Why does Antinous treat Odysseus so badly?
Why does Antinous treat Odysseus so badly? Antinous is described as “black-hearted” and later as leader of the suitors. His treatment of Odysseus could be seen as a display of his power, OR as a simple contempt for humanity.
How does Odysseus react to being attacked by Antinous?
How does Odysseus react to being attacked by Antinous? Odysseus is calm when Antinous attacks him but he plays with him by pretending he is a god and cursing him. Other suitors tell Antinous that he has to be more careful because the beggar could be a god in disguise and he could get punished for his misbehavior.
Why did Odysseus kill Antinous first?
why does Odysseus kill Antinous first and in such a sudden, terrible way? He wanted to kill him to make a statement to all the followers of Antinous and stop anyone who has been disloyal to him. They were telling him when they didnt know it was Odysseus.
What is Antinous treatment of Odysseus?
Antinous treats Odysseus with cruelty and scorn. He threatens him, teases him, and throws a stool at him.
What reason does Odysseus give for killing the suitors?
Odysseus wants revenge on the suitors. They have wasted a lot of his wealth, by living at his expense during his absence. More importantly, by taking advantage of his absence, the suitors have insulted Odysseus and damaged his reputation.
Why is Odysseus displeased with Penelope?
What does Odysseus mean when he says “it’s time to cook their lordships’ mutton”? Why is odysseus displeased with Penelope? Because she doesn’t believe it is him. What is Penelope’s test, and how does Odysseus pass it?
How did Odysseus prove his identity to Penelope?
Odysseus gets angry. He explains that he built their bedroom around an ancient olive tree, and used the top of the tree to make their bedpost. He is angry because he believes Penelope must have replaced this bed with a movable one. His anger, and the fact that he knows the story of the bed, proves his identity.
Why doesn’t Odysseus reveal his identity to Penelope?
12) Why does Odysseus fail to reveal his identity to Penelope when they are first reunited? Having been away from home for twenty years, Odyssey doesn’t immediately reveal his identity to Penelope because he needs to ensure that he can trust her and that she remains loyal to him.
How did Penelope avoid remarrying for 3 years?
For three years, Penelope has put off choosing a husband among the suitors by saying that she must first finish weaving a shroud for Laertes. Each day she weaves and each night she unravels her day’s work. Thus she delays for three years until a treacherous maid spills the beans.
What did Penelope do after she held the bow and sat?
She sat down with it on her knees, weeping bitterly as she took the bow out of its case, and when her tears had relieved her, she went to the cloister where the suitors were, carrying the bow and the quiver, with the many deadly arrows that were inside it.
What causes Penelope to become dissolved in tears with a high thin wail?
What causes Penelope to become “dissolved in tears with a high thin wail” (line 65)? She removes Odysseus’s bow. _____ is the first to attempt to string the bow, but he is too weak. Consider Telemachus’s speech to Penelope in lines 382-394 and his words to Eumaeus in lines 412-419.
Who is one person spared the slaughter in Book 22?
Odysseus
Is Mad at Odysseus blinding his son?
Odysseus’ men were killed in the battle of Troy. Poseidon is angry with Odysseus because he blinded Polyphemus; his Cyclops son.
Why does the Cyclops hate Odysseus so much?
Why does the Cyclops hate Odysseus so much? Because he and his crew barged in to his cave and blinded him afterward. Charybdis is an enormous whirlpool that sank Odysseus’ ship and crew, leaving Odysseus alone.