How does Odysseus take revenge on the suitors?
Odysseus is already home on the island and is going to take revenge on the suitors How does Odysseus test the suitors? He begs for food, decent ones will give him food and evil ones will insult him
What does Odysseus learn from Eumaeus and phileoteus about the suitors?
However, the bitterness of Eumaeus' and Phileoteus' language towards the suitors and the hopeful longing with which they speak of Odysseus' eventual return helps Odysseus to recognize that they are still faithful servants to their true king.
How does Penelope test Odysseus in the Odyssey?
In her second test, Penelope retrieved Odysseus’ bow, stating she will marry the man who strings it and makes a perfect shot. For her final test, she requested the movement of their marriage bed, which only Odysseus knows cannot be moved.
What final test does Odysseus give to the two loyal retainers?
It is in Book 21 that Odysseus gives these two loyal retainers a final test to ascertain the extent of their loyalty.
How does Odysseus fight the suitors?
Summary: Book 21 Penelope gets Odysseus's bow out of the storeroom and announces that she will marry the suitor who can string it and then shoot an arrow through a line of twelve axes.
What test does Odysseus wife give the suitors?
She tells Odysseus, when he is disguised as a beggar, that she can no longer avoid it: Her parents are pressuring her, and Telemachus is “galled as [the suitors] squander his estate.” To determine which man she will marry, she devises a contest: Whoever can string Odysseus's old bow and shoot an arrow through the ...
How does Odysseus test Laertes?
He tests him by pretending to be a stranger who hosted Odysseus a while ago and asks him about Odysseus' whereabouts. He sees Laertes reaction of more grief and reveals himself. You just studied 5 terms!
What is the test for Penelope suitors?
She would marry whoever could string Odysseus's bow and fire it through 12 axes. The bow once belonged to the archer Eurytus, grandson of Apollo, and no one, she hoped, could wield it. One by one the suitors tried their hand, but none could even string the bow let alone shoot an arrow with it through the axes.
Who does Odysseus test in the Odyssey?
Odysseus tests the suitors by begging for food from each one. Penelope tells Eumaeus to bring the beggar to her; she wants to know if he has any news about Odysseus.
Why does Penelope test the suitors?
To assure herself of Odysseus' identity, Penelope tests him. As he listens, she asks Eurycleia to move the bedstead out of the couple's chamber and spread it with blankets.
Who does Ulysses test the loyalty of?
In the Odyssey, Odysseus shows loyalty when he stands up to the Cyclops Polyphemus. During this, Odysseus shows loyalty to his men by tying them under the two rams' bellies, and sending them outside.
Who helps Odysseus fight suitors?
Odyssey CharactersABEumaeusA loyal servant of Odysseus, who helps him fight the suitors with PhiloetiusEurycleiaAn old woman servant , a devoted nurse to both Odysseus and Telemachus in their youthEurymachusA suitor who is an evil coward. He tries to blame Antiniousfor all of the suitors actions. He is killed 2nd.32 more rows
Where in the Odyssey does Penelope trick the suitors?
Penelope in the Odyssey In book 2 of the Odyssey, Penelope's clever deception of the suitors is revealed. She had been using the weaving of a great funeral shroud for her father-in-law, Laertes, as an excuse to avoid picking a new husband out of the suitors.
How does Penelope test Odysseus quizlet?
In lines 1561-1590, Penelope tests Odysseus to see if he is really her husband. What is the test? She tells Eurycleia to move the bed, and Odysseus gets angry.
What reason does Penelope give Odysseus for having tested him in this way?
What reason does Penelope give Odysseus for have tested him? She blames the gods for taking Odysseus and she doesn't trust them.
How do the suitors react when Odysseus the beggar steps up to try his turn?
How do the suitors act when Odysseus (the beggar) steps up to try his turn? They laugh and mock him mercilessly. Telemachus wants to take a try, but his father tells him not to.
What is the theme of Odysseus returning to Ithaca?
When Odysseus returns to Ithaca after twenty long years abroad, the theme of loyalty begins to pervade the remaining Books of the epic. In the end, however, there seems to be three categories of servants at the climax of the poem: those like Eumaeus, Philoeteus and Eurycleia, who have remained loyal to Odysseus and Penelope;
What does the bitterness of Eumaeus and Phileoteus' language towards the suitor
However, the bitterness of Eumaeus' and Phileoteus' language towards the suitors and the hopeful longing with which they speak of Odysseus' eventual return helps Odysseus to recognize that they are still faithful servants to their true king.... (The entire section contains 2 answers and 531 words.)