Question

in at least 150 words, describe the bad behavior of the suitors and the reasons why telemachus wants them removed from the palace. identify the MOST offensive of the suitors and explain two reasons why you consider him to be the worst.

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

The suitors had taken over the palace since they had realized that it was unlikely that Odysseus was ever going to return to the palace. They would be able to court Penelope and force her hand in marriage to one of them. While they are at the palace they help themselves to the food and resources at the palace, while Telemachus looks on, helpless. They are ill-tempered and have even planned to kill Telemachus. In fact, Antinous is likely the only one that would be able to murder Telemachus in cold blood. However, if all the suitors were bad, Antinous is pure evil. He was not only the one who first proposed killing Telemachus. Antinous is also the one that attacks a beggar asking for accommodation (really Odysseus in disguise) by throwing a chair at him. This is a clear violation of something that was very important in ancient Greece, hubris as well as Xenia or hospitality.

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Answer 2

The suitors had infested the palace of Ulysses in Ithaca when it became clear to them that it was very improbable that Ulysses would return. They would vy for Penelope's hand in order to get the throne of Ithaca and most of them were noblemen from Ithaca. Telemachus wants them removed because since he is the lawful heir of the throne, they are his enemies and sabotage his efforts or try to kill him. Despite being noblemen, the suitors are very ill-mannered. They eat all of the livestock and the wine that is available, they have erotic relationships with the maids of the palace and they make approaches to Penelope. The worst of them is Antinous, a very arrogant suitor. He arranged for the death of Telemachus when he went on a journey and he was disrespectful to a beggar (Ulysses in disguise) who was asking for accomodation; that was a holy tradition in ancient Greece and hitting Ulysses with a chair was a clear violation of this and hubris.