Biblical References
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Consider Phlebas, who was once handsome and tall as you. (ln 319-321) | Consider Phlebas, who was once handsome and tall as you. (ln 319-321) | ||
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Phlebas the Phoenician, a fortnight dead, | Phlebas the Phoenician, a fortnight dead, | ||
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Forgot the cry of gulls, and the deep sea swell | Forgot the cry of gulls, and the deep sea swell | ||
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And the profit and loss. | And the profit and loss. | ||
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With a little patience 330 | With a little patience 330 | ||
| − | This scene alludes to John 18:3. Specifically the imagery in this scene is suggestive of the garden of Gethsemane, which can be seen on the map thusly named. In John 18, Jesus is betrayed by Peter and the Jews | + | This scene alludes to John 18:3. Specifically the imagery in this scene is suggestive of the garden of Gethsemane, which can be seen on the map thusly named. In John 18, Jesus is betrayed by Peter and the Jews. The verse that this section alludes to follows: |
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| + | :So Judas came to the grove, guiding a detachment of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and Pharisees. | ||
| + | :They were carrying torches, lanterns and weapons. | ||
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| + | Luke 22:44 is another section that is also about the betrayal of Christ. This chapter includes a story about the Last Supper and the betrayal from within the disciples—from Judas himself. Luke 22:44 reads as such: | ||
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| + | :And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground. | ||
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| − | + | Again, Eliot utilizes biblical allusions to incorporate this theme of betrayal within his poetry. Although betrayal is not very evident in these lines, he does capture the distress and despair in these lines. | |
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Back to [[Shoring Up Fragments Against Our Ruin: Quotations and Allusions]] | Back to [[Shoring Up Fragments Against Our Ruin: Quotations and Allusions]] | ||
