The other universal theme suggested by this passage is the danger of acting on your curiosity. This is reflected in the speaker's decision to decline the advice of friends and pursue a risky curiosity, leading to dire consequences for them.
The Odyssey
by Homer
My friends advise me, and to quit the shore.
Their wholesome counsel rashly I declined,
Curious to view the man of monstrous kind,
And try what social rites a savage lends:
Dire rites, alas! and fatal to my friends."
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One theme suggested by this passage is that people expect to be greeted with hospitality. Which other universal theme does this passage suggest?
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the danger of being rude to strangers
the danger of being rude to strangers
the danger of acting on your curiosity
the danger of acting on your curiosity
the need to keep going when you feel like quitting
the need to keep going when you feel like quitting
the need to take care when choosing one’s friends
the need to take care when choosing one’s friends
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