"Hear me, my lords and captains of Phaeacia! By now you've had our fill of food well-shared and the lyre too, our loyal friend a
t banquets...test ourselves in contests..." Why did the speaker above want the bard to stop singing?
He noticed that the songs upset Odysseus.
He was tired of sitting and wanted to participate in the games.
He had a headache and couldn’t listen to the music any longer.
He had eaten too much and wanted to feast to end.
The speaker wanted the bard to stop singing because <span>He was tired of sitting and wanted to participate in the games. You can read these in the lines "you've had our fill or food well shared and the lyre too" and "test ourselves in contests"</span><span />
When Odysseus is at the court of Alcinous, the king hosts a banquet and games in honor of his guest. At that banquet, the blind man Demodocus is invited, and he sings about the quarrel between Odysseus and Achilles at Troy. Although everyone seems to enjoy the song, Odysseus is upset because it brings painful memories of the past. The king notices this, and he decides to end the feast.
