why does ulysses find the of a king idle?
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Ulysses feels “idle,” even though he rules as king, because this role keeps him trapped by a “still hearth.” He feels he “cannot rest from travel” and is also frustrated that his people do not “know” him. This frustration suggests that, in Ulysses's mind, his true identity is an explorer rather than king of Ithaca.
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In Homer's Odyssey, Odysseus/Ulysses struggles for years to return to Ithaca. Ulysses feels “idle,” even though he rules as king, because this role keeps him trapped by a “still hearth.” He feels he “cannot rest from travel” and is also frustrated that his people do not “know” him.
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