This is no deception sent by queen persephone, this is just the way of mortals when we die. sinews no longer bind the flesh and bones together – . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the spirit rustling, flitters away . . flown like a dream. who says the above quote and why?

The quote from the question is made by Anticlea, she says this by explaining to Ulysses that he can not embrace her in the underworld.

Ulysses tries to hug her three times, but finds out that she is disembodied and her arms simply pass through her. It is with this quote that she explains that this is how all ghosts are, and she expresses great sadness.

first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.