In the reading, statement on the assassination of martin luther king, jr., what is
most likely the reason for the speaker reciting the poem by aeschylus?
even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget
falls drop by drop upon the heart,
until, in our own despair,
against our will,
comes wisdom
through the awful grace of god.
a) the speaker wants to impress his audience with the fact that he's educated.
b) the speaker wants to force religion onto his audience.
the speaker wants to emphasize understanding, in spite of feelings of
hopelessness.
d) the speaker is at a loss for his own words.