Cleante convinces Damis not to take revenge
<span>The topic that Ivan Ilyich is thinking about here is his approaching death. He is in pain, but he is trying to occupy himself with work so as not to think about the pain he is feeling. This pain leads him to think that he isn't going to live for a long time, and that his death is imminent, and closer than he thought. He is not ready to die, which is why he is scared and wants to forget about the fact that this is going to happen, whether he likes it or not.</span>
A, because it is contrasting:) have a good day.
Reading the excerpt from the "Il Penseroso" (The Serious Man) by John Milton, 5the phrase "Prophetic strain" means an effort is required to be a visionary.
The melancholic mood is glorified by the speaker as a means by which to "attain / To something like prophetic strain,".
