What does Penelope ask the beggar in the Odyssey?

What does Penelope ask the beggar in the Odyssey?

Penelope asked the stranger in her house where he was from and who his family was. She wanted to understand the man who might have news of her husband. Odysseus tells her that to speak of them would bring him sorrow and that his reaction would dishonor her welcome and her home.

How does the beggar respond when Penelope asks who he is?

She invites the beggar in because he wants to give him food and ask him about Odysseus. How does the beggar (Odysseus) respond to Penelope’s questions about his origins? The beggar responds to Penelope about his origins, that he will cry and feel depressed if he recounts his life.

What does Penelope first ask the beggar and why does he say he Cannot answer?

What does Penelope first ask the “beggar,” and why does he say he can’t answer the question? She asks where he came from, and he responds that he can’t answer it because his story is such a sad one. Upon hearing this news, Penelope starts to weep for her husband (yet another example of dramatic irony).

Why does Penelope question the beggar?

Penelope wants to question this beggar to see if he has news of Odysseus (p. Eumaeus tells her that the beggar indeed has good news — that he says Odysseus is alive and well, and not far from Ithaca. She asks again to speak to him.

Why doesn’t Penelope believe that the beggar is Odysseus?

She recognizes the beggar as her long lost husband and chooses not to unveil his true identity. Penelope does this because she realized that her husband would be in danger, in his current surroundings, if she was to reveal who he really was. Therefore she acts as if she does not know the beggar is Odysseus.

How does Odysseus avoid Penelope’s questions?

Expert Answers Odysseus, disguised as the beggar, attempts a few thwarts of this question. At first, he just allows Penelope to tell her story and background which she hopes would help him begin to tell his own story. Fortunately for him, it gave him time to connect to something she said.

Does Penelope recognize Odysseus beggar?

Does Penelope believe the beggar?

How did Penelope respond to the treatment of the beggar from the suitors *?

It angers Penelope that someone she has taken under her roof is ill-treated and scoffed by her unwanted guests. Unaware that the newly arrived beggar is her own husband, she has offered him shelter and food, and will not have him humiliated.