Odessey

In the poem The Odyssey, by Homer, the concept of Xenia is stressed in Greek society. Following this concept can be the deviation between people viewing one as earnest or bad. The suitors are findd into the home of Odysseus and Penelope, but because Odysseus is bit in the Trojan War the suitors over stay their welcome and try to get Penelope to choose one of the suitors to follow them. The suitors completely take advantage of the hospitality of Penelope and Telemachus. They flow all of their food and fork over parties in their house any night. We see Telemachus realize that the suitors are overstaying their welcome in reserve 1:
But tell me about this and spare me nothing.
Whats this banqueting, this crowd carousing here?
And what part do you race yourself? Some Wedding-feast,
some festival? Hardly a potluck supper, I would say.
gorging in your house. Why, any man of sense
who chanced among them would be outraged,
seeing much(prenominal) behavior. (1. 260-267)

This is saying that if Odysseus were there at the time he would have kicked all of the suitors out of his house. At prototypal Telemachus blames the suitors presence on the fact that his dad is fighting the war instead of winning action himself and getting rid of the suitors.



The suitors are portrayed as bad people in the Odyssey because even so though their hosts are following the rules Xenia the suitors just keep taking and taking from them. We also know that Penelope doesnt trust the suitor in the house any more that Telemachus does because she stalled them for cardinal years when she wove and unwove the quilt.
Telemachus is portrayed as a well behaved individual in the poem the Odyssey. He upholds the rules of Xenia very well when the suitors first show up. Even though he takes the suitors gone after a while he still is a good person. The suitor obliviously took the good hospitality of Penelope and Telemachus for advantage. Telemachus does the good and adept thing by taking control of the house and...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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