Mrs Midas Flashcards
Poured a glass of wine
Atmosphere is relaxed and calm, nothing out of the ordinary
Vegetables cooked
Normal relaxed household gender roles, woman cooking
Sanding under the pear tree
Stereotypical gender roles husband in garden
Snapping
Aggressive tone violent connotation juxtaposed with either kitchen scene.
Foreshadowing the violence that king Midas shows. Mrs Midas is scared of being touched and dying.
Visibility poor
Can’t believe what she’s seeing - doesn’t understand the situation
Dark of the ground
Foreshadows the darkness coming and connotes that there is a storm like their rocky and stormy relationship
But the twig in his hand was gold
Realisation of what he’s done
Pear from a branch like a lightbulb
simile-comic effect juxtaposed of a fancy ear with an ordinary household item
fairy lights on the tree?
question- shock of what shes seeing
he came into the house.
short sentence listing his actions for comedic effect
the doorknobs gleamed
from mrs midas cleaning, and king midas turning everything to gold.
you know the mind
confused- mind starting to wonder
feild of gold
famous battle in english history
miss maready
reference to history teacher
he sat in that chair like a king on a burnished throne
similie- leased with himself
burnished
polished buttainted ike his love
strange,wild,vain
list- he’s unravelling. her opinion.
God
question- kings are always God’s appointed people
for starters
trying o be fancy, no longer cooked vegetables
spitting out the teeth of the rich
metaphor- corn being compared to golden teeth
he forgot his basic needs when asking for his wish only thinking of his wants
his spoon,then mine,then with the knives, the forks
suspensful
shaking hand
shes filled with terror. compared to when she was relaxed drinking wine earlier.
fragrant bone dry white from italy
trying to be fancy
glass, goblet, golden chalice- structure
alliteration of harsh g, guttural sound reflects stressful tone
goblet,golden chalice
knights and kings royal and fancy
i started to scream
horrified
sank to his knees
choking on the golden wine
i finished the wine
because he can no longer drink it.
trying to drown out the pain
i made him sit on the other side of the room
had to put physical and mental distance between him because she is terrified
lot all passion
ilocked the cat in the cellar
others are in danger as well not just her
the toilet i didn’t mind
trying to be funny, toilet humour, golden throne.
i moved the phone…
i couldn’t believe my ears:
x2
listing all the dangers. dramatic pause before he tells his side of the story
look,
speaking to the reader
granted
pun comedic attempt
him.
disgust
do you know about gold?
question posed to reader
it feeds no one
doesn’t satisfy any needssl
slakes
futile for physical needs
gazed, entranced
still shocked and doesnt understand
you’ll be able to give up smoking for good
attempt at humour
separate beds
can no longer be physical- lost intimacy in relationship
i put a chair against my door
physical barrier- she’s scared
turning the spare room into the tomb of tutankhamun
metaphor- connotations of death lavish
we were passionate then
already lamenting the intimacy they’ve lost
halcyon days
positive connotations, god old day s
unwrapping each other, rapidly,
desperately undressing, passionate. ideas of gifts and riches in both way
like presents, fast food
similes shows passion of relationship
metaphor convenient, quick satisfying and unhealthy
his honeyed embrace
gold sweet sticky passionate
that would turn my lips to a work of art
she would turn into a golden statue
with a heart of gold
irony shed be dead
a saying that is usually associated with
kindness
useless if she’s dead.
its perfect ore limbs
his son. she’s still loyal to him even though he’s selfish. rare ore because king midas will never have kids
ts amber eyes holding their pupils like flies
her dream is to have a family, he’s taken that away from her.
my dream milk burned in my breasts
horrible imagery reflects atrocious pain shes feelingst
streaming sun
constant references to gold
so he had to move out .
short sentence. on cequence of becoming a mother
wilds
refers back to his wild look in stanza three hes gone crazy
in a glade of its own
so no one is in danger. isolated.
he sat in the back
shame and mystery
the woman who married the fool
gossip, she’s ashamed of being married to a greedy mana
at first
change in time.
suggests shw doesnt any lnger
odd times
pun because of the odd situation she is in and reflects the sporadic visit
parking the car a good way off
she’s scared - doesnt want people to see or him to touch her
you knew you were getting close
second person
moral of the story is universalg
golden trout
cant eat/ drink anything without it turning into gold
a beautiful lemon mistake
juxtaposition- the words are contrasted to show her mixed feelings towards him
glistening
looks nice
thin
he is starving because his selfish wish is catching up to him.
delirious
going mad, becuase lack of food, isolation, regret of wish
music of pan from the woods
allusion to greek mythology
listen
speaking to the reader a caution
idiocy or greed
selfishness
lack of thought for me
didn’t think how his wishes would impact her
pure selfishness.
short sentence reflects self absorbed e is and ultimately sacrificed relationship
contents of the house
ironic, she’s happily benefiting from the financial gain
dawn, late afternoon
golden colours
once a bowl of apples stopped me dead
reminder of what he did still shocked her deeply
i miss most, even now, his hands….
list of all the consequences of his decisions
his touch
still longs for something she cant have without dying. wants affection love and kindness
