SHort Comparison of Odysseus for The Odyssey and Portia from The Merchant of Venice

Throughout the history of literature authors have written about damsels in distress, forbidden love, war, the list goes on forever, but in each there is always a hero. The hero might not be the most written about person or the person who does the most, but they are the most memorable. Portia from the Merchant of Venice and Odysseus from The Odyssey are just two of the many heroes ever written about. Finding the two heroes similarities and differences can be done quite simply by looking at their actions and underlying emotion behind their actions.
The similarities between the two heroes can…