feels himself stagnating and wasting his life in the unwanted role of king. Longs to be again the man he has been. Ulysses desires a life of independence, physical adventure, and intellectual pursuit.
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