Deceit and Love; A Bizarre Relationship

Marriage is based on love, trust, and respect. One marriage that does not fit this model is that of Penelope and Odysseus in the Odyssey by Homer. Odysseus went away to fight and was gone for twenty years, Penelope his wife, always had hope that he would come home some day, and never took up with anyone else, she stayed loyal. However after twenty years she decided that maybe it would be best to start looking for a new suitor.
The story then progresses with the return of Odysseus however Penelope is not told that he is back, instead he poses as a beggar who she so kindly takes in. There is however the question of whether or not she knows that it is really him. I believe she did and I also believe that she was in her own way testing him by not saying she knew that it was him. There are many reasons why I think she knew it was him. One reason I believe she did this because he always tested her when they were together. Therefore they tested each other which makes us quest...