Homer's Odyssey, translated by Robert FitzgeraldQuestion 4.A. Yes, Penelope feels joy following the return of Odysseus.B. Separated from her husband in the prime of life and hardened to the deceptions of men, Penelope, unlike her son, does not welcome Odysseus' return with open arms. She refuses to acknowledge him as her Lord until she tests his knowledge of their secret sign. Not knowing if it is true, she judges him by ordering her servant to prepare a bed for him and bring him back to the room that Odysseus had built with his own hands, thus declaring that she had moved their pact and their commitment, even if it was mortally impossible. At this, Odysseus, piqued and indignant at his wife for moving his craft and their secret sign, describes their special bed, an old olive tree trunk as a pillar for the building plot, a stump he carved and used as a bedpost, they inlaid them all with silver, gold and ivory, and the bed stretched between the two, which was a soft canvas of strips of oxide dyed crimson. Penelope runs to him, puts her arms around his neck, kisses him and immediately apologizes for her distrust and suspicion, and promises that her heart is his. She thus rejoices at the return of her husband and the fact that she no longer has to arm herself with suitors who seek to replace her husband whom she faithfully awaited. She finally found her husband and was able to love again.C. “With eyes full of tears, she ran to him, threw her arms around his neck and kissed him... 'You let my stiff heart know that I am yours'... and then she too rejoiced, her look on her husband, her white arms pressed around him as if forever. (Homer 879 and 880)Question 8.A. Yes, Odysseus remains hopeful in a game...... middle of paper ....... There they taunted him and agreed with Penelope that whoever could prove his worth in a shooting contest with the The arc of Odysseus would be determined as Penelope's new husband and the new king of Ithaca. However, when it was his turn to shoot, he turned on the suitors and his arrow struck Antinous, the rudest of the suitors, under the chin and killed him. Then, together with his son and the help of Athena, he attacks the suitors, one by one, punishing them for disrespecting him and his house. Through this, Odysseus receives personal satisfaction due to his diligence in retaking his home and avenging his wife. His personal satisfaction was his revenge.C. “There will be killings until the score is paid. You have established yourself in this house. Fight your way or run to get there if you think you can escape death. I doubt any of you have the skin handy. » (Homer 872).