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English, 20.05.2021 14:20 amoore51

Read the extract given and answer the questions that follow: ‘Now he goes,
With no less presence, but with much more love,
Than young Alcides, when he did redeem
The virgin tribute paid by howling Troy
To the sea-monster’

Who is the speaker? Who is the ‘he’ mentioned in the first line? Who is Alcides?
Why is ‘he’ compared to Alcides?
What adventurous deed did Alcides perform? How is his act compared to the act that ‘he’ is going to perform?
What state of mind do you think the speaker is in now? Justify.

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