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Select all the details from the passage that illustrates Narcissus’ self-absorption.

1. “Absorbed in the adoration of this strange being who seemed so responsive to his passion and yet so unwilling to allow him near, he forgot to eat or sleep.”

2. “The nymph, too, was pining away with hopeless love, for her face grew pale and thin, and the deep-shadowed eyes were full of sadness.”

3. “Finally he grew so sick with longing that he died of his hopeless love without ever knowing that it was no water-nymph whom he adored, but only his own reflection.”

4. “The gods, believing that such devotion should not go unrecognized, changed him into a white flower which bears his name; and this is usually found blooming beside some clear lake or tiny crystal pool.”

Answer 1

The selected details from the passage that illustrate Narcissus’ self-absorption are his absorption in the adoration of a being, the nymph's expression of hopeless love, and his eventual death due to longing for his own reflection.

Step-by-step explanation:

The selected details from the passage that illustrate Narcissus' self-absorption are:

1. "Absorbed in the adoration of this strange being who seemed so responsive to his passion and yet so unwilling to allow him near, he forgot to eat or sleep."
2. "The nymph, too, was pining away with hopeless love, for her face grew pale and thin, and the deep-shadowed eyes were full of sadness."
3. "Finally he grew so sick with longing that he died of his hopeless love without ever knowing that it was no water-nymph whom he adored, but only his own reflection."