Question

One narrow strait may take you through his blows:

denial of yourself, restraint of shipmates.
When you make landfall on Thrinakia first
and quit the violet sea, dark on the land
you'll find the grazing herds of Helios
by whom all things are seen, all speech is known.
Avoid those kine, hold fast to your intent,
and hard seafaring brings you all to Ithaka.
But if you raid the beeves, I see destruction
for ship and crew.

Which excerpt from the passage best identifies the conflict that Teiresias predicts as partially a character versus character conflict?

Answer 1

Teiresias predicts a character versus character conflict in the following excerpt:

"When you make landfall on Thrinakia first

and quit the violet sea, dark on the land

you'll find the grazing herds of Helios

by whom all things are seen, all speech is known.

Avoid those kine, hold fast to your intent,

and hard seafaring brings you all to Ithaka.

But if you raid the beeves, I see destruction

for ship and crew."

In this part of the passage, Teiresias warns Odysseus about a potential conflict that arises when his shipmates encounter the grazing herds of Helios on Thrinakia. The conflict is between Odysseus's intention to avoid the kine and the temptation of his shipmates to raid them, which may lead to the destruction of the ship and crew. This conflict involves the internal struggle within the crew members and their actions conflicting with Odysseus's instructions.