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cum haec etiam loca provincae clarae visitare cuperem

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since I wanted to visit these places of the famous province as well,

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Iuvenis ego mileto profectus ad spectaculum olympicum,

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As a young man having set out from Miletus to the Olympic Games,

LIT CRIT:
Mileto is an ablative without a preposition which means from- Miletus is very far from Thessaly- highlights the distance and importance of the journey

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peregrata tota thessalia larissam preveni

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I travelled through the whole of Thessaly and reached Larissa.

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Ac dum urbem perrerans

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And while wandering through the city

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tenuato viatico

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My travel money having diminished

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paupertati meae fomenta quaero,

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I searched for remedies for my poverty

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Medio in foro senem conspicio

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[And] I caught sight of an old man in the middle of the forum

LIT CRIT:
In is literally in the middle of the forum (medio in foro) highlights the old mans importance in the middle of the forum

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Insistebat lapidem

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He was standing on a stone

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Voce praedicibat

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And proclaiming in a loud voice

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Si quis mortuum custodire vellet,

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If anyone wanted to guard a dead body

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Magnum praemium accepturum esse.

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He would receive a large reward.

LIT CRIT:
Assonance of “um” with “mortuum” emphasises importance of death and reward

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Et cuidam praetereunti “quid hoc” inquam “audio?

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And I said to somebody passing by, “what’s this I hear?

LIT CRIT: “audio”- short questions highlight thelyphrons ignorance

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Hic mortui Solent aufugere?”

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Do the dead usually run away here?”

LIT CRIT:
“Aufugere” emphatically positioned at the end of the line to highlight shock at them running away

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“Tace” respondet ille

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“Be quiet” he replied

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“Nam puer et satis peregrinus es

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For you are a boy and a mere foreigner

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Meritoque nescis in Thessalia te esse,

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And naturally you don’t know that you are in Thessaly,

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Ubi sagae ora mortuorum semper demorsicant,

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Where witches always bite pieces out of the faces of the dead

LIT CRIT:

  • deMORsicant & MORtuorom- assonance=highlights eating to death
  • “demorsicant” gruelling and violent
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Quae sunt illis artis magicae supplementa”

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Which are extra ingredients for them in their magic art.”

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Contra ego: “quali custodela” inquam “opus est?”

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In reply I said, “what sort of protection is needed?”

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“Iam prium” respondet illi

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“To begin with” he replied

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“Totam noctem examie vigilandum est apertis et inconivis oculis semper in cadaver intentis”

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“All night you must stay fully awake with eyes open and sleepless, directed always at the corpse,

LIT CRIT:
“Totam noctem”- emphatic positioning to highlight ALL night

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Nec acies usquam devertenda est,

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And your glance must not be turned away anywhere else

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Cum illae pessimae sagae latenter arrepant,

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Since those very wicked witches creep up secretly,

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Forma in quodvis animal conversa.

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With their shape changed into any animal.

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Nam et aves et canes et mures, Immo vero etiam muscas, induunt.”

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For they take the form of birds and dogs and mice, and indeed even flies

LIT CRIT:
Syndetic listing of different animals emphasises the overwhelming advantage the witches have over thelyphron and thus foreshadows his demise

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His cognitis animum meum commasculo

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After finding this out, I strengthened my spirit

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Et statim accedens senem

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And approaching the old man at once

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“Clamare” inquam “iam desine.

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I said “stop shouting now”

LIT CRIT:
Emphatic positioning of “clamare” and “desine” highlight thelyphrons confidence

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Adest custos paratus”

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A guard is here and ready.”

LIT CRIT:
Emphatic positioning of “adest” and “paratus” highlight thelyphrons confidence

Juxtaposition between “adest” and “desine” on previous sentence highlights the danger thelyphron is getting himself into

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Vix finieram

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Scarcely I had finished

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Et statim me perducit ad domum quandam

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When he led me at once to a certain house

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Ubi demonstrat matronam flebilem fuscis vestimentis contectam.

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Where he pointed to a weeping woman dressed in dark clothes

LIT CRIT:
Short syllable sounds quickens pace of line and adds tension

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Illa surrexit et ad cubiculum me induxit.

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She got up and led me into the bedroom.

LIT CRIT:
Short sentence highlights how he went straight to the bedroom

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Ibi corpus splendentibus linteis coopertum manu revelavit.

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She uncovered with her hand a body wrapped in shining white sheets.

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Ubi singula anxie demonstravit, exiit.

