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The Penelopiad - please help
im sorry, there is a change in my last post.. my new question is "why do you think penelope uses her maids even through she is putting her life in danger? do you think her actions prove that she cares about her maids?
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Firstly, a few links to other sources where you can read study guides and notes for Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
Study guide in PDF format - www.nac-cna.ca/pdf/eth/0708/penelopiad_guide.pdf
Interview with MA about her books including Penelopiad - http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2005/oct/26/theatre.classics
Where you can buy the book - http://www.amazon.com/Penelopiad-Myth-Penelope-Odysseus-Myths/dp/1841957178
MA says her 'maids' should be angered and sound menacing because Penelope enslaved them into her lifestyle. They represent different views to the events of the book as told by Penelope and thus help the audience decide good and evil and what constitutes 'justice'.
From the Wikipedia entry you can use this quote to explain their treatment and whether they have any love for Penelope ( no they do not! )
...quote...
"Between chapters in which Penelope is narrating, the twelve maids speak on topics from their point-of-view. They lament their childhood as slaves with no parents or playtime, sing of freedom, and dream of being princesses. They contrast their lives to Telemachus’ and wonder if they would have killed him as a child if they knew he would kill them as a young man. They blame Penelope and Eurycleia for allowing them to unjustly die. In Hades, they haunt both Penelope and Odysseus"(1)
...unquote...
No, she didn't care for her maids, she used them as servants and supporters which they did not like.
Study guide in PDF format - www.nac-cna.ca/pdf/eth/0708/penelopiad_guide.pdf
Interview with MA about her books including Penelopiad - http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2005/oct/26/theatre.classics
Where you can buy the book - http://www.amazon.com/Penelopiad-Myth-Penelope-Odysseus-Myths/dp/1841957178
MA says her 'maids' should be angered and sound menacing because Penelope enslaved them into her lifestyle. They represent different views to the events of the book as told by Penelope and thus help the audience decide good and evil and what constitutes 'justice'.
From the Wikipedia entry you can use this quote to explain their treatment and whether they have any love for Penelope ( no they do not! )
...quote...
"Between chapters in which Penelope is narrating, the twelve maids speak on topics from their point-of-view. They lament their childhood as slaves with no parents or playtime, sing of freedom, and dream of being princesses. They contrast their lives to Telemachus’ and wonder if they would have killed him as a child if they knew he would kill them as a young man. They blame Penelope and Eurycleia for allowing them to unjustly die. In Hades, they haunt both Penelope and Odysseus"(1)
...unquote...
No, she didn't care for her maids, she used them as servants and supporters which they did not like.
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