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U n i t 7 T h e M o n s t e r most tremendous musical geniuses in our
world. His immortal works far exceeded in value the tortures his arrogance inflicted upon others and the debts he owed.
Refer to Paragraph 13. The tremendous creative power, which propelled him to
produce so many memorable works in his lifetime, could have crushed his poor brain and body. However, he miraculously survived and made all the immortal accomplishments. In this sense he was a monster rather than a human being.
IV. Explain in your own words the following sentences.
He almost had no sense of responsibility.
He wrote large numbers of letters begging for money. In some letters he was
servile without shame, and in other letters he loftily offered his targeted
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benefactor the privilege of contributing to his support. If the recipient to accept his offer, . refused to lend him money, he would fly into a rage.
refused
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He would use his influence on as many people as possible in order to meet some admirer of his who was only too glad to offer him his help.
Since Wagner was driven by such tremendous forces, it is no surprise that he didn't behave like a normal human being.
Structural analysis of the text
In the first 10 paragraphs, we can find the following words and expressions used
to describe Richard Wagneras a monster of conceit: delusions of grandeur / a monster
of conceit / believed himself to be one of the greatest dramatists in the world,
one of the greatest thinkers, and one of the greatest composers / the most exhausting
conversationalist / proved himself right in so many ways / had theories about almost
any subject under the sun / alm