Reading texts and conducting research about those who have achieved greatness can help
you better yourself and reach your own goals.
Choose a famous figure who inspires you and
find out more about their journey to success
• Write a brief paragraph about what you can
learn from their life

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.