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What historical figure is mentioned in "Dover Beach?"

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A)

Hercules


B)

Sophocles


C)

Moses


D)

Captain Wilcox

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the answer is no.(b) Sophocles

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Option B) Sophocles is mentioned in "Dover Beach."

In Matthew Arnold's poem "Dover Beach," Sophocles is mentioned as an example of a historical figure who, like the speaker, felt the pain of a world in which faith and certainty are no longer possible. The speaker of the poem quotes a line from Sophocles's play "Antigone" which reflects on the feeling of sorrow and despair that Sophocles felt as he watched his world change around him.

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