Allegory of the Cave Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- plato : philosopher who wrote the allegory of the cave
- allegory : symbolic story used to convey deeper meaning
- cave : where the story metaphorically begins
- shadows : what the prisoners see on the wall
- reality : state of things as they actually exist
- chains : symbol of restriction
- truth : what did the escaped prisoners come to understand
- light : symbol of enlightenment
- sun : symbol of the highest form of understanding
- knowledge : what the prisoners gain after seeing the world
- ignorance : the state of those who remain in the cave
- prisoners : people trapped in illusions, only seeing shadows
