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Ajax, part 4, in response to Riess part 4 Is Tecmessa breaking the fourth wall here? TECMESSA 'Tis thine to surmise, mine to feel, too surely. I think that Odysseus is trying to break out of the stigma here, everyone thinks he is going to be a jerk to the dead.  I think that Odysseus has seen enough gods/goddesses that he’s  super  superstitious about these kinds of things.  Odysseus seems to like to play it safe, and I really don’t blame him.   So why was Ajax’s plan for his son to go to his parents’ house?  Teucer seems convinced that they will reject him.  Or is he talking about himself here?  It’s hard to tell. What will he keep back? What taunt not hurl forth  Against the bastard of a spear-won slave,  Him who through craven cowardice betrayed  Thee, beloved Ajax-or by guile, that so  I might inherit thy kingdom and thy house.  So will he speak, a passionate...

Ajax MOR part 3 in response to Riess part 3 I think that Ajax just annoyed Athena and she wanted to stay in the place of the hero.  If she can fix the problem and protect her people, then who cares if it was her that caused it in the first place?  Either way, Athena gets to look like the hero and be revered more.  I think that the army itself will be a bit of a loose cannon, and they might want to kill him (even though he’s already dead).  I think that the leaders of the army will see him in a more forgiving light, however. They already seem to be willing to work with Ajax, and really don’t want him to kill himself just yet at least.  They seem to be concerned about his wellbeing, not just the wellbeing of those around him.  Do you think Tecmessa will also kill herself as she promised to earlier?  Will Ajax give her crap in the underworld if she does?  If she doesn’t?   Ajax: And fa...