Assignment 1
The smile has great significance in the climactic moment when Odysseus strings the bow. At this crucial moment in the epic, it reveals several important characteristics of Odysseus. It has indicated that persuasiveness and dexterity. Penelope announced that she would tie a knot to the suitor who could string the bow, and shoot the arrow via a line of about 12 axes. The suitors, however, tried their best by warming and greasing the bow so that it could be made supple, but they failed. In the meantime, Odysseus followed Philoetius and Eumaeus, assured himself of Philoetius’s and Eumaeus’ Continue reading...
