How oft when men are at the point of death
Have they been merry! which their keepers call
A lightning before death: O, how may I
Call this a lightning? O my love! my wife!
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The phrase during separate semesters helps reveal the meaning of the word concurrent which means at the same time.
Answer:
charlie at the end of the story is mostly the same but at the end he was a little bit smarter, and aware that he was once smart. now he feels humiliated b/c he isn't as smart as he once was.