Why is Odysseus so harsh on Eurycleia?

While bathing Odysseus, Eurycleia who was the woman who raised him as a child recognized it was Odysseus after she saw his scar on his foot. Eurycleia was brought to tears after she found out that her master had returned home and was still alive. Odysseus was scared because he has not seen this woman in 2 decades and for all he knows, she could have changed. He grabbed her by the throat and said that if she told anyone he would kill her. He did not want his plan to be revealed to the suitors before he could kill them all. It makes sense why he was so harsh on her, he has been away from his home for 2 decades, throughout most of this time suitors have been robbing him daily, showing no respect for him and his family. He wants revenge, he wants to kill these suitors, if someone tried to warn the suitors or stop him, he would not think twice about killing them.

Foreshadowing of Suitors

Here are a couple examples of foreshadowing for what could happen to the suitors in the future. "Didn't you see my son sneeze at my words? That means death will surely come to the suitors. One and all. Not a single man will escape." "But if Odysseus should ever come home, he and his son would make them pay for this outrage." "May Zeus destroy them utterly, before any harm can come to us." These three examples are all different kinds of examples The first example is very direct. Penelope is saying that all the suitors will die. The second one is indirect because he is saying that thee suitors will pay for what they are doing, but she doesn't give an exact example so we don't know exactly what will happen. The last one is a prayer to Zeus, asking him to destroy all the suitors before they harm anyone of them. These are all examples of foreshadowing into what will happen to the suitors in the future.