Question

This man uses his “vigorous warmth” to scatter “his Maker’s image” in the opening lines of a satirical poem set before “priest-craft did begin” and “before polygamy was made a sin.” A poem attributed to this man was expanded into the first English (-5[1])sonnet sequence, a “meditation” by Anne Locke. (15[1])In Renaissance Self-Fashioning, Stephen Greenblatt notes that a cycle by Thomas Wyatt may make a veiled comparison between this man and Henry VIII, since Wyatt could not safely say to Henry, “Thou art the man.” (-5[1])Pietro (*) Aretino’s paraphrase of a set of “penitential” poems attributed to this man influenced Tudor poets. In the King James Version, this man tells Nathan that a thief who steals a ewe lamb (10[1])“shall (10[1])surely (10[1])die,” not realizing he is (10[1])judging himself. (10[1])For 10 points, (10[1])what king appears in John Dryden’s Absalom and Achitophel, (10[2]-5[2])and was (10[1])thought to have sought forgiveness for seducing Bathsheba (10[1])in his (-5[1])Psalms? (10[1]) (10[3])■END■

ANSWER: David [prompt on the author of the Psalms until “Psalms” is read or the Penitential Sinner until “penitential” is read by asking “who was traditionally credited with writing those poems?”; prompt on Charles II until “sonnet” is read by asking “who is the actual character in the poem?”]
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Summary

2024 Chicago Open07/28/2024Y15100%7%33%130.20

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Richard NiuAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUHRead slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: A42-5
Matt BollingerBHSU BThe Empire Bikes Back4915
Taylor Harveysticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zoneI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)84-5
Charles HangLes MissourablesBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago Boy11710
Alexander NeroRead slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: AAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUH11810
Mike CheyneThe Oldest Men in the WorldLisan al-Quib11910
Daniel MaThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to seeAre You There, Chat? It's Me, Margaret12410
Nick JensenLMM's LLM MLMPunished "Venom" BHSU12610
Walter ZhangMindgoblin of Little Hobbesvar merchants12910
Matt Laferwhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anythingFirst Cause, First Cause, make me young!138-5
Matt WeinerSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUARENJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)13810
Chris RayWe Need New NamesThe Dyatlov Passement incident13810
Jorrest WeintraubThe Jeam TeamgenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yet138-5
Ryan RosenbergA Nervy Liberal Nanny Henceit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brown14010
Sinecio MoralesCharlotte's Moderately Successful TeamLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, Chicago14810
Ethan AshbrookGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood VermeerNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)150-5
Robert WangNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)Galvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood Vermeer15110
Aidan MehiganFirst Cause, First Cause, make me young!when you look this good, you don’t have to know anything15210
Jeremy TsaiI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)sticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zone15210
Jason ChenggenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yetThe Jeam Team15210