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He devotes lines 33 through 43 to mocking Telemachus' "slow prudence," blamelessness, and decency. These traits, he sneers, are harmless but hardly worthy of great men like himself. In addition to his incredulous arrogance, Ulysses possesses a level of irresponsibility which few have the luxury to afford...
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He spent his entire life on the road, consorting with generals, kings, and even gods, visiting "cities of men / And manners, climates, councils, governments" (Lines 13-14). Yet he seems to have gained nothing from the experience by an unquenchable thirst for more recognition, glory, and power...
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Ulysses Still speaking to himself he proclaims that he "cannot rest from travel" but feels compelled to live to the fullest and swallow every last drop of life...	2 / 472
summary Ulysses (Odysseus) declares that there is little point in his staying home "by this still hearth" with his old wife, doling out rewards and punishments for the unnamed masses who live in his kingdom...	2 / 506
Ulysses From the first line of the poem, it becomes noticeable that Ulysses is bored and unexcited by his current position, ‘It little profits that an idle king’...	2 / 478
Journey of Magi and Ulysses Ulysses has the ‘I think I can’ attitude. He is in fear that he may not get to complete his journey due to the encroachment of age, “and this gray spirit yearning in desire” (30 Tennyson)...	3 / 607
Mutability in Tennyson's Ulysses In this poem Ulysses has returned from sea after great triumphs in the Trojan War and struggles with the dullness of the day to day rule of Ithaca. He is not happy to stay home and "rust unburnished...	4 / 932
Analysis Of Ulysses By Alfred Lord Tennyson In this poem, Tennyson presents him as an old sailor, a warrior and a king who is in retrospection on his experiences of a lifetime of travel. Ulysses’ old age and strong will causes him to be restless, being unable to feel comfortable at home...	3 / 751
ulysses ULYSSES: Some notes It begins with Ulysses saying that it is of no use for an ?idle king' to spend time by this still hearth (inactive fireplace) and in this barren rocky land and try to give out ?unequal laws unto a savage race'...	2 / 490