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In the last line of God's Grandeur, we see an unusual and complicated use of alliteration. God's Grandeur is a poem written by Gerard Manley Hopkins.

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Which of the following best summarizes the theme of the passage below?

"A man cannot always expect to think of a natty thing to say under such circumstances, and so it is pure egotistic ostentation to put it off." -Mark Twain It's tough to be clever in this situation, so it's foolish to try to think of your last words at the last minute.


What is the meaning in 'Oedipus Rex' of 'Let every man in mankind's frailty consider his last day and let none presume on his good fortune until he find life at his death a memory without pain'?

No one is guaranteed smooth sailing through life is the meaning of 'Let every man in mankind's frailty consider his last day and let none presume on his good fortune until he find life at his death a memory without pain'. The ancient world is ruled by the gods. It's ironically symbolic that Zeus, as the king of the gods, carries a thunderbolt. In many ways, that's what life is to the ancient Greeks in such plays as 'Oedipus Rex'. Mortals are playthings of the gods. They're lucky if they aren't jumping up to avoid, or running away from, the thunderbolts that Zeus and his extended family send the way of all mortals.


Whom does Antigone blame for her fate in 'Antigone'?

Ultimately is the gods that Antigone blames for her fate in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone does not seem to realize how abrasive and uncontrolled she can be. She seems to think that having correct convictions entitle her to express them in any disrespectful way that she wants to. Her last words validate this stance since she observes that she is dying precisely because she defends divine will and the gods over royal law and rulers.


What does the last line mean in 'Oedipus Rex'?

That he is a constant reminder of the failed revolt that is a mortal life is the meaning of the last line in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the last line advises the audience that no one can be happy as long as Theban King Oedipus lives. Oedipus is cursed because of his family background and because of his own proactiveness gainst a horrible fate. The gods lack well wishes for mortals, whose only happiness is in entering the deathly Underworld of the afterlife.


How is cosmic irony part of 'Oedipus Rex'?

That the gods must be obeyed but feared and that divine favor must be sought but dreaded are the ways in which cosmic irony is a part of "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, irony refers to something happening other than what is intended or to something else being in effect other than what is assumed. The irony is cosmic when it refers to the universe, which is under divine control according to the ancient Greeks. These cosmically ironic experiences occur in "Oedipus Rex" when the gods must be courted with sacrificial offerings and respectful speech regarding the significant personal and professional events in mortal lives. But in return, the gods release unenviable propheciesand solutions that must be carried out to the last detail and whose thwarting carries a high price. Either way, the gods are supposed to be there to guide and yet that guidance is cosmically irionic in always involving the suffering of beloved and hated mortals.