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Contrast Ulysses between and Telemachus on the poem 'Ulysses' by Tennyson.

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Ulysses loves to travel and has loads of energy, whereas his son is content to stay at home. He is anxious to go onto his next journey; he is experienced, and he desires new experiences.

Telemachus is content to rule, just to get by and keep the people happy. Ulysses believes that his son will be a good ruler, that he will be honorable, but that his life will be boring. And..... that that Telemachus will like it that way.

In what ways can Telemachus said to be a contrast to ulysses