Read the selection below from gulliver’s travels by jonathan swift and answer the question that follows.

“. . [i]f his majesty, in consideration of your services, and pursuant to his own merciful disposition, would to spare your life, and only give orders to put out both your eyes, he humbly conceived that, by this expedient, just might in some measure be satisfied, and all the world applaud the lenity of the emperor, as well as the fair and generous proceedings of those who have the honor to be his counselors. . ”

which excerpt from the passage above illustrates symbolism of sight?

i. “pursuant to his own merciful disposition”

ii. “give orders to put out both your eyes”

iii. “fair and generous proceedings”

i, ii, and iii
i only
ii only
i and iii

I believe the answer is: II only

Symbolism of sight refers to the the sentence that suggest the use of vision. In the 2nd line, there is a phrase that states ". . . put out both your eyes". This indicates a character in the writing is intended to take out the vision and make other party feel helpless.

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which time period is this? or is this story fictional, i'm going to need more info to answer this question