"What the Thunder Said" Annotations

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(Lines 431-432)
(Lines 322-330, Biblical Imagery)
 
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===Lines 322-330, Biblical Imagery===
 
===Lines 322-330, Biblical Imagery===
  
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     After the torchlight red on sweaty faces
 
     After the torchlight red on sweaty faces
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Eliot's note refers to [[''The Spanish Tragedy'']] IV.i.59-106.
 
Eliot's note refers to [[''The Spanish Tragedy'']] IV.i.59-106.
  
===Lines 433-434===
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The way in which the characters formulate a tragedy and defend their formulation seems to be the same sorts of ideas that Eliot relied upon in the writing of "The Waste Land."
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===Lines 433-434, Sanskrit and the Bible===
  
 
     Datta. Dayadhvam. Damyata.
 
     Datta. Dayadhvam. Damyata.
 
     Shantih shantih shantih
 
     Shantih shantih shantih
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Give.  Be compassionate.  Self-control. 
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"The peace which passeth understanding" X 3. 
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'''[[Philippians 4]]:7'''
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"And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."

Latest revision as of 20:41, 3 December 2012

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