Most likely passage for the test:
There lies the port; the vessel puffs her sail:
There gloom the dark broad seas. My mariners,
Souls that have toiled, and wrought, and thought with me--
That ever with a frolic welcome took
The thunder and the sunshine, and opposed
Free hearts, free foreheads--you and I are old;
Old age hath yet his honour and his toil;
Death closes all: but something ere the end,
Some work of noble note, may yet be done,
Not unbecoming men that strove with Gods.
Context: Odysseus has returned from his odyssey, but he finds himself restless in his old age. Life as king is unfulfilling for him, and he seeks one last adventure. To answer our discussion from class: he is a sympathetic character. People might think he has achieved greatness, so why pursue this folly that will certainly lead to his death. This viewpoint is wrong. An old man who wants to do something meaningful with his life, even if others view his accomplishments as enough... this is inspiring.