“Look,” – he sneered – “one scum nosing another scum along,
dirt finds dirt by the will of god – it never fails!
Wretched pig-boy, where do you take your filthy swine,
this sickening beggar who licks the pots at feasts?
hanging round the doorposts, rubbing his back,
scavenging after scraps, …”

Who is the speaker of this passage?

Eumaeus
Telemachus
Melanthius
Melantho

Question

“Look,” – he sneered – “one scum nosing another scum along,
dirt finds dirt by the will of god – it never fails!
Wretched pig-boy, where do you take your filthy swine,
this sickening beggar who licks the pots at feasts?
hanging round the doorposts, rubbing his back,
scavenging after scraps, …”

Who is the speaker of this passage?

Eumaeus
Telemachus
Melanthius
Melantho

JustSaiyan · Answer

This would be Melanthius, if I'm not mistaken, commenting on Eumaeus leading a disguised Odysseus around