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Narrator's Warning to Lil
He’s been in the army four years, he wants a good time, And if you don’t give it him, there’s others will -
Margate
It is a seaside town in the district of Thanet in East Kent, England. Margate had been a leading seaside port for 250 years. This was where T.S. Eliot stayed during his depression in -
Moorgate
Moorgate was a postern (secondary wall) in the London Wall built by the Romans. It was turned into a gate in the 15 century. The gate was demolished in 1762 the name survives as a -
Analysis of italicized words
The italicized words above showed an excess display of wealth and extravagance. Together with the image of a woman sitting on the throne, this whole setting must be representing the upper class of the society -
IV. Death by Water
Phlebas the Phoenician, a fortnight dead, Forgot the cry of gulls, and the deep seas swell And the profit and loss. A current under sea 315 Picked his bones in whispers. As he rose and -
I. Burial of the Dead: Stanza 4 Detailed Analysis
STANZA 4 (lines 60 - 76) Unreal City, Under the brown fog of a winter dawn, A crowd flowed over London Bridge, so many, I had not thought death had undone so many. Sighs, short and -
Allusion of Sylvan Scene
Sylvan scene is an allusion to the fourth book of Paradise Lost written by John Milton. This scene was where Satan came in the view of Eden which is a pretty appropriate forecast of the -
The Fisher King
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STANZA 1 (LINES 1-18)
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I. Burial of the Dead: Stanza 3 Detailed Analysis
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Metaphor related to the Title
If you don’t like it and can get on with it, I said. Others can pick and choose if you can’t. -
Connecting back to the Chapter Title
If you don’t like it and can get on with it, I said. Others can pick and choose if you can’t. -
God of Frazer
“The Hanged Man” represents the hanged god of Frazer (including the Christ), is associated with the “hooded figure” in the passage of the disciples to Emmaus in “What the Thunder Said”. In the Tarot -
Eugenides
Mr. Eugenides is the “one-eyed merchant” because the figure is in profile on the card. “One-eyed” also carries a suggestion of crookedness. The mysterious burden on his back may be the mysteries of -
Madonna of the Rocks
“Belladonna” means beautiful lady. The word suggests Madonna (the Virgin Mary) and, therefore, the Madonna of the Rocks as in Leonardo da Vinci’s painting. The rocks symbolize the church. But there are also -
The Tempest
The Phoenician Sailor – Phlebas, the Smyrna Merchant – Mr. Eugenides, have the same symbolic character, and are related to Shakespeaere’s play The Tempest. In The Tempest, Ariel’s song to the shipwrecked Ferdinand, is about -
The Austrian Countess - Marie Larisch
Stanbergersee is a lake in Munich. The following lines was from Countess Marie Larisch’s autobiography, My Past, as a means of evoking European decadence before World War I. In the whole coffee scene shows -
Common Themes
Common themes from line 77 to 110: → Cleopatra, hidden Cupidon, sylvan scene, Philomela... altogether resembled failed romance, where love has been distorted into violence and disgusting affairs. They are all tragedies of women, mostly of -
Mood
Description of mood from line 77 -- 110: The lines were mostly equal in length and constant beat where irregularity was rarely seen. -
Analysis of brushing hair (line 107 - 110)
The woman was brushing her hair, and even she has her own story to be told as well (“spread of in fiery points glowed into words”) but all of that had to wait since there -
Allusion of Laquearia
Line 92 is an allusion to the First Book of the Aeneis (line 1015). Laquearia means a fancy paneled roof, which in a way complemented perfectly well with the magnificent setting of the castle. -
Analysis of Drowning (line 89)
The word'drowned' appeared again, after'troubled' and'confused', signified a state of desperation (probably of the sailors) that has been previously mentioned on line 47, chapter I. Figuratively, this could be interpreted as the -
Analysis of Cupidon
Cupidon is a Cupid figure – a symbol of love. But this Cupid had to “[hide] his eyes behind his wing” (line 81), meaning there must be some problems concerning love coming along the way. -
I. Burial of the Dead: Stanza 2 Detailed Analysis
STANZA 2 (lines 19-42) What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow Out of this stony rubbish? Son of man, You cannot say, or guess, for you know only A heap of broken
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