This question is very confusing and unclear lol
A step-dame (stepmother) and dowager (widow holding property for her deceased husband) would make their son (or stepson) wait until they die to inherit all of the land or money.
Theseus is saying that he is tired of waiting for his wedding day to Hippolyta, comparing himself to that 'young man' waiting for his dowager or stepdame to die because to him, Hippolyta is a great fortune.
Answer:
He realizes when he messes up for example the taunting of the cyclops , it’s very clear that the author was expressing Odysseus’ sense of pride. Towards the end of the book Odysseus changes and turns more into a humble epic hero. Often epic poems do this to add to the theme of journey.
Explanation:
It is a simile because it uses like or as.
