The primary purpose of the second paragraph is to A) explain the reason for Aegyptius' sorrow. The paragraph details Aegyptius' loss of his son Antiphus and his ongoing grief, which serves to clarify why he is in a state of mourning as he begins to speak.
Aegyptius, a man bent double with age, and of infinite experience, was the first to speak. His son Antiphus had gone with Ulysses to Ilius, land of noble steeds, but the savage Cyclops had killed him when they were all shut up in the cave, and had cooked his last dinner for him. He had three sons left, of whom two still worked on their father's land, while the third, Eurynomus, was one of the suitors; nevertheless their father could not get over the loss of Antiphus, and was still weeping for him when he began his speech.
The primary purpose of the second paragraph is to
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A explain the reason for Aegyptius' sorrow.explain the reason for Aegyptius' sorrow.


B express Aegyptius' need for revenge against Telemachus.express Aegyptius' need for revenge against Telemachus.


C demonstrate how much the people of Ithaca revere wisdom.demonstrate how much the people of Ithaca revere wisdom.


D predict Ulysses' eventual rise to power in the end of the passage.
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