What are the bad character traits of Odysseus?

Answer 1

He can be easily distracted, due to obstacles from evil people and his own men, making his trip home last a lot longer. He is mostly only written about in a posotive way, because he has to deal with what his men do to him, and all of the suffering he causes. You may believe that he was a cheater, and did not stay truthful to his wife. He stayed with a woman for a year and so on, but he still didnt actually cheat on her. He stayed faithful, along with Penelope. That is the most talked about concept of the story, because they both stayed true to each other, even when they were both continuously tempted through their twenty years apart, so do not write about cheating. He is easily distracted, can have some bad insight, and can be just plain unlucky.

He does have some positive traits however, he never lost hope that he would return home and he never loved anyone else then Penelope.... "though i have been detained long by Calypso, loveliest among goddesses, who held me in her smooth caves, to be her heart's delight, as Circe of Aeaea, the enchantress, desired me, and detained me in her hall. But my heart never gave consent....