Question

Young men, my suitors, now my lord is dead, Let me finish my weaving before I marry, Or else my thread will have been spun in vain. It is a shroud I weave for Lord Laertes, When cold death comes to lay him on his bier.

Which character trait is displayed by Penelope in BOTH the poem, “An Ancient Gesture” and these lines from Book 2?

a) sincere loyalty
b) delayed sympathy
c) restless impatience d)purposeful tolerance

Answer 1

A) sincere loyalty

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

a) sincere loyalty should be your best answer.

Penelope wants to first 'weave' or mourn for Odysseus's doom, while, because his death is not confirmed, secretly waiting for him.


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