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When she had anxiously pointed out the individual features, she left.

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Sic desolatus ad cadaveris solacium,

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Thus left alone to the care of the corpse,

LIT CRIT:
Assonance in “deSOLatus” and “SOLacium” highlights depressing mood through words and long vowel sounds

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perfrictis oculis et paratis ad vigiliam,

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With my eyes rubbed and ready for guard duty,

LIT CRIT:
“Vigiliam” has double meaning of “guard the body” and “sleeplessness” to highlight how guarding the body is dependent on sleeplessness

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Dum animum meum permulcebam cantationibus,

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While I was soothing my mind with songs,

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Usque ad mediam noctem pervigilabam

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I stayed awake right up until the middle of the night.

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Tum autem mihi formido cumulatior

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But then my terror became greater

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Dum repente

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When suddenly

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Introrepens mustela contra me oculosque in me

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A weasel, creeping in, stopped in front of me and fixed its eyes on me.

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Tanta fiducia in tantulo animali

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Such great self confidence in so small an animal

LIT CRIT:
Assonance of “tan” highlights thelyphrons fear

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Mihi turbavit animum

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Disturbed my mind

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Denique sic illi “abi” inquam

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Finally I spoke to it in this way, “go away”

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“Scelesta bestia,

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You wicked beast

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Antequam meam vim celeriter experiaris! Abi!”

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Before you quickly experience my strength! Go away!”

LIT CRIT:
“Abi” at the beginning at the end of the shout emphasises his fear

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Mustela terga vertit

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The weasel turned its back

LIT CRIT:
“Terga vertit” is very similar to “terga vertere” which would be used to describe armies retreating and thus emphasises the conflict

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et e cubiculo protinus exit.

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and immediately went out of the bedroom.

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Sine mora somnus tam profondus me repente demergit

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Without delay a sleep so deep suddenly overwhelmed me

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Ut ne deus quidem Delphicus ipse

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That not even the god of Delphi himself

LIT CRIT:
“Ne deus quidem”- not even… Highlights how deep thelyphrons sleep was
“Delphicus”- Apollo, the oracle and god of prophecy had a shrine at Delphi but not even he could work out

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Facile discerne posset ex duobus nobis iacentibus,

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Could easily decide from the two of us lying down,

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Quis esset magis mortuus.

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Who was the more dead!

LIT CRIT:
Emphatic positioning, leaving “dead” until the end to highlight its importance

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Tandem prima luce expergitus

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Having woken up at last at dawn

54
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Et magno pavore perterritus

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And terrified by a great panic

LIT CRIT:
“pavore perterritus” - assonance to highlight the great panic

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Cadaver accuro

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I ran over to the corpse

56
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Et admoto lumine revelatoque eius vultu

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And after I brought a lamp near and uncovered his face

57
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Omnia diligenter inspicio: nihil deest.

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I carefully inspected everything: nothing was missing

58
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Ecce uxor misera flens introrumpit:

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Look, the miserable wife burst in weeping:

59
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Cadavere inspecto reddit sine mora praemium

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When she had inspected the corpse, she gave me my reward without delay

60
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“Per fidem vestram” inquit “cives,

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“For the sake of your honour, citizens” he said

61
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“Per pietatem publicam,

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For the sake of public duty

LIT CRIT:
Alliteration highlights how it is so important for them to honour their duty

62
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Perempto civi subsistite

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Help a murdered citizen

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Et extremum facinus istius feminae nefariae scelestaeque severiter vindicate.

A

And severely punish the vilest crime of that wicked and evil woman over there.

LIT CRIT:
“Extremum”- pushing to the extremes of wickedness

“Nefariae” highlights how it is against moral and religious law

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Haec enim nec ullus alius miserum iuvenis

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For this woman and no other destroyed with poison the poor young man

LIT CRIT:
Tautology (saying the same meaning in two different words) of “ullus alius” highlights how it was the evil of the woman and no other

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Sororis meae filium

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My sister’s son

66
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In adulteri

gratiam

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For the gratification of her lover

LIT CRIT:
“Adulteri” is at the end of the line at emphasises the woman’s evil motives

67
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Et on praedam hereditariam exstinxit veneno.”

A

And on account of a profitable inheritance.”

LIT CRIT:
“Veneno” emphatically positioned to highlight the danger of poison, which was commonly used

68
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Illa, lacrimis effusis quamque sanctissime poterat adiurans cunctos deos,

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She, with tears streaming down and swearing by all the gods as piously as she could,

69
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Tantum seclus abnuebat

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Was denying such a great crime

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Ergo senex ille:

A

Therefore that old man said:

71
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Veritatis arbitrium in divinam providentiam ponamus.

