The Lotos-Eaters : Quotations
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Quotations
“In which it seemed always afternoon.”
The sailors reach the land in the afternoon. Everything feels sleepy there. The island feels like it is always afternoon there. It means the island is sleepy, dreamy, and very quiet.
“A land of streams!”
The lotos land is full of streams, rivers, mountains, valleys, and natural beauty. It is a land straight out of a dream; magical and peaceful.
“Most weary seem’d the sea, weary the oar,
Weary the wandering fields of barren foam.”
The sailors must row their ship across a wild sea, face storms, and fight battles to return to their fatherland. But they feel tired of the sea, the oar, and the long journey. They feel the sea is a never-ending barren field of foam.
“We will return no more.”
After eating the lotos, the sailors do not want to return to their home. They want rest and peace.
“Our island home is far beyond the wave; we will no longer roam.”
The sailors do not want to return to their fatherland. Because they feel very tired of the sea.