Which of the following is an invalid cause-and-effect sequence? joseph was unhappy, and then the phone rang. kimberly attended the wedding because she was invited. mark was happy when he heard that the tickets were free. john went home because it was getting dark.

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.