Enucleation (Definition)
Enucleation refers to the removal of the eyebal, sometimes surgically, sometimes forcibly. Oedipus, in Greek mythology, committed auto-enucleation in self-punishment for his own "blindness" in failing to see that he was married to his mother, for example. Select the text below - roll over it with your cursor.
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1. Who wrote King Lear?
2. What famous person in Greek mythology committed auto-enucleation?
3. What was the title of the West painting that Keats saw with his brothers?
4. Why is King Lear considered by some people to be repellent or objectionable?
Include the question with your answer. Your email might read like this: "Dear Ms. Burke: I found the Easter egg in the Keats passage. The title of the West painting was Death on the Pale Horse."