... to believe, it's really low behaviour14". Neoptolemus begins to lose himself, and his own language becomes slippery. As the philosopher, Pieper talks about the abuse of language, abuse of power "a lie is the opposite of communication"15 .Odysseus, using seductive language is appealing to Neoptolemus pride in his birth and the desire to live up to his "Phusis16", his inherited virtues or ... could not expressed while entrapped in his own savagery. "Preserve the shrines. Show the gods respect"30 The farewell preformed not only the removal of the bond with the savage island but also, as if...

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