Is Penelope A Weak Character In The Odyssey

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Is Penelope powerful,weak, or just complicated? In Homer’s The Odyssey, Penelope is a character that is cast to the side as a grieving wife, but she is much more than that. Penelope is a strong character because she’s wise and thoughtful in her actions, and she has an unbreakable will. She might be labeled as a weak character because allows the suitors to squander her resources but at that time women had little power without a man by their side.

The first reason for Penelope being a strong character is that she is wise and thoughtful in her actions which are characteristics shown in book 19 (lines 163-177) where she describes how she has tricked the suitors and evaded a marriage with the power-hungry suitors. She evaded marriage by