Isabella or the pot of basil Flashcards
1
Q
Everything is going well before the tragic downfall
‘Great bliss was…
A
…with them, and great happiness’
2
Q
an unproblematic requited love story is rare
‘Whose matter…
A
…in bright gold’
3
Q
Isabella and lorenzo’s love was doomed from the beginning
‘And went all naked…
A
…to the hungry shark’
4
Q
something thrilling in doing something wrong
‘Know there is…
A
…richest juice in poison-flowers’
5
Q
lorenzo as a clear vunerable tragic victim
‘Must see behind,…
A
…as doth the hunted hare’
6
Q
These feelings are often simultaneous
‘But Selfishness,…
A
…Love’s cousin, held not long’
oxymoranic, love makes you selfish and do crazy things
7
Q
through her plant, she find comfort in her tragedy
‘upon the murderous spot…
oxymoronic
A
…she seemed to grow’
8
Q
‘By natural decay…
A
…Her beauty fell’
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