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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
Vocabulary

The meaning of the phrase?

Explaining the spectacle to Miranda, Prospero aims to explain her to herself.

I found this sentence from a book on internet. What is the meaning of the phrase 'to explain her to herself'? Thanks in advance.

  

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It means exactly what is says. It is not an idiom. " It means for the boy to consider his own behavior and to tell his mother why he was misbehaving.

  • It means exactly what is says.
  • It is not an idiom.
  • " It means for the boy to consider his own behavior and to tell his mother why he was misbehaving.
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It means exactly what is says. It is not an idiom.

When a boy behaves badly, his mother can demand, "Explain yourself!" It means for the boy to consider his own behavior and to tell his mother why he was misbehaving.

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