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With which Irish figure(s) is HCE often identified ?

Correct answer: B. Charles Stuart Parnell

A. Wolfe Tone
B. Charles Stuart Parnell
C. Father Arnall
D. Daniel O'Connell

Explanation

HCE is associated with several historical and mythic figures, but Charles Stewart Parnell is one of the most important Irish political identifications. Joyce uses HCE as a shifting, universal male figure rather than a single fixed character.

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