How does the poet use the story of Odysseus seeing the ghost of Achilles in this poem?

The speaker of the poem compares himself to the great Achilles because

both were excellent at physical trials.

The speaker of the poem is critiquing Achilles for wasting his life in battle

instead of becoming a great athlete.

Odysseus wept when he saw the great Achilles reduced to weakness, while

the speaker was filled with joy at watching old athletes perform.

Odysseus wept when he saw the great Achilles reduced to weakness, and

the speaker felt a similar sorrow seeing an old athlete lose his abilities.

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Answer: Odysseus wept when he saw the great Achilles reduced to weakness, and the speaker felt a similar sorrow seeing an old athlete lose his abilities.

Explanation:

This question is referring to ''The Odyssey'' that was written by Homer.

"Glorious Odysseus: don't try to reconcile me to my dying. I'd rather serve as another man's labourer, as a poor peasant without land, and be alive on Earth, than be lord of all the lifeless dead. Give me news of my son, instead.''

Those were the words that Achilles said to Odysseus when he sawed him in Had and Odysseus was very surprised because of his words. Achilles was known as the great hero and this kind of behavior was opposite for him. The speaker is showing through Odysseus his feelings about Achilles behavior. Down there, Achilles was miserable and Odysseus was feeling bad for him and by Odysseus feelings, we can see that these were also feelings of the speaker.