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Odysseus, heroic king of Ithaca, has been lost at sea for 20 years, and his wife Penelope and teenage son Telemachus have been waiting for his return. As a horde of greedy suitors invades their home, Telemachus makes the rash decision to take a boat and go searching for his father himself, only to return a few weeks later. In this scene, Penelope welcomes her son home with relief, but also chastises him for going on such a foolish adventure. Nonetheless, she is interested to know what, if
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Start: PENELOPE: Telemachus! Thank the Gods! You’re safe! [She hugs him. Penelope pulls away, She shakes him. ] What were you thinking? You have the brains of a newt!
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End: TELEMACHUS: Actually, Helen did look quite old. Way older than you. Sort of worn out. All wrinkly. Like an old mushroom. And her teeth are yellow. Actually, some of them have fallen out. It was only after I’d had a lot to drink that she looked beautiful.
PENELOPE: Thank-you, my son. Goodnight.
For full scene, please refer to the script edition cited here: Atwood, Margaret, The Penelopiad, Faber and Faber, 2007, pp. 60-63.
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