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XXV explained
A brief epitaph-like chapter commenting on the election of Stanford to the Upper House and the lesser fate of others elected to the Lower House after death.
What happens
A brief epitaph-like chapter commenting on the election of Stanford to the Upper House and the lesser fate of others elected to the Lower House after death.
Themes in this chapter
Political Satire
The chapter satirizes political elections and the fate of politicians in the afterlife.
Characters to notice
- Stanford
Elected to the Upper House
Key passages
“For those this mausoleum is erected Who Stanford to the Upper House elected.”
This tomb is built for those who elected Stanford to the upper legislative chamber.
Explains the purpose of the mausoleum.
“Their luck is less or their promotion slower, For, dead, they were elected to the Lower.”
Their fortune is worse or their advancement delayed, because after death they were elected to the lower chamber.
Contrasts the fate of those elected to the Lower House.