![]() Now that many years have passed, it's her turn to tell her own version of events.Ĭhapter 2-"The Chorus Line: A Rope-Jumping Rhyme" Penelope reveals that she had doubts about Odysseus's trustworthiness, but she kept them to herself in order to play the role of the good wife. Penelope says that Odysseus is "plausible," which is why it was so easy for everyone to assume that his version of events is true. He famously went on a decades-long journey following the Trojan war, which is recorded in the Odyssey. Penelope's sack mostly concerns her husband, Odysseus. She says that everyone who arrives in the Underworld brings with them a sack with words they have spoken, words they have heard, and words that have been said about them during their life. Penelope explains that she has learned more than she wishes to know in the Underworld. ![]() She is in the Underworld, where souls go when they die, according to Greek mythology. "A Low Art" opens with Penelope explaining her existence after death. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |