The main thing the "beggar" tells Penelope is that Odysseus is alive. He says that he has met Odysseus on his travels. Penelope isn't convinced that the beggar is telling the truth and asks him for proof which the beggar presents in the form of the perfect description of Odysseus. Penelope is then so moved that she starts to cry.
1.dark ages.
2. fall of the roman empire
3. Middle Ages
4.beginning of the Christain era.
hope that helped.
The appearance of the ghost helps create an eerie mood and grabs the audience's attention. The ghost does not speak, which adds mystery and suspense. An audience would probably want to know more about why the ghost is there and what it will do. Should be right :)
The cowardice of the king caused much of his kingdom to fall.
The so-called brave knight showed much cowardice in his battle against the dragon.
Picking up the story after a major event in it, like the expulsion of Satan and the fallen angels from heaven, follows the tradition of an epic beginning <em>media res</em>, in the middle of things. Homer did this first in the Iliad and the Odyssey.
