Lines 518 - 520 Notes Flashcards
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Q
dira mens
A
‘a-mens’ / ‘de-mens’ - These are ways of describing the loss of rational pious thought which results in Furor. Hecuba tries gently to pull Priam back from this.
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Hecuba’s Rhetorical Questions
A
The questions are rhetorical - they are posed in order to have an emotional impact, not to find information. Hecuba is trying to make Priam pause for thought