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“Let us place the judgement of the truth in divine providence.”

LIT CRIT:
Alliteration of “providentiam ponamus” highlights the importance of the supernatural in Thessaly- soon followed by “propheta” in next lines

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Zatchlas adest Aegyptius propheta notissimus

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Zatchlas, the very famous Egyptian prophet, is here

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Qui mihi promisit se pro magno praemio

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Who has promised me that in return for a large reward,

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Spiritum istius cadaveris paulisper an inferis

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He would lead back from the dead the spirit of that corpse for a little while

75
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Reducturum esse corpusque animaturum”

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And bring the dead body back to life”

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Immitto me turbae

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I pushed myself into the crowd

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Et pone ipsum lectulum lapidem insistens

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And standing on a stone behind the bier itself

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Omnia curiosis oculis spectabam,

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I was watching everything with curious eyes

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Iam tumore pectus cadaveris extolli,

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Now the chest of the corpse rose with a swell

LIT CRIT:
Repetition of “iam” in this and next line emphasises the corpses anger at being brought back to life

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Iam spiritu corpus impleri

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Now the dead body was filled with breath

LIT CRIT:
Repetition of “iam” in this and next line emphasises the corpses anger at being brought back to life

81
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Et surgit cadaver et profatur:

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And the corpse rose up and spoke out:

LIT CRIT:
“Cadaver” uses historic present to ad vividness

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“Cur, oro, me post Lethaea pocula

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Why, I beg, after I have drunk from the waters of Lethe

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Iam stygiis paludibus innatantem

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And was already sailing on the Stygian marshes

LIT CRIT:
Repetition of “u” sound in “paludibus” emphasises gloomy, sad feel
“paludibus innatantem”- a metaphor of the river Styx and how the boat would cross it

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Ad momentariae vitae officia reducitis?

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Do you bring me back to the duties of a momentary life?

85
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Desine iam, precor, desine,

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Stop now, I pray, stop

LIT CRIT:
“Precor” adds pathos as corpse is so upset at being brought back to life

86
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Ac me in meam quietem permitte.”

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and let me go to my rest.”

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Haec vox de corpore audita est

A

This voice was heard from the dead body

88
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Sed propheta aliquanto commotior

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But the prophet somewhat more forcefully said

LIT CRIT:
“Commotior” adjective used adverbially to add vividness

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“Quin narras” inquit “populo omnia de morte tua?”

A

Why do you not tell the people all about your death?”

90
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Respondet illi de lectulo

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He replied from behind the bier

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Et imo cum gemitu populum sic adloquitur

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And with a deep groan addressed the people in this way:

LIT CRIT:
“Imo” shows low/deep and adds vividness in reference to the underworld

92
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“Malis novae nuptae artibus peremptus

A

Having been murdered by the evil arts of my new bride

93
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Et addictus noxio poculo,

A

And the victim of a poisoned cup

94
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Torum repentem adultero reddidi.

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I have handed over my (still) warm bed to her lover.

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Dabo vobis documenta veritatis perlucida,

A

I shall give you very clear proof of the truth,

96
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Et quod prorsus

alius nemo cognoverit vel ominaverit indicabo

A

And I shall reveal what absolutely nobody else could know or predict

LIT CRIT:
“Prorsus” emphatically positioned at the end of the line to show ABSOLUTELY no one else could know

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Tunc digito me demonstrans:

A

Then pointing me out with his finger, he said:

LIT CRIT:
“Digito” is creepy and vivid language

98
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“Nam cum corporis mei custos hic sagacissimus exsertam vigiliam mihi teneret,

A

“For when this very keen witted guard of my body was keeping an intensive watch on me,

LIT CRIT:
“Sagacissimus” which is a noun but used as a superlative highlights how thelyphron outsmarted the witches and thus adds tension
-“exsertam” highlights his long, drawn out vigil

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Sagae quaedam exuviis meis imminentes

A

Certain witches, eager for my remains

LIT CRIT:
“Imminentes” has a double meaning if both stand over and threaten to highlight the danger of the corpse

100
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Forma mutata apparuerunt

A

Appeared in changed form

101
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Cum industriam sedulam eius fallare non potuissent,

A

When they had been unable to deceive his determined efforts,

102
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Postremo iniecta somni nebula eum in profundam quietem sepeliverent.

