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Passage 1

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The passions influencing the author

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Has made his life extremely simple

He hates the overwhelming situation that is imposed upon him
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He accepts it gracefully, but has his share of momentary confusion

He is on the point of hopelessness

The last line of the first paragraph says how the three passions have led him to the ‘verge of despair’ or in other words, to the point of hopelessness.

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The phrase ‘hither and thither’ means

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Now or never

Now and forever
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Here and there

Hither and thither means moving towards this or that place.

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Higher or lower
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From the description of the author’s ‘governing passions’, he is

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An idealist

He is an idealist as he is aiming for passions that are almost impossible to achieve in reality.

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An optimist

A pessimist

An opportunist
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The term ‘abyss’ means

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A very deep hole

Oxford Dictionary definition of abyss is ‘a very deep hole.’

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Dungeon

Wet interior
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According to the author, what seems too good for human life

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Union of mankind

Relieving of terrible loneliness that puts man in a cold, lifeless situation

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Seeking and discovering of love

The last line of the extract highlights the point.

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Prefiguring vision of the heaven, found only by mystics

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