Odpowiedź:

1. It was his source of the ideas of cruel gods, the forces of nature and hostile fate.

Fragment w tekście: "He takes the idea of cruel gods, the forces of nature and hostile fate from Greek tragedy." - Koncepcję okrutnych bogów, sił natury i nieprzychylnego przeznaczenia zaczerpnął z greckiej tragedii.

2. As the noble family he is descended from died out long ago, without leaving anything.

Fragment w tekście: "The d'Uberville family died out long ago and there is no land or inheritance (...)." - Ród d'Uberville wygasł dawno temu i nie ma po nim ani ziemi, ani spadku (...).