A

Finally they threw a cloud of sleep upon him and buried him in a deep slumber.

LIT CRIT:
“Nebula” as metaphor highlights the depth of thelyphrons sleep
“sepeliverent” is a metaphor to highlight how deep his sleep was as he was buried in it

103
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Tum me nomine excitare coeperunt

A

Then they began to wake me by name

104
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Neque prius desierunt quam

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And did not stop

105
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Dum hebetes artus mei et membra frigida

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Until my sluggish joints and cold limbs slowly struggled

LIT CRIT:
“Hebetes” is emphatically positioned to highlight his sluggish nature
CHIASMUS- “hebetes” “artus” “membra” “frigida” to highlight his cold and sluggish joints

106
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Ad artis magicae obsequia segniter nituntur

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To obey the commands of their magic art.

107
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Hic autem

A

But this man

LIT CRIT:
“Autem” starts new section and thus adds suspense

108
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Qui virus erat

A

Who was alive

109
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Et tantum sopore mortuus,

A

And only dead asleep

110
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Idem mecum nomen forte habet

A

By chance has the same name as me.

111
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Ad suum nomen igitur ignarus exsurgit

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At the sound of his own name therefore he unwittingly got up

112
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Et, in exanimis umbrae modum ultro gradiens

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And proceeding mechanically in the manner of a lifeless ghost,

113
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Ianuam adit

A

He went to the door

114
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Quamquam fores cubiculi diligenter occlusae erant

A

Although the bedroom doors had been carefully locked,

115
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Per quoddam foramen prosectis

A

Through a certain hole

116
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naso prius ac mox auribus lanienam

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His nose and ears having been cut off,

LIT CRIT:
“Laniēnam” means butcher’s shop in traditional lating

117
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Pro me passus est

A

He suffered the mutilation instead of me

118
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Tum sagae ceram

A

Then the witches attached wax to him

119
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In modum prosectarum formatam aurium

A

Shaped in the form of the cut off ears

120
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ei applicant nasumque similem prosecto comparant

A

And fitted on a nose like the one cut off

121
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Et nunc stat miser hic,

A

And now here stands the poor man,

LIT CRIT:
“Et nunc stat” three short words help to emphasise the ominous peril of the man and adds pity to his plight

122
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Praemium non industriae

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Who has earned a reward not for his diligence

LIT CRIT:
Contrast between what he deserved and what he did get (not for diligence but mutilation) adds pathos

123
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Sed lanienae consecutus

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But for a mutilation

LIT CRIT:
Contrast between what he deserved and what he did get (not for diligence but mutilation) adds pathos

124
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His dictis perterritus

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Terrified by these words

125
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Temptare formam incipio.

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I began to examine my appearance

126
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Manu nasum prehendo: sequitur!

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With my hand I grasped my nose: it came off!

LIT CRIT:
Short sentences/clauses emphasises the realisation of his plight

127
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Aures pertracto: deruunt

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I touched my ears: they fell off!

LIT CRIT:
Short sentences/clauses emphasises the realisation of his plight

128
Q

Ac dum turba directis digitis et nutibus me denotat,

A

And while the crowd identified me with pointed fingers and nods,

129
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Inter pedes circumstantium frigido sudore defluens effugio.

A

I made my escape dripping with cold sweat, between the feet of the people standing around.

LIT CRIT:
“Inter pedes” and crawling through feet adds pathos and vividness to his escape

130
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Nec postea sic debilis ac sic ridiculus ad patriam redire potui,

A

Nor afterwards could I return to my homeland, so maimed and so ridiculous,

LIT CRIT:
Repetition of “sic” highlights how ridiculous he looks and thus adds pathos & vividness

131
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Sed capillis hinc inde deiectis

A

But with my hair grown long on both sides

LIT CRIT:
CHIASMUS of “capillis”, “aurium” “nasi” “linteolo” emphasises what he hid and by what means and thus adds vividness

132
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Aurium vulnera celavi

A

I have hidden the wounds of my ears,

LIT CRIT:
CHIASMUS of “capillis”, “aurium” “nasi” “linteolo” emphasises what he hid and by what means and thus adds vividness

133
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Nasi vero dedecus linteolo isto decenter obtexi

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And indeed I have covered the disgrace of my nose, for decency’s sake, with this patch

LIT CRIT:
CHIASMUS of “capillis”, “aurium” “nasi” “linteolo” emphasises what he hid and by what means and thus adds vividness

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