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What does Penelopes treatment of Odysseus the beggar indicate about her character?
She is noble and virtuous. (c)
What must the suitors do to win Penelopes hand in marriage?
By stringing the bow of Odysseus and shooting the bow through the 12 handles of axes.
What is penelopes response to Odysseus complaint?
Penelope responds to Odysseus' complaints by expressing her own sorrow and the hardships she faced during his absence. She acknowledges his suffering and assures him of her loyalty and love. Penelope's words convey her deep emotions and her longing for their reunion.
Who is Antinous?
One of Penelopes suitors, and also one of the worst suitors. Antinous is the most obnoxious of Penelope's suitors, when Odysseus returns, he is the one that abuses him the most by breaking a chair over his back and insulting him when Odysseus says that he wants to try to bend Odysseus's bow. He is the suitor that plans to kill Telemachus, as well as the one that Odysseus kills first.
What does Odysseus bow symbol?
Strength
What can the reader predict about Odysseus and Penelopes future relationship?
The reader can predict that Odysseus and Penelope's relationship will likely continue to be strong and resilient, as they have already endured many trials and challenges. Despite the obstacles they face, their mutual love and loyalty to each other will likely help them overcome any future difficulties.
What task were none of the wooers able to preform?
The suitors were challenged to string Odysseus' bow and then shoot an arrow through 12 axes. None of the suitors are able to accomplish this; the bow of Odysseus had never been strung by anyone besides him. An old man was able to accomplish it; however it was later revealed that the old man was Odysseus in disguise.
What is Odysseus' symbol?
There is not really any symbol for the god Odyssues but many people say a stick with a vine wrapped around it.
What is one symbol of the constancy of Penelope and Odysseus's marriage?
The tree of life in their bedroom.
Odysseus' bow is a symbol of what?
D. Strength and royalty Source: e2020 Quiz
How might Odysseus feelings about the suitors differ from Penelopes?
Odysseus feels angry and vengeful toward the suitors for disrespecting his home and trying to win Penelope's affections while he was away. Penelope, on the other hand, feels disdain and frustration towards the suitors for overstaying their welcome and pressuring her to choose a new husband, as she remains faithful to Odysseus.
What test did Penelope set for he beggar to prove he was Odysseus?
Rather than directly testing Odysseus and questioning him, Penelope asks her maid Eurycleia to move the great bed that Odysseus himself made with his own hands. This is a clever way of testing Odysseus because the bed was made in a way that would be near impossible to move and Odysseus finds Penelopes words 'a knife in [his] heart' The bed was made by using the trunk of an olive tree as the first bedpost, the tree was still rooted to the ground so Odysseus claims that even a man in his prime wouldn't be able to move the bed. Odysseus and Penelope are the only people to know how the bed was created so Odysseus has just give proof that he truly is who he says he is.
