Isabella; or The Pot of Basil Flashcards
1
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Fair Isabel, poor simple Isabel!
A
Isobel is innocent and inexperienced. The reader knows immediately that she will be vulnerable.
2
Q
‘a young palmer in Love’s eye!’
A
‘young palmer’ represents a consistent character role, in juxtaposition to Isabella, and the perhaps represents that he will be still in ‘Love’s eye’ when he dies. Could we assume that Isabella is ‘Love’ as, Lorenzo will always be in Isabella’s eye, and her love for him continues even after his death.
3
Q
‘They could not’
A
Repetition of ‘They could not’ represents the characters entrapment in passionate love, a device known as anaphora.
4
Q
‘dream and nightly weep’
A
Juxtaposition of ‘dream and nightly weep’ foreshadows the obstacles their love faces and how bad will always follow good in this poem.
