My lady, never a man in the wide world should have a fault to find with you. Your name has gone out under heaven like the sweet
honor of some god-fearing king, who rules in equity over the strong: his black lands bear both wheat and barley, fruit trees laden bright, new lambs at lambing time—and the deep sea gives great hauls of fish by his good strategy, his folk fare well.” Based on the epic simile, the reader should envision Penelope as a queen who is conscientious. decisive. judgmental. righteous.
Based on the epic simile, the reader should envision that Penelope as a queen is righteous.
Explanation:
Being righteous is the state of being pure, morally upright an not tainted in any way.
From this excerpt, Penelope is described as a woman who has no fault, whose name has gone out under heaven, who rules in equity over the strong and whose land is prosperous.
