English, 25.01.2020 04:31 broooooo4991

And i with my fighting heart, i thought at first
to steal up to him, draw the sharp sword at my hip
and stab his chest where the midriff packs the liver -
igroped for the fatal spot but a fresh thought held me
back.
there at a stroke we'd finish off ourselves as well-
how could we with our bare hands heave back
that slab he set to block his cavern's gaping maw?
what explicit detail is the reader given about odysseus in this passage?
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a. his first thought is to sneak up on the cyclops and stab him.
o
b. he needs the cyclops to open the cave.
o
c. he is struggling with the decision of how to kill the cyclops.
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d. he realizes they would all die if he killed the cyclops.

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