Because of her thousands of men’s lives were broken. Her act gave birth to a huge and tremendous war. On contrary, Helen was a stimulus for war. Thus, Penelope is a symbol of woman’s peace. It is so due to her strive to be near Odysseus, and her husband could be near if only the war could be stopped. All in all, this character is shown to contradict the negative beginning of a woman. Thus, she proved that limit of trust which was imposed on her, and, to say more, she is depicted as an etalon of a woman’s main features of character along with her capability to react to critical events, which were presupposed with the appearance of Odysseus. Penelope is a symbol of inner woman’s beauty, because she is one on whom Odysseus could rely and nurture hopes for their being together. The whole story is an allegory of how women can affect men and what effects can be achieved, as a result. She is gorgeous and it is not surprising that she is a symbol of a woman’s appearance. Helen is displayed as an object for adornment and she is addressed with an appropriate obeisance. Even in relation to Eurimachus she is intended to believe in Odysseus’s soon return from Troy. Penelope, on the other hand, urged for the piece, because she knew that further development of war could make her a widow, so she constantly believed in her husband’s being alive. Helen intentionally chose the way of war for the sake of love. In respect to Helen it was beauty, when she was called “fair-tressed Helen” (Homer, 2007, p. In the contrast analysis of both heroines it is vital to mention that the predominant feature of Penelope was wisdom. Both women were under protection of gods, and their destinies were analyzed above every now and then. Here the demonstration of how woman’s beauty can be depicted in her attitudinal framework toward lovely men.
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In other words, she did it because she wanted to follow the intentions of Paris’s heart, first of all. In case of Helen love prospects are displayed in her great desire to be with Paris, notwithstanding the consequences of such “exodus”. Here love props up against the idea of a woman’s genuine nature to provide the continuation of generations along with her other half of life, meaning a man. However, in case of Penelope such implementation of love was at a distance while she was waiting for Odysseus. Penelope and Helen followed the real call of their hearts and tried to do everything for making their love improved with the presence of their significant others.
Moreover, her bonds with Odysseus were supported by their son Telemachus. In case of Penelope her faithfulness was seen from the beginning to the end of the story.
In this respect both women are shown as able to love, but in case of Helen it is outlined that she left her real husband Menelaus for rather younger Paris. Their destinies are shown in a different coloring, though they were faithful toward their beloved men, Paris and Odysseus. Here is a remark that the author of the books made emphasis on the similarity with war and love reflected in the characters of Helen and Penelope.
Both women became victims of love and war. However, Penelope was associated with wisdom, and everyone addressing her uses the epithet “wise Penelope” (Homer, 2009, p. Helen and Penelope were both beautiful and gorgeous for their appearance looked like a projection of goddess to men who surrounded them. First of all, both books are performed in a sequential order, so that to show the events which provoked Trojan War, its development, and time after the war when Odysseus wandered with his soldiers.
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