·Direct
Alcinous began to speak in the cloister in his house.
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“Thus did he speak, and they all held their peace throughout the covered cloister, enthralled by the charm of his story, till presently Alcinous began to speak. ”
Book 13
ULYSSES LEAVES SCHERIA AND RETURNS TO ITHACA.
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Passage 1
Lines 4–5
Source text
Thus did he speak, and they all held their peace throughout the covered cloister, enthralled by the charm of his story, till presently Alcinous began to speak.
Location presence
3
Location presence
·Direct
The Phaeacian guests listened in the cloister in Alcinous’s house.
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“Thus did he speak, and they all held their peace throughout the covered cloister, enthralled by the charm of his story, till presently Alcinous began to speak. ”
·Direct
Ulysses spoke in the cloister in Alcinous’s house.
See evidence text
“Thus did he speak, and they all held their peace throughout the covered cloister, enthralled by the charm of his story, till presently Alcinous began to speak. ”
Claims for this passage
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Claims for this passage
Ulysses’s story holds the cloistered audience enthralled by its charm.
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“enthralled by the charm of his story”
Published summary
After the speaker finishes, everyone remains silent in the covered cloister, charmed by his story, until Alcinous begins to speak.