Why can't Penelope finish weaving the robe in the Odyssey?

Answer 1

because she tells the suitors that when she finishes she'll pick a husband but at night she un-weaves it to give, really Odysseus more time to get back. Until an un-loyal slave tells the suitors of her doings, and they force her to finish it.

Answer 2

She does this because.......she tells the suitors that she will marry one as soon as she finishes weaving the shroud for her father in law. however, in order to stay faithful, Penelope unweaves the shroud to postpone her marriage.

Answer 3

In The Odyssey, Penelope unravels the robe she weaves during the day, so she never finishes it. She uses this as a ploy to delay remarrying and to ward off suitors who are pressuring her to choose a new husband. By promising to pick a suitor once she completes the robe, she buys herself time to keep Odysseus' identity hidden.

Answer 4

Because when she finishes it she says she will marry one of the suitors, which she does not want to do.