Odysseus is not a good man because of disloyalty, poor leadership skills, and violence.

Many people say odysseus overcame many obstacles to return home and reunite with his son, and wife. He even made that clear by telling Circe. “Circe, now make good a promise you gave me once- it’s time to help me home, my heart longs to be home” (10.532-533)
This quote demonstrates that Odysseus does possibly want to truly return home, Because that is what he told Circe. However, his actions did support the words he shared with Circe. Odysseus mounted Circe’s bed, and according to him it was gorgeous. (10.386) Odysseus stayed with Circe for a whole year. Instead of using that time to return home to Ithaca, he received rich food, and lust from Circe. …show more content…
Why does he not plan a way to outwit Circe or Calypso? Instead, he meekly accepts staying with them both for quite a bit of time. Odysseus claims he longs to return home, and his heart longs for Penelope. However, he does nothing in his action to …show more content…
I signaled the crew with frowns to set me free- they flung themselves at the oars and rowed on harder,
Perimedes and Eurylochus springing up at once to bind me faster with rope on chafing rope
But once we’d left the Sirens fading in our wake, once we could hear their song no more, their urgent call- my steadfast crew was quick to remove the wax I’d used to seal their ears and loosed the bonds that lashed me.” (12.508-517)
Even though Odysseus was able to get him and his crew through the trial of the Island of Sirens, he appears to have more fails as a leader than success. Odysseus refuses to leave the cave of the cyclops Polyphemus. Despite his men’s urging to the contrary.

“‘Let's make away with the cheeses, then come back- hurry, drive the lambs and kids from the pens to our swift ship, put out to sea at once!’
But I would not give way-” (9.253-259)
Odysseus's stubborn spirits led to the death of many of his crew members. If Odysseus would have listened to the rest of his crew, he could have saved lives. But instead, he was too confident that he could handle whatever crossed his path. Not only does he not listen to crew, he also fails to communicate with crew about contents of bag he receives from Aeolus. After over-confident Odysseus sailed for 9 days by himself with no rest, he predictably fell asleep. He was exhausted. His men became curious and preceded to open the bag, not knowing what it