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What impression of Penelope do you get from her conversation with the disguised Odysseus?
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∙ 11y ago
Penelope comes across as clever, cautious, and perceptive during her conversation with the disguised Odysseus. She tests him with questions and ultimately reveals her shrewdness and loyalty to her husband through their interaction.
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∙ 9y agoOdysseus disguises himself and returns to Ithaca. He approaches his wife and speaks to her. He learns that though she had several suitors, she had remained a faithful and honest wife.
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What prediction does Odysseus give to Penelope?
The prediction Odysseus gives to Penelope and that Odyessus (which is himself but disguised as a beggar) will return
What character traits does Penelope reveal in her interactions with Odysseus when he is disguised As beggar?
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True or false The disguised Odysseus tells Penelope that her husband is alive and well?
True. In the epic poem "The Odyssey," Odysseus, disguised as a beggar, tells Penelope that her husband is alive and well, but has not returned home yet. Penelope is skeptical at first but eventually believes him.
Why isn't Odysseus recognized when he first arrives?
Odysseus isn't recognized when he first arrives home because he is disguised as a beggar. He purposely chooses to wear a disguise so that he can trick Penelope's suitors. When he confronts Penelope herself, he remains in this disguise to test whether she has forgotten about him, etc., though it is not certain whether Penelope was fooled at all or simply playing a sort of game with Odysseus.
How does Penelope avoid picking one if the suitors?
On Odysseus's return, disguised as an old beggar, he finds that Penelope has remained faithful. She has devised tricks to delay her suitors, one of which is to pretend to be weaving a burial shroud for Odysseus's elderly father Laertes and claiming that she will choose a suitor when she has finished.
Who is Odysseus' wife?
Odysseus' wife was Penelope, daughter of Icarius and Periboea.
Where does the beggar say Odysseus is?
Odysseus disguised as the beggar tells Penelope that Odysseus was with the Thesprotians gathering treasure, but that he has gone to Dodona to determine's Zeus' high mind. Odysseus says that Odysseus has lost all his crew on the Thrinacian island, but has himself survived and will be coming back to Ithaca soon.
Who does Athena as mentor pray to?
When she is disguised as mentor, Athena does not pray to anybody. It is Odysseus that prays to her! He prays for her help in getting him home to see his beloved wife, Penelope.
Who is eurynome in Odysseus par 2?
he is the housekeeper for penelope and penelope is odysseus wife and odysseus is the king of ithleca
Does Penelope recognize Odysseus when he is in his beggar's costume?
No, Penelope does not recognize that the beggar is Odysseus.
What 3 characters anger Odysseus in book 18?
Melanthius, the goatherd, insults Odysseus and kicks him while he is disguised as a beggar. Antinous throws a stool at Odysseus and insults him during his stay at the palace. Amphinomus, one of Penelope's suitors, questions and challenges Odysseus during his visit to the palace.
What character traits does Penelope reveal in her interactions with Odysseus disguised as a beggar?
Penelope shows compassion, dignity, and pride when she chides the Melantho for rebuking Odysseus (the beggar). She shows modesty and wisdom as she downplays her beauty. In getting Odysseus to talk with her, Penelope shows curiousity, as well as the desire for refined company. Her weeping further shows her compassion and emotional being, as well as her faithfulness to her 'dead' husband. Penelope's admission that there are sluts in her house, shows her knowledge, but again her wisdom and restraint in not throwing them out.
