e kept. He does not want to live a life of conformity, instead he wants to "drink/Life to the lees" (283). Lees are the sediments left at the bottom of wine when it is made. Ulysses is saying that he wants to live life to the fullest and that he is leaving because he has become a part of the world that he created through his journeys. Tennyson shows this in the statement, "I am part of all that I have met" (283). Ulysses feels that if he stays in Ithaca he will be wasting his life. He says that he does not want to feel like a set of armor left to rust. Telemechus, Ulysses' son, is left in charge as King of Ithaca. Ulysses believes that his son is better for Ithaca than he would be. He also feels the ocean and his boat calling him for one more adventure. Tennyson writes, "There lies the port; the vessel puffs her sail" (284). He calls his friends and tries to inspire them to join him on his new journey. He says that together they have moved mountains and though they are not as strong as they once were, they still have a strong will. According to Tennyson, Ulysses trie

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