In book two, Telemachus called together an assembly to point out the problem of the suitors, and how he was going to be heading off to Pylos and Sparta. I found it interesting how Telemachus almost blamed his neighbors more than the suitors for the suitor's actions. He pointed out how if they set the "parasites" of the suitors on him, it would have been better if it was themselves instead. That way he could get his goods back. It was nice to know that other people cared about and acknowledged the problem when Mentor told the other people at the assembly that they should have corrected the suitors behavior. Mentor points out that there are many more people than suitors, and the Odysseus was a kind ruler whose household does not deserve its current state.
The way that Antinous describes the situation is very different from how we have seen it. Antinous says that it is Penelope's fault since she played with all of the suitors' hearts. Penelope had promised to finish her weaving, and would marry once she had finished it. However, she would undo her work at night until one of the women told on the queen. Even though this is true, the suitors' actions are not explained by Penelope's unwillingness to marry.
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