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How do the nurse and the Telemachus try to convince Penelope that the stranger is Odysseus?
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What does Penelope reprimand Telemachus for?
Penelope reprimands him for treating the stranger to the castle roughly. At this time she does not know that the stranger is Odysseus, her husband.
If you were Telemachus or Penelope how would you react to the stranger's arrival?
yes
Why does Penelope have a low opinion of Antinous?
Antinous has plotted to kill Penelope's son Telemachus. Antinous wants Telemachus out of the way, to make it easier to marry Penelope and inherit her property. Further, the suitors feel they have been slighted by Telemachus. A+ his lack of hospitality for the stranger
If you were Telemachus or Penelope, how would you react to the stranger's arrival?
happy cuz id have a weewee
How does the stranger affect Penelope?
The stranger tests Penelope's loyalty and patience by trying to woo her in Odysseus's absence. Penelope uses the stranger's presence as a way to buy time and delay having to choose a suitor, while secretly hoping for Odysseus's return.
What does Odysseus tell Penelope to do while off war?
Penelope's ostensible offer of marriage and her solicitation of gifts constitute a dolos with a double aim: to keep the suitors off guard and to reassure Odysseus of her loyalty, in the well-founded belief that he has today returned in the guise of the stranger.
Why does Penelope call for the stranger?
Penelope calls for the stranger because she wants to welcome him and ask if he has seen or heard anything of Odysseus. "While she sat in her room talking with her maids, noble Odysseus was eating his meal. Penelope then summoned her loyal swineherd, and said to him: 'Worthy Eumaeus, go and ask the stranger to come to me, so I can welcome him and ask if he has seen or heard anything of my steadfast Odysseus. He has the look of a much-travelled man.'" Book XVII
What did Penelope promise if the tattered stranger succeeded in shooting the arrow through the axes?
Penelope promised to marry the tattered stranger if he succeeded in shooting the arrow through the axes. This challenge was set to test his identity as her husband Odysseus upon his return home.
Why does Penelope finally believe that the stranger is her husband?
Odysseus tells her how their bed was made, and she knows no on else could know how the bed was made.
What example does Penelope give that shows she has a low opinion of Antinous?
(A+) His lack of hospitality for the stranger.
How does king alcinous treat Odysseus in his place even thoug he is a stranger?
king alcinous treat odysseus with rescpect.
What is the name of the actress in Pirates of the Caribbean at Stranger Tides?
The name of the main women actress, Angelica, is Penelope Cruz.
