1.Read the following lines from the poem 'Death the Leveller' and answer the questions that follow. The garlands wither on your brow, Then boast no more your mighty deeds! Upon Death's purple altar now See where the victor-victim bleeds.
a) What is meant by Death's purple altar'?
b)Explain the message conveyed by the above lines?
c)What does the phrase victor-victim means?
Answers
Answer:
(a) He warns everyone that one day they would not be spared by death and both of them will bleed on the purple altar of death.
(b) The death is significant and implies to everyone from King to beggar.
(c) It talks about Victor and the victim. He warns them that they would not be spared by death and both of them will bleed on the purple altar of death.
Explanation:
Death is significant and implies to everyone from King to beggar. It’s the ultimate equalizer. It equalizes the difference between the rich and the poor. There is no difference and everybody has to die one day. Death is inevitable. Nobody can be spared in the claws of death. Even a warrior who is defeated also cannot escape death. It talks about Victor and the victim. He warns them that they would not be spared by death and both of them will bleed on the purple altar of death.