Tennyson vs Homer Ulysses Vs Oddyseus

Although Ulysses and Odysseus share similar traits, Homer would not agree with Tennyson's portrayal of Odysseus in the poem "Ulysses". Whereas Odysseus wishes to complete his journey and find relief, Ulysses seeks to continue on a never-ending one. Homer's Odyssey and Tennyson's "Ulysses" have different desires and their desires lead them on contrasting quests. The hero in Homer's depicts Odysseus as a hero in the process of completing a journey home. The portrayal of Ulysses …

…for knowledge, while Tennyson is portraying the irony of ones ill contempt after the completion of the journey and ones return to self-absorbance once he his finally reached and passed his homecoming. The contempt he shows for those he has met after he has reached his final goal, contradicts the notion that a hero must go out and teach after he submits himself. Ulysses's failure to do this would be a huge disappointment to Homer.