Faithful beyond the act

It was a sleepless night for both Odysseus and Penelope. Odysseus worries that he and his son Telemachus will not be able to over come the numerous suitors. Athena comforts him by reassuring him that through the God(s) all is possible. Here Odysseus wisdom reminds him that he is on the side of virtue and the divine and thus his task is possible and realisable. Penelope feels so guilty about her plan to choose another husband she feels suicidal and prays for death. Odysseus hears her and prays for a sign from Zeus and he awakes a neighboring maid who curses the suitors. Here the maid reminds both Odysseus and Penelope why they do not like the suitors and why the plan must be actualised to free them to each other. Here one sees how faithful Penelope is that she feels that not being so even as an act makes her want to die: Divine wisdom and God both, make sure that each is reminded why they love each other and why the suitors represent infidels and infidelity.