John Ross BradfordMrs. Brzykcy Honors the Archetypes of the Literary Period 8 March 25, 2014No Rivalry for Her IntelligenceThroughout The Odyssey, almost all of the events involving the suitors revolve around obtaining Penelopeia's hand in marriage, but they give her no voice on the matter. Due to the suitors' lack of courtesy and respect towards Penelopeia, she seems to take an overall passive role in the story. Her specific character had no say in the events, even if she was the “prize” to be won in the end. However, in order to get what she wants, Penelope repeatedly attempts to deceive all of the suitors, making them believe that they had control over what was happening. And although Penelopeia appears to be a helpless victim, she is quite the opposite. Taking control of every situation she can, Penelopeia hopes that Odysseus will return to finally put an end to all this chaos. First of all, Penelopeia did not want the 117 suitors to stay in her home and become dependent on her family's wealth and resources. . However, his will was not taken into consideration when the suitors decided to do so. And although Penelopeia was a good host, the suitors never showed her any respect. Then, when the suitors set a deadline for Penelopeia to choose a suitor to marry, she almost immediately found a way around the deadline. When the suitors told Penelopeia that she should choose a husband, "she set a great warp on her loom in her mansion, and went away [...] and said [to the suitors], '[... ] wait. until I have finished this cloth [...] it is a shroud for my lord Laertes, against the time when destructive fate will carry him away in a painful death” (Homer 18). The clever part of his suggestion was that every night Penelopeia undoes the middle of a paper...the marriage bed cannot be moved, because it is part of their home. When she orders the nurse to do it, Odysseus goes almost completely crazy, yelling at Penelopeia for having such a stupid idea, which shows Penelopeia that Odysseus is really the man she married ago many years. Thanks to her second test, Penelopeia can see that Odysseus still remembers the secret of their bed. Penelopeia is also able to see that Odysseus remains the same as he was before leaving Ithaca. There are many points throughout The Odyssey in which one might believe Penelopeia isn't strong or intelligent enough to be manipulated, but she finds a way around each of them. event and comes first. As the intelligent and loyal companion of one of the greatest heroes of all time, Penelopeia humbly but surely stays on top of every situation, without informing anyone...