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Who is Telemachus in the poem “Ulysses”?

AUlysses’s friend

BThe ship's captain

CHis old mariner

DUlysses’s son and successor

Answer:

D. Ulysses’s son and successor

Read Explanation:

Telemachus is Ulysses’s dutiful son, who will take over ruling Ithaca. Ulysses praises him for his patience and suitability for kingship, unlike Ulysses who longs for travel.


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