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Penelope, to avoid finishing the funeral shroud, unravels it every night until she is caught.
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How did Penelope wait for?
Penelope , the wife of Odysseus , awaited the arrival of her husband weaving a tapestry and , to thwart her suitors , unraveled this same tapestry at night because she had promised to marry once the tapestry was completed .
What book of the odyssey does Penelope begin to unweave her tapestry?
Book II
What trick did Penelope use to hold off the suitors?
She said she would choose one of them as a husband when she had finished the tapestry she was working on. But at night she unpicked many of the stitches she had done that day.The tapestry was a pall (covering for a dead body) for Odysseus' father Laertes.She asked them to wait for her to finish weaving a tapestry for her husband's father. She'd weave by day then unpick the loom at night.
How was Penelope able to delay marriage for three years?
Penelope told the suitors that she would weave a tapestry, and once she was finished, she would marry one of the suitors. Penelope weaved during the day, but secretly undid her work at night.
What does Penelope ask the suitors to do?
Wait for her to finish weaving
Why can't Penelope finish weaving the rob?
Penelope delays finishing weaving the robe in the myth of Odysseus because she unravels it every night, hoping to avoid remarriage and remain faithful to her husband. By doing this, she manages to stall for time while waiting for Odysseus to return home.
Why is Penelope from the odyssey important?
Penelope is the wife of Odysseus, when Odysseus was away she was purseued by many suitors. She said she would only marry them when she had finished the tapestry she was making, she continued to work on the tapestry but unpicked her work each night. When Odysseus finally returned home her through out all the suitors. Penelope is offered as the epitome of a faithful wife. She had every reason to believe Odysseus was dead, and no one would have faulted her for taking another husband. But she remained faithful to her husband nonetheless. This
Why can't Penelope finish the robe?
every night she unravels what she has weaved during the day
How does Penelope trick the suitors?
Penelope tricks the suitors by telling them she will choose a new husband once she finishes weaving a burial shroud for Laertes, but she secretly unravels the cloth every night. This delay tactic gives Odysseus time to return home and deal with the suitors himself.
Are you finish?
To finish something refers to doing something to completion.
What is bio tapestry?
A tapestry is a piece of woven work, the bio tapestry was not woven therefore it can't be a tapestry and instead is a embroidery.
Zeus sends Hermes to order Calypso to release Odysseus. When Hermes arrives what is Calypso doing?
working on a tapestry
