Question

Who says this and why? Look at the riffraff courting a kings wife weaklings,look , they can't even string his bow but along came this beggar , drifting out of the blue-strung his bow with ease and shot through all the axes
a. Melanthius is teasing the suitors' weakness
b. odysseus is taunting antinous
c. eurymachus is explaining what the people would say if the beggar beat them
d. penelope is trying to convince antinous to give the beggar the bow

Answer 1

The author says this to describe that "a. Melanthius is teasing the suitors' weakness" since he wants to build up suspense for Odysseus' rampage.

Answer 2

Answer:

In Book 21 of "The Odyssey" by Homer, (Odysseus Strings His Bow); after Odysseus cunningly asked to Eurymachus and Antinous to postpone their actions with their bows, Eurymachus (son of Polybus) answered the petition addressing Penelope likewise, arguing it with the eventual shame that deed will bring on them.

Thereby the correct answer is (C.)

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