Why does mathew arnold mention sophocles in this excerpt from “dover beach”?

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Why does Matthew Arnold mention Sophocles in this excerpt from “Dover Beach”? In the lines, “with tremulous cadence slow, and bring the eternal note of sadness in,” Arnold references Sophocles, who long ago heard this same sound on the Aegean Sea. This sound evoked in him the turbulent ebb and flow of human misery. Similarly, we, too, hear this sound by the distant northern sea, which enhances the poem's dramatic quality. Sophocles drew inspiration from the sea, and this connection contributes to the melancholic tone of Arnold's poem. In what ways does Sophocles inspire Arnold to write?

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I believe that Mathew Arnold mentions Sophocles in this excerpt from “Dover Beach” because it enhances the melancholic tone of the poem.He is melancholic because everything is passing by - especially when he is next to a sea flowing into the distance. He remembers Sophocles, a great ancient Greek playwright who wrote tragedies.

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In "Dover Beach," the author Mathew Arnold makes reference to the Dover Strait, which separates England from France, and reflects about the loss of religious faith at the time. He also compares the pebbles waving back and forth with the sadness he experiences in life, which constantly comes and goes. In the excerpt he suggests that those pebbles are also regarded as the representation of misery to Sophocles, who, like him, felt melancholy looking at the sea.

Anonymous · Answer

The correct answer is C) it enhances the melancholic tone of the poem.Mathew Arnold mentions Sophocles in this excerpt of "Dover Beach" because it enhances the melancholic tone of the poem.English poet Mathew Arnold wrote the Lyric poem "Dover Beach" in 1867. The poems refer to the port of Dover, in England, where his honeymoon was held. When he wrote about Sophocles saying that: "Sophocles long ago Heard it on the Aegean, and it brought. Into his mind the turbid ebb and flow Of human misery," Arnold shares the sadness and melancholic moments he experimented.

Anonymous · Answer

ANSWER: C. It enhances the melancholic tone of the poem.In that certain excerpt from "Dover Beach", Matthew Arnold speaks of a certain note of sadness that Sophocles also heard which led to his publications about human misery. The author is suggesting that he also heard what Sophocles heard, and is therefore also experiencing extreme sadness or melancholy.

Anonymous · Answer

Dover Beach is a widely reviewed and analyzed poem by Matthew Arnold. Sophocles was likely used a melancholic comparison as it is said that the note and cadence Matthew speaks of was also heard by Sophocles, but on the shore of the Aegean when he wrote some of his poems.

Edmund Bashirian · Answer

The answer is C.It enhances the melancholic tone of the poem.Dover Beach is a widely reviewed and analyzed poem by Matthew Arnold. Sophocles was likely used a melancholic comparison as it is said that the note and cadence Matthew speaks of was also heard by Sophocles, but on the shore of the Aegean when he wrote some of his poems.

Anonymous · Answer

The answer would be C) It enhances the melancholic tone of the poem.

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