Question

The adjective "barbaric" has Latin and Greek roots that actually go back to even older languages like Sanskrit. It is believed that these roots developed from the sound bar-bar, which ancient people made to imitate the words of an unfamiliar language that they regarded as primitive and inferior. Use this background, along with context clues, to determine the meaning of barbaric in "The Lady, or the Tiger?" Write your definition of "barbaric" here and explain how you got it.

Answer 1

Answer:

having a bizarre, primitive, or unsophisticated quality

Explanation:

According to Merriam-Webster dictionary barbaric means "having a bizarre, primitive, or unsophisticated quality". In the story 'The Lady, or the Tiger", the king is 'semi-barbaric' known for 'his barbaric idealism' by which he administered justice. The princess who loves the young man contains " the savage blood transmitted to her through long lines of wholly barbaric ancestors". The unfortunate young man, the writer suggests, to die and "wait for her in the blessed regions of semi-barbaric futurity"?