On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being ineffective and 5 being highly effective, rate how effective you think it is to scare people when persuading them to do something.

answer: it means that he would rather write than preach.

explanation: its what it says

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.