ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

What historical figures does Emerson reference when he says “To be great is to be misunderstood.”?

A	Socrates, Jesus, Galileo, Pythagoras, Copernicus, and Newton
B	Plato, George Washington, Jesus, Thoreau, Newton, and Benjamin Franklin
C	Aristotle, King George, Jesus, Melville, Tesla, and Marie Curie
D	IDK

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes To be great is to be misunderstood.

Detailed explanation-3: -Why does Emerson allude to individuals such as Socrates, Jesus, and Galileo in “Self Reliance"? reliance on emotional truth. Which view of nature does Emerson take? Nature can inspire the human spirit.

Detailed explanation-4: -“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”

Detailed explanation-5: -Plutarch (c. 46-120) Greek biographer; his Parallel Lives was a source for much of English literature, including several works by Shakespeare.

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