Assignment



Assignment

Question 1

Penelope is not a hero, rather she is a heroine. She was courageous and favored by the gods but her feats do not involve great strength or success in battle. Rather she operated through careful manipulation of her situation. She lived at a time when customs were different from what they are today. The most difficult custom she had to deal with was the fact that her person was identified with the realm that her husband ruled. Her husband was the king of the realm she was identified with. If her husband was beaten in battle she was obligated ...