ENG303H1 Lecture Notes - Pathetic Fallacy
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Job of good minister supposed to be good and lead flock. Even orpheus" muse couldn"t have save from drowning. Apollo to speaker: fame is not on mortal soil in heavens. Neptune and hippotades (sea and wind) not fault, but the boat itself. Commemorating thorough questioning and trial of what happened, pathetic fallacy. Blind mouth wanting to be fed without looking. Two-handed engine image of judgement (christ with people on right ), divine fury. Catalog of flowers expected in pastoral but making own version. Analogy of funeral competition over who will do what in ritual. Milton like broody teen doesn"t matter since he"s dead. Mastered virgil, catalog of flowers, etc but doesn"t matter. Dismissive of fakeness of ritual but also acknowledge what else could be done artifice to help get through day and give meaning.
