Question

Read the following passage and answer the question.

“So now at last, you gods, you train your spite on me for keeping a mortal man beside me. The man I saved, ……………………………………………….. And I welcomed him warmly, cherished him, even vowed To make the man immortal, ageless, all his days…”

Who is the speaker of this passage?

A) Helen
B) Penelope
C) Circe
D) Calypso

Answer 1

D) Calypso said this in the Odyssey

Answer 2

The speaker in the passage is Calypso.

Step-by-step explanation:

Calypso says this to complaint about the double moral of the Gods and Goddesses, She takes Odysseus as a prisoner since she is in love with him and doesn't want him to leave even if he doesn't love her, then she gives this speech when the Gods demander to set him free so he can continue his journey.