Book 4 - Menelaus & Helen Flashcards
Summary
How are Telemachus and Pisistratus welcomed in Sparta
- Menelaus and Helen, are celebrating the separate marriages of their son and daughter.
- They happily greet them, quickly recognizing T as the son of Odysseus because of the clear family resemblance.
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What example does Helen recount with melancholy of Odysseus’ cunning at Troy
- Helen recalls how Odysseus dressed as a beggar to infiltrate the city’s walls.
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How does Helen behave sinisterly
- drugs everyone
- has ambivalent inentions as could be poisonous, but could be beneficial
- her intellect not only drives the plot, but lightens the mood, & allowing for clarity surrounding Odysseus’ whereabouts
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What example does Menelaus recount with melancholy of Odysseus’ cunning at Troy
- Menelaus tells the famous story of the Trojan horse, Odysseus’s masterful gambit that allowed the Greeks to sneak into Troy and slaughter the Trojans.
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Telemachus is …………………….. by Menelaus’ recollections of his friend Odysseus
moved to tears
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What is the most critical information Menelaus gives Odysseus
- Menelaus expresses outrage at the behavior of Penelope’s suitors
- and encourages Telemachus by telling him that Odysseus is alive and a captive of Calypso
- Accellerating, Telemachus and Pisistratus’ returns to Pylos to set sail for Ithaca
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What do the suitors do when they realise Telemachus is gone
prepare to ambush him upon his return
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How does Penelope react hearing of the plans of her son’s assassination
She becomes distraught when she reflects that she may soon lose her son in addition to her husband
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How does Athene help Penelope after hearing of Telemachus’ assassination plans
- Athena sends a phantom in the form of Penelope’s sister, Iphthime, to reassure her
- Iphthime tells her not to worry, for the goddess will protect Telemachus
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At the end of the Telemachi, Telemachus’ fate is left…
- on a cliff hanger
- as selected suitors board a vessel to set up the surprise attack
