Suitors In The Odyssey

What should happen to someone who was invading a home? In the epic Odyssey a man, Odysseus, kills a bunch of suitors who took over his home land. These suitors, in Odysseus’ mind, have done more than enough to cross the limit. Odysseus had the right to kill them because of the following: they destroyed his home, they led his maids to betray him, and they continuously tried to marry his wife. Moreover, Odysseus had a reason to kill them as soon as they invaded and destroyed his home. The suitors had destroyed Odysseus’ home, which is enough of a reason for him to kill them. If the suitors had stayed alive much longer they could have completely destroyed the town. Odysseus wouldn't have a home if they weren't killed when they were. Odysseus did the right thing when he killed the suitors. The suitors also led the maids …show more content…
Although Odysseus’ wife, Penelope, didn't give in and marry one of them, it still made Odysseus really mad. Trying to marry his wife showed the suitors disrespect for Odysseus. If Penelope would have married one of the suitors, Odysseus wouldn't have been king anymore. On the other hand, Odysseus probably could have settled the problem without killing all of them. Odysseus didn't have to kill the suitors to get rid of them. If Odysseus didn't kill the suitors, there wouldn't have been much of a mess to clean up afterwards. Plus Odysseus could mess up the town more than it already is. He shouldn't kill them because some of them might have a family somewhere else like himself when he was gone for 20 years. However, there were some good reasons for Odysseus to kill the suitors. Odysseus’ home town was overrun by a bunch of disrespectful suitors. Odysseus killed them for some the following reasons: they destroyed most of his home town, they led his maids to betray him, and they repeatedly tried to marry his wife. Odysseus had more than enough reasons to kill all of the