Book 17 - The Beggar at the Manor

Question 1

Major Characters

Answer 1

Odysseus, Antinoos

Question 2

Setting

Answer 2

Odysseus’ castle dining room

Question 3

Passage

Answer 3

There is no pain, no burden for the heart. When blows come to a man, and he defending his own cattle-his own cows and lambs. Here it was otherwise. Antinoos hit me for being driven on by hunger- how many bitter seas men crooks for hunger! If beggars interest the gods, if there are Furies pent in the dark to avenge a poor man’s wrong, then May Antinoos meet his death before his wedding day!