- All's Well That Ends Well
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- As You Like It
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- Coriolanus
- Cymbeline
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- Henry IV, Part 1
- Henry IV, Part 2
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This passage is important for a number of reasons. Pi is telling the author about his philosophy of animals. While many would say that tigers or lions are "dangerous," a moment's contemplation reveals that man is a far more destructive animal.
Notice what Pi is implying. First, man is an animal--just an instinctive, physical being. Second, Pi suggests that there's a commonality between animals and people--Pi's point will become crucial to the final chapters of the novel, when it's revealed that Pi has been blurring the distinctions between animals and people in his own life's story. In all, the passage…