does anyone know the poem that was phrased at the end of the movie when lady jane was being executed. "the soul takes fl
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ciaraelena — 19 years ago(January 13, 2007 09:09 AM)
does anyone know the poem that was phrased at the end of the movie when lady jane was being executed. "the soul takes flight to a world that is invisable" some thing like that i tried to goggle but couln't find anything. please help!!!
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IsoldeJaneHolland — 19 years ago(March 13, 2007 08:43 AM)
It's from Plato's
Phaedo
recounting the death of Socrates, who was
sentenced to drink hemlock after being condemned from corrupting the
young of Athens.
Here's a link to the entire text:
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~wldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_1/phaedo.html -
b17g1630 — 15 years ago(May 22, 2010 07:00 PM)
As in "Phaedo to black"?
Seriously, I just went to this link and read the text, then searched it using "Find" after I couldn't see the quoted passage.
The Find function confirmed it isn't there. Not even the word "flight". -
b17g1630 — 16 years ago(July 08, 2009 08:44 PM)
I've been looking too, with zero results. According to Dr. Feckenham, it's Plato - specifically, his commentary on the death of Socrates (as he told Jane at the beginning of the movie when she sight-translated the Greek she was reading).
I've searched online, and in also in sources such as BARLETT'S QUOTATIONS (after I first saw the movie in the late 80's).
The quote as spoken by Dr. Feckenham at the end of the movie and leading into the credits, is:
The soul takes flight to the world that is invisible.
And there arriving, she is sure of bliss,
And forever dwells in Paradise.
To me, it's a beautiful thought. I just wish I knew the source.
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unruhe-3 — 15 years ago(May 24, 2010 01:04 AM)
It's from the Phaedrus, specifically section 248c (Socrates' discourse on the nature of the soul). I don't know whose translation was used in the film, but here's a translation (from the Greek) of the same lines: "Whatever soul has followed in the train of a god, and discerned something of truth, shall be kept from sorrow, and if she can do this always, she shall remain always free from hurt."