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What the Thunder Said title?
The title of the fifth and final section of The Waste Land, “What the Thunder Said,” is a reference to the ancient Hindu scriptures, the Upanishads. In the Upanishads, the thunder speaks to humanity: it commands us to give (datta), sympathize (dayadhvam), and control (damyata).
What is the meaning of Hieronymo’s mad again in the waste land?
Hieronymo’s mad againe”–is perhaps the most puzzling of all these quotations. It means, I believe, this: The protagonist’s acceptance of what is in reality the deepest truth will seem to the present world mere madness.
What did the term Datta refer?
Indian (Assam, Bengal, and Panjab) and Bangladeshi: Hindu name from Sanskrit datta ‘given’, ‘gift’. In ancient Sanskrit literature this name is associated with the Vaishya caste. In Assam and Bengal the Dattas belong to the Kayasth caste.
Which Upanishad is used in waste land?
The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad alludes to Prajapathi, the Creator, talking to his three offspring — Devatas, Demons and Men.
How many sections are in the wasteland?
five sections
The poem is divided into five sections.
Which city is mentioned in the wasteland?
Analysis: The locations mentioned in The Wasteland were clustered around The City of London at the East End. The London Bridge and the London Financial district (marked by the stock exchange) are mentioned frequently (2 times a piece), while prisons (taken to be the Tower of London) are mentioned 3 times.
How does Hieronimo avenge his son’s death?
In order to revenge the death of his son, Hieronimo takes on additional roles, a playwright and an actor. He uses his position in the King’s court to write and perform a play within a play.
Is Dutta and Datta same?
Dutta, also spelled Datta, is a Hindu family name found primarily among Bengali Kayasthas, and also among Suvarna Baniks, Gandhabaniks in India.
What is the theme of wasteland?
The main theme in the poem The Waste Land by T. S. Eliot is the decline of all the old certainties that had previously held Western society together. This has caused society to break up, and there’s to be no going back. All that’s left to do is to salvage broken cultural fragments from a vanished past.