1. The suitors were men that attempted to marry Penelope, whose husband was believed to be dead. These men would selfishly eat all of Penelope’s food and use the living quarter of her estate. Telemachus had tried to fend them off, but failed, because the suitors were determined to marry Penelope so that Odysseus’s kingdom would be theirs.
2. When Telemachus met Athena, he was very open and friendly to her even though she was a stranger. Even though Telemachus had never seen Athena before, he invited her to eat and party with him. Also, he did not care about who she was or why she had come to his home, as shown when he said, “Have supper first, then tell us what you need” (81).
3. An example of foreshadowing in Book 1 of The Odyssey is when …show more content…
Antinous demands that Penelope is sent back to her father’s home because he wants her father to choose who she would marry, instead of her staying at her house and manipulating the suitors by bring their hopes up, but never marrying them. Telemachus says that he cannot afford it because he would be punished if he forced the person that has raised him since birth to leave her own home. Other marriage customs that were mentioned included that the queen had to marry another man after her husband died so that the people would always have a king.
3. The eagles that were sent by Zeus repeated Telemachus’ threat that they suitors would be destroyed “in his house” without being punished. This is because the people in the assembly were left unharmed as the two eagles were destroying each other. This would also occur to the suitors, as Telemachus would see the suitors’ downfall and he would watch it occur and be left unharmed.
4. Halitherses predicted twenty years ago when the Argives sailed that Odysseus would return to his home in 20 years, but all of his shipmates would die and he would have to face many challenges on the way back. Eurymachus believed that everything that Halitherses had said was foolish and false. His reaction shows that he and the other suitors were determined and would not allow a possibly false prophecy to stop them from marrying Penelope. This prophecy develops suspense because there is no justification for the prophecy, but it may be possible that it becomes
2. When Telemachus met Athena, he was very open and friendly to her even though she was a stranger. Even though Telemachus had never seen Athena before, he invited her to eat and party with him. Also, he did not care about who she was or why she had come to his home, as shown when he said, “Have supper first, then tell us what you need” (81).
3. An example of foreshadowing in Book 1 of The Odyssey is when …show more content…
Antinous demands that Penelope is sent back to her father’s home because he wants her father to choose who she would marry, instead of her staying at her house and manipulating the suitors by bring their hopes up, but never marrying them. Telemachus says that he cannot afford it because he would be punished if he forced the person that has raised him since birth to leave her own home. Other marriage customs that were mentioned included that the queen had to marry another man after her husband died so that the people would always have a king.
3. The eagles that were sent by Zeus repeated Telemachus’ threat that they suitors would be destroyed “in his house” without being punished. This is because the people in the assembly were left unharmed as the two eagles were destroying each other. This would also occur to the suitors, as Telemachus would see the suitors’ downfall and he would watch it occur and be left unharmed.
4. Halitherses predicted twenty years ago when the Argives sailed that Odysseus would return to his home in 20 years, but all of his shipmates would die and he would have to face many challenges on the way back. Eurymachus believed that everything that Halitherses had said was foolish and false. His reaction shows that he and the other suitors were determined and would not allow a possibly false prophecy to stop them from marrying Penelope. This prophecy develops suspense because there is no justification for the prophecy, but it may be possible that it becomes