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    none of his business in the first place. That’s how Penelope from The Odyssey must feel. Her husband Odysseus leaves her to be a part of the Trojan war and then goes on many of his own expeditions. Each of the three texts: The Odyssey by Homer, Penelope to Ulysses by Anne Kilegrew, and Penelope by Dorothy Parker presents Odysseus’ wife in a different manner. In Homers The Odyssey, Penelope is depicted as clever yet melancholy and defeated. Penelope is quite clever because she is able to come up with

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    Ohio State University citizens can use Penelope from The Odyssey as a positive role model to take after. She exemplifies to Ohio State University citizens the significance of being intelligent as well as hesitant, yet trusting. It is important as a citizen to be hesitant, but willing to trust. We specifically see Penelope reluctant to trust when Odysseus returns home and admits that it has been him as the beggar all along. This is important for OSU citizens to mimic because if you trust your partner

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    Throughout Homer’s the Odyssey, Penelope is depicted as a faithful and clever woman, revealing that the women of ancient Greece played a crucial role in affairs and in their own lives, yet were still regarded as inferior. Despite not seeing or hearing from Odysseus in nearly twenty years, and being pressured for years to remarry one of many young suitors, Penelope remains faithful to Odysseus for twenty years. Penelope’s son, Telemachus, explained to Athena, “For now the lords of the islands … are

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    In Homer’s Odyssey, we see a small side of Penelope as she greets her husband Odysseus after his return from his 20-year long journey; she is sweet and gentle, treating him as if he left for a day. In T.H.S. Wallace’s “So the Old Beggar with Bow Can Shoot Straight as Death” and Dorothy Parker’s “Penelope”, Penelope is transformed from a gentle woman into a harsher one. In The Odyssey, Penelope is described as a somber lady that misses her husband dearly. In the poems, however, she is depicted in

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    1. Penelope In the epic poem of “The Odyssey” Penelope plays Odysseus’ wife. Though “The Odyssey” relates the events and triumphs of Odysseus, the poem also tells one of Penelope who, too, is fighting a battle of her own. “Grieving and breaking her heart, and doing nothing but weep, both night and day continually” (Book 16, page 15) Penelope sulks not only for her husband who has not returned from battle, but also for her son who set sail in search for his father, Odysseus. Poor Penelope is now left

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    Penelope serves as one of the most crucial characters within the Odyssey. She one of the few driving forces for our main protagonist’s journey home and she is also an exemplar model of female character breaking the mold of the damsel in distress. She actually takes it upon herself to take command, to some extent, of her own situation while her husband is presumably making his way back home from war. Penelope even matches Odysseus in craftiness and sly personality. For example, Penelope had told the

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    high opinion of Penelope, before he left, Odysseus and Kalypso " . . . retired, this pair [He and Kalypso], to the inner cave/to revel and rest softly, side by side."(Homer V:235-238)  This was not the only time Odysseus "retired", with another woman.  On the island of Kirke "[he] entered Kirke's flawless bed of love"(Homer X:390).  Despite these few instances, Odysseus remained faithful to Penelope in their twenty years apart.  He never loved either Kalypso or Kirke as he did Penelope, and thusly chose

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    gender roles unfortunately remain an influential part of society today. In some parts of the world, it is illegal for women to do anything without the permission or sometimes even accompaniment of a male guardian. While it is true that the world has made considerable progress in eliminating gender stereotypes overall, there is much work that has yet to be done, and people must continue to strive for equality in order to eliminate unhealthy relationships like that of Odysseus and Penelope in Homer’s

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    Penelope serves a significant role in The Odyssey by serving as a source of motivation for Odysseus and portraying the ideal woman in Greek society. Penelope throughout the story is displayed as a woman who is not swayed by the suitors, and Odysseus repeatedly draws from her person to motivate himself. Penelope first displays a great sense of loyalty to Odysseus by attempting to delay the suitors through tricks. Penelope employs tricks such as weaving a shroud for Laertes, Odysseus’s father, but

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    the Odyssey, Odysseys’ family is being drained of its wealth by a crowd of suitors wishing to marry Penelope. While nobody is without fault in this situation I believe that Penelope plays a large role in causing the unfavorable situation the family is in by her being deceptive towards the suitors. While suitors were being held in the company of Odysseys’ family Penelope decides to deceive the suitors by saying she will announce who she would marry by the time she finishes he weaving. Penelope would

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