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What does Penelope ask the suitors to do?
Wait for her to finish weaving
Penelope keeps the suitors at bay for years with her weaving scheme?
Yes
She waited patiently for Odysseus' return while keeping her suitors at bay with a weaving trick?
Penelope
What trick did Penelope used to delay choosing a husband from among the suitors?
At night, Penelope would unravel the weaving of the shroud that she completed during the day.
Where in the Odyssey can Penelope's weaving story be found?
Penelope's weaving story can be found in Book 2 of Homer's Odyssey. In this story, Penelope tricks the suitors by weaving a shroud for her father-in-law Laertes during the day and secretly unraveling it at night to delay her remarriage.
When did Penelope said she will marry the suitors?
Penelope promised to marry one of the suitors when she finished weaving a shroud for her father-in-law, Laertes. However, she unraveled it every night to delay the marriage.
How did Penelope trick the suitors their demands marriage?
I think you may be referring to when Penelope tells the suitors that she will make a decision to marry one of them after she is done weaving a web of yarn. However, she was just misleading them; she untangles the work done every night for a year (I think so, that is just an estimate). However, a maid who was aware of this outs this to the suitors. When the suitors are made aware of this, they are outraged and force her to finish weaving.
How does Penelope avoid picking one of the suitor?
Penelope avoids choosing one of the suitors by telling them she will make a decision once she finishes weaving a burial shroud for her father-in-law Laertes. However, she secretly unravels her weaving every night to delay making a choice.
How does Penelope avoid marrying the suitors for so long?
She would not marry till she finished her weaving. She unpicked it every night.
Who waited patiently for Odysseus' return while keeping her suitors at bay witha weaving trick?
Penelope, Odysseus's fateful wife
How did Penelope try to trick the suitors at first by weaving a shround?
Penelope told the suitors that she would choose a suitor once she finished weaving a shroud for her father-in-law, Laertes. However, she secretly unraveled the shroud each night to delay its completion, buying time to avoid selecting a suitor.
How does Antinous answer Telemachus' charges?
Antinous protests that his mother Penelope has led the suitors on, and has kept them there longer with tricks like the weaving of Laertes' pall.
