(A) Read the extracts given below and answer the 94
(1)
Not a simple jab of the knife
Will do it. It has grown
Slowly consuming the earth,
(a) 'It has grown'. What does 'it' refer to here?
How has it slowly consumed the earth?
(b) What is a simple jab of the knife not enough
for?
(c) What quality of'it' do these lines reveal?

Answer and Explanation:

a. The word "it" refers to the root of a tree, which remains even after the tree is cut (receives a knife blow) and is capable of spreading over the entire land (it grows slowly consuming the land), allowing the the tree grow again.

b. A simple knife blow is not enough to kill a tree, as it only cuts off the aerial part of it, leaving the entire underground part alive and ready to grow again.

c. "It" refers to the tree and its resilience, which is the quality that many beings have to renew and grow again even after a strong attack.

agamemnon was the leader of the greek troops in the trojan wars and orestes was his son. when agamemnon returned from the war, he was murdered by his wife's lover in conjunction with his wife. orestes could not stop them but he seeked vengeance for his father. after a long time, he found them and avenged his father while killing them. he killed his mother, but greek mythology claims that his act was just and he was spared the remorse and the guilt. there are a lot of similarities with the ulysses/telemachus father son pair. ulysses was also one of the leaders of the excursion to troy. he still has not returned home, but in a sense the suitors of penelope are marring his estate and his reputation. while penelope is faithful to ulysses, the suitors by taking hold of the palace and committing their shameful acts are dishonoring ulysses. in the same context, telemachus is asked just like orestes to restitution his father's honor, regardless of whether he is alive or dead. athena is him and encouraging him with this example and he himself feels the need to save his father