Richard Crashaw’s 'The Weeper' is famous for its intense, sometimes bizarre imagery regarding whose tears?
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Correct answer: Mary Magdalene, the repentant sinner
Crashaw, a Catholic convert, used highly sensuous and 'Baroque' imagery. He describes Mary Magdalene's tears as 'walking baths' and 'portable oceans', emphasizing the physical intensity of religious penance and love.
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