Question

Then, looking about her with eyes that would not fail, a Circe with its hair in the coil, spoke: ‘You are taking what I would not give.
This is an excerpt from “The Lament of the Median.” Identify the statement that corresponds to the lines:

• A. Women are visible for their bodies, while their deeds are buried within power struggles.
• B. Women’s symbolic sacrifice makes space for those who will inherit power.
• C. Women are invisible in the narrative and erased from history.
• D. Women sacrifice their bodies as the invisible resources of the succession.

Hint:

Focus on metaphors and symbolic meanings in literary passages to understand themes of power and inheritance.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

The lines metaphorically describe women’s symbolic roles as sacrificial figures, enabling the continuity of power and inheritance. This aligns with the idea of women making way for successors through symbolic acts of sacrifice.