Penelope decides that she will choose a suitor by setting a challenge for the suitors - whoever can string Odysseus' bow and shoot an arrow through twelve axe heads will win her hand in marriage.
No, Telemachus does not want Penelope to marry a suitor. He is protective of his mother and wants her to wait for the return of his father, Odysseus. Telemachus believes that his father is still alive and will eventually come back home.
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.
Penelope set the test of stringing Odysseus's bow to identify the one suitor who could successfully complete this task, as it required great strength and skill. By setting this test, Penelope hoped to reveal the true identity of her husband, Odysseus, who she suspected might be among the suitors in disguise.
Penelope delays choosing one of the suitors by telling them that she will choose a husband once she finishes weaving a burial shroud for her father-in-law, Laertes. However, she unravels the shroud each night to buy herself more time.
I think youre referencing "the odyssey" also known as the "Iliad". Penelope (Odysseus' wife) tells her suitors that when she is done sewing a peice of cloth, she will choose a husband. to trick them, she undoes all the work she has done at the end of each day so that the cloth will technically take forever to complete.
The vocal suitor of Penelope was Antinous. He was one of the leading suitors vying for Penelope's hand in marriage in Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey.
Penelope decides to hold a contest of strength and skill, declaring whomever wins will be able to marry her.
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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.
While he was dressed as a beggar, he saw one of the maids consorting with Penelope's suitor. Odysseus suggested that Penelope test which of her maids are faithful to her and not her suitors.
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.
No, Telemachus does not want Penelope to marry a suitor. He is protective of his mother and wants her to wait for the return of his father, Odysseus. Telemachus believes that his father is still alive and will eventually come back home.
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.
Penelope questions the beggar(Odysseus) and summons him
The movie Penelope is about a young wealthy woman under a spell until she finds a forever love. Her parents try to find her a suitor, to break the curse.
Penelope's suitors are a major subject in Homer's The Odyssey. Agelaus was one of the suitors and was killed by Odysseus.
Eurymachus deceives Penelope by pretending to be a kind suitor when in reality, he is only interested in gaining power and influence by marrying her. He lies to Penelope and the other suitors to manipulate them and tries to sabotage Odysseus' return in order to further his own agenda.