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All of these statements are ideas that appear in The Odyssey, but only some are themes. Identify whether each statement is a theme.

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People do not control their own destinies.:theme
The suitors were disrespectful.:not a theme
Cleverness can defeat strength.:theme
True strength is knowing when not to act.:theme
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Which lines from the passage support the theme “true strength is knowing when not to act”?

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“Here is your part: at break of day tomorrow / home with you, go mingle with our princes.”
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“The swineherd later on will take me down / the port-side trail – a beggar, by my looks, / hangdog and old.”
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“If they make fun of me / in my own courtyard, let your ribs cage up / your springing heart, no matter what I suffer.”

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