In the fourth stage, Odysseus proves to his son and wife that he is, in fact, Odysseus. At first, they don't believe him, considering he was gone for years, but once Odysseus arrives home, his "dog's ears pricked up and his legs seemed to take on an extra spring. He came straight to Odysseus," proving to his son and wife that it was him. This is crucial to the story because without it, the wife would've remarried and the son wouldn't have helped him fight off the other men.
Libisema: 2
In stage five, Odysseus and his son, Telemachus, killed all the men after hiding their weapons in the bushes. Odysseus instructs his slave Eumaeus "to remove [their weapons] and hide them in the bushes in the garden." This piece of information is important because Odysseus and Telemachus were able to kill the defenseless men who were trying to pursue Penelope, Odysseus's wife.
Libisema: 3
The lesson that I took away was to control your anger and not make irrational decisions. While Odysseus was sitting at the table, eating dinner with Penelope and all the men who wanted to marry her, the men ridiculed him. Instead of lashing out and angering the men, he stayed calm and took the insults. "Odysseus knew that... he must be patient and take their insults without reply." This is important because by doing so, Odysseus caught the men off guard because he didn't scold the men for their harsh words.