"well, yes," admitted the aunt lamely, "but i don’t think they would have run quite so fast to her if they had not liked her so much."

which theme does this passage best support?
a. pride goes before a fall.
b. people should try to be good.
c. it is necessary to question authority.

The correct answer is option B: People should try to be good

Explanation:

In this passage the aunt says that if they would not like her they would have not helped her but as a theme what this first statement shows us is that we have to help other no matter if we liked them or not.

in my opinion i think it was not excessive at all. the maids turned against the queen in his absence, how could he ever trust them again? if he let them go they would surely spread the news of the suitor's deaths, which is much too risky. as for the suitors, they were selfish, rude, and greedy. the god's had apparently marked them for death, meaning odysseus made their death come faster.