Robert Pattinson is playing one of The Odyssey’s most unlikeable characters. In Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of the ancient Greek epic, Pattinson stars as Antinous, one of the arrogant suitors competing to marry Penelope while believing her husband, Odysseus, will never return home from war. When MTV UK pointed out that fans might have a hard time rooting for his character, Pattinson joked: “I think they will be rooting for him. I keep compari…
Prudence before public opinion, in the face of potential reputational damage, exemplifies it very well Princess Nausíca, daughter of King Alcino and Queen Arete, all of them characters omitted from Nolan's film.