1) Read (STUDY) the first 20 numbered sections of the Enchiridion by Epictetus. HERE 2) Consider your own plans for your future. That it, reflect upon your hopes for private and public life. What are they? How would they be different if you were to become a stoic? Write this up, bring it to class (2 pages, max).
The first bit, "talking away," he talks without any restraint, even contradicting himself by having, "nothing to say," but saying it anyway. This kind of logic works perfectly, when your drunk. Someone is "shying away" from him, and he is "coming for your love," which can be taken as his pursuit of someone unwilling to give him sex. "Stumbling away," another symptom of being drunk. "Its not better to be safe than sorry" He is taking risks, drinking advances on another person. This is a little cherry picked, but this is the first interpretation that came to mind.
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