Question

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Who says the following and why?

"Good riddance! Let the girl go roving to find herself
a man from foreign parts. She only spurns her own—
countless Phaeacians round about who court her,
nothing but our best." *

1. Nausicaa is speaking for a hypothetical onlooker.
2. An "old salt" is mocking Nausicaa behind her back.
3. Nausicaa's mother is scolding her for wanting Odysseus as a husband.
4. Nausicaa's handmaidens are encouraging her to wed a local man.

Answer 1

1. Nausicaa is speaking for a hypothetical onlooker.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this excerpt, Nausicaa is thinking of what rumors she might give rise to if she is seen with Odysseus. She believes that people will talk about her being with a foreign man and rejecting her compatriots. Nausicaa is presented as a love interest of Odysseus in The Odyssey, and although no relationship takes place between the two, we learn that Odysseus holds tender feelings for her, and Nausicaa similarly admires him and cares for him.