Character Invite- Penelope

Name:________________________
TOGA! TOGA! TOGA!

You are invited to a toga party next class. We will provide some finger food, but you will be the life of the party. Sharpen you acting skills and find a fitting costume (a simple toga/ bed sheet will do for the unimaginative). You must transform into a character from The Odyssey. Feel free to bring Greek snacks (dolmas, pita chips, tzatziki, falafel, etc) and beverages to class.

Specific Instructions

1. Know your info
You are to become the character described below. Please know the information about yourself- get into character enough- so that you can mingle with the other characters and share the valuable information. Note: your classmates are depending on you, and only you, for information about this character. You will not be able to read/refer to the information once the toga party begins.

Penelope
You are Odysseus’s faithful wife. Since Odysseus has been gone you are considered a wealthy and desirable widow. You have many suitors who hang out at your house and are sucking away your money because, as a widow with suitors, you are obliged to entertain them. This is costly and cutting into your son, Telemachus’s inheritance. Although you have many suitors, you hold them off by claiming you have sewing to do for your father-in-law. You are faithfully awaiting the return of your love, Odysseus. The only character in the house as faithful as you is Argos, Odysseus’s old dog.


2. Name tag
Please make a name tag that you will wear during the party and turn in afterward. The tag must include your character’s name written clearly and must have a symbol or drawing that represents the character. Bonus points will be awarded if the tag is exceptionally well done.

3. Brief Prediction

As your character, answer the following question on the back of your name tag in a sentence or two-MAX!

Q: You find out Odysseus is still alive, what do you do to explain why you have so many strange men (suitors) hanging out at your house?