Compare Odysseus to Penelope: Who is stronger and why? Use SPECIFIC examples to support your position!

In most ways, they are both extremely courageous, Odysseus survived many dangers while his men did not but Penelope stayed faithful the entire 20 years he was gone, despite the many suitors who wanted to marry her which is a very impressive feat. In my opinion, Penelope was stronger than Odysseus, at least in some aspects. She was able to ward off her many suitors with trickery and cunning, like the time when she told them that she would marry one of them once she finished a burial shroud, except at night, she would always redo her work and she just managed to stall them long enough for Odysseus to get rid of the men. In terms of literal strength, Odysseus was probably stronger than her but it takes just as much strength, if not more, to stay a faithful wife, especially for so many years and in the end, they got a happily ever after, which can't be said for many heroes.

Explanation:

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1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

the answer should be:

the intervention of the supernatural gives gilgamesh hope that he will defeat humbaba.