Analyze any poem in: Poetry in Six Dimensions

In the poem, "Odysseus" by W.S. Merwin, the hero is
forever sailing home to his beloved Penelope...In spite of all the dangers he
encounters, he cannot stop trying to get home. In this poem, there is a twist which
indicates that Penelope is losing her patience and has wished upon Odysseus every danger
or peril he has encountered. Perhaps she has known in her heart of hearts his betrayal.
 Perhaps she has seen him with the other women in which he has encountered. Perhaps she
knows that he has been unfaithful. So Penelope is the reason for his stuggles. She has
wished every dangerous encounter upon her beloved Odysseus. Odysseus cannot get home
because his wife Penelope has cursed him with her heart for leaving her in the
beginning.