![]() ![]() This benefits the production by creating an eerie resonance and haunting demeanor that enhances this engaging tale. This format works well, though sometimes the cadence and rhyming scheme are off beat. These dark figures speak straightforwardly in their accusations of Penelope and Odysseus, while, at other times, they make use of rhyming. The maids are presented as a saddened chorus by a cloning of Merlington's voice. Some of her vocal caricatures seem over the top, but most voices maintain a resemblance to our perceptions of these mythic people. Laural Merlington charmingly delivers the witty and perceptive Penelope with realistic inflection and emphasis. The chapters transition between the firsthand account of Penelope and the chorus of maids as listeners are taken from Penelope's early life to her afterlife. This is told from Penelopes point of view as she wonders through the underworld, looking back on events that had taken place in her life. ![]() Atwood proposes striking interpretations of her characters that challenge the patriarchal nature of Greek mythology. This book focuses on the story of Penelope and the twelve maids immortalised in myth by the story of Odysseus. Drawing on a range of sources, in addition to The Odyssey, Atwood scripts the narrative of Penelope, the faithful and devoted wife of Odysseus and her 12 maids, who were killed upon the master's return. ![]()
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