Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 14 AIL 1311 short lesson, about 20 seconds
"Take Arms Against a Sea of Troubles"
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The idea
To take arms against a sea is a famously mixed figure: weapons cannot defeat an ocean. Readers have argued both that it is a flaw and that it captures the futility of the course being considered. Decision D6 applies and both readings are reported as readings.
In practice
Weapons against an ocean.
Where people slip
The reading is disputed and attributed.
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