Recognitions and a Dream
THE ODYSSEY translated by Robert Fitzgerald
1. What preparations do Odysseus and Telemachos make in order to exact their revenge on the suitors?
2. What information does Penelope reveal to Odysseus during their initial conversation?
3. What information does Odysseus reveal to Penelope during their initial conversation?
4. Why does Odysseus threaten his former nurse?
5. How was Odysseus injured as a young boy?
6. How is Penelope’s dream interpreted to the beggar serve as a foreshadow?
7. What news does Penelope finally declare to end the courtship of the suitors?
