Why doesn't eumaeus believe the stranger's claim that odysseus is still alive?

a. every word the stranger has told him so far has been a lie.
b. eumaeus was cruelly fooled by a lying stranger once before.
c. eumaeus does not believe men dressed like beggars.
d. the stranger has been drinking a lot of wine.

Based on her speech in the excerpt ,what can we infer about francesca

How does the poem "the lady of shalott" by alfred, lord tennyson convey the position of victorian women? a curse is on her if she stay to look down to camelot. she knows not what the curse may be, and so she weaveth steadily, and little other care hath she, the lady of shalott. and moving thro' a mirror clear that hangs before her all the year, shadows of the world appear. there she sees the highway near winding down to camelot: there the river eddy whirls, and there the surly village churls, and the red cloaks of market girls, pass onward from shalott. a. most victorian women were restricted to their homes. b. victorian women were confined to domestic duties. c. most victorian women worked hard but were often bored. d. victorian women employed themselves by weaving.

Identify a synonym to the word “swine” as used by chekhov. dog pig coward bad person