How Blind Were the Suitors?

          In the Odyssey, there was much foreshadowing about the suitors death, which of course they couldn't see, but there were several signs they could see, but did not seem to recognize. Were they really that blind, or did the Gods put some spell on them so they wouldn't notice all the signs pointing to their deaths?
          The first big thing that pointed to their deaths was the Hospitality rules they were breaking. I'm sure that they knew these rules, and knew that breaking them would lead to terrible things, so did they not care, or was some God clouding their judgement, and keeping them from noticing all the prophecies leading to their deaths?
          The second thing was the anger Telemachus had toward them, and their ignorance to the fact that he might be planning to kill them just like they were planning to kill him. It makes sense that they might not see him as much of a threat because he was just one young man, but he was in the line of Zeus, and his father was Odysseus who had done many amazing things, so it seems like they might have taken more precautions.
          The third, and most obvious thing that they did not notice was the trap that Telemachus and Odysseus were laying for them. It seems like they should have noticed that all their weapons had gone missing, and also after Odysseus won the contest, they should have noticed that he did not put his bow down, and he was not planning to let them get away with all they had done.
          These were the three big things I found in the Odyssey leading to the death of the suitors, that seemed like they should have noticed. I know that several of them were cunning, but they were young and immature which could have affected their judgement and awareness. I also think that there definitely must have been some God clouding their minds and keeping them from noticing the most obvious things.

Strong Foreshadowing About the Suitors' fate in The Odyssey

          In The Odyssey, the tale of the hero Odysseus and his many struggles, Odysseus is gone for 20 years, first for the Trojan war, and then lost at sea on his way home. Everyone thinks he is dead, and many suitors from all over have come to try to win the hand of his wife Penelope, who they believe to be a widow. The suitors come, and end up staying for many, many years, outstaying their welcome and breaking the rules of hospitality. This was a very high offense back then, and it was often punished by the gods with the loss of the person's life. Throughout the book, but especially in the later chapters, there are many things spoken that strongly foreshadow a bad end for the suitors. The first one is on page 260, when Telemachus says "That's the Odysseus I want the suitors to meet! They'd get married all right––to bitter death." I think that this is saying that if Odysseus ever gets home, and is still the man he was when he left, the suitors will meet a bitter end. The second bit of foreshadowing is on page 271 when Odysseus, disguised as a beggar says "If there are gods for beggars, or avenging spirits, may death come to Antinous before marriage does." I think that this is showing that the punishment for offenses such as the breaking of hospitality rules should be put in the hands of the gods to do with as they please, and mortals can only hope that the offender gets the end they deserve. The third example of predictions of a horrible death for the suitors is when Penelope says "That means death will surely come to the suitors, one and all. Not a single man will escape." In this example, Penelope has just read her son's sneeze as a sign from the gods that the suitors will meet their end, and none will escape.