Question

Who says the following and why? Well I've got a knock-out blow in store for him— I'll batter the tramp with both fists, crack every tooth from his jaws, I'll litter the ground with teeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Belt up—so the lords can see us fight it out. How can you beat a champion half your age?

Answer 1

This statement is said by Antinous, one of the suitors who wants Penelope's hand in marriage. He is at Odysseus' house, while Odysseus is disguised as a beggar. Antinous is a mean-spirited, rude person and he tries to attack the beggar, which is what motivates him to say these words. Antinous is eventually the first of the suitors to be killed. He is slain by an arrow to the throat shot by Odysseus.