Question

what is the meaning of the part in the parenthesis:
There comes a time when (the cup of endurance runs over,) and men are no longer willing to be plunged into an abyss of injustice where they experience the bleakness of corroding despair.

Answer 1

The stuff in the parentheses should not be in parentheses, because it makes an incomplete clause.

Answer 2

well it should be underlined but i couldnt do that so i put parentheses @wach

Answer 3

"the cup of endurance runs over" is a metaphor for the point where men have no more endurance. So, the sentence is saying that there's a time when men run out of endurance and can no longer deal with injustice, which gives them despair.

Answer 4

I suppose you can imagine endurance, the quality of enduring/surviving difficult situations, like a liquid. Men have a limited amount of endurance. Injustice is like a hole in the cup that drains away endurance as time goes on, until there is no more endurance left.

Answer 5

ok thank you :)