1) At the end of the poem, Odysseus brutally slays all of the suitors and executes the maids who slept with them. Argue that his actions were or were not justified. Cite what Odysseus, Telemachus, Penelope, and Athena have to say on the matter along with the suitors’ behaviour.
2) Do you find Odysseus to be a “hero” or an “antihero” of the story? Discuss.