Mrs.Midas Part 2 Flashcards
“He” came into the house. The doorknobs gleamed.
•she refers to him as he as she believes he doesn’t deserve respect as he is in the wrong
“He” drew the blinds. You know the mind;i thought of
•she refers to him as he as she believes he doesn’t deserve respect as he is in the wrong
the “Field of the cloth of Gold” and of Miss Macready
•she is reminded of history lessons with he old teacher, fields of cloth where kings meet snd show off
He sat in that chair “like a king on a burnished throne”
•references the greek myth its based on
The look on his “face was strange, wild, vain.” I said,
•he is described as king like, he has wealth and all his greed and selfishness has backfired on him
“What in the name of god is going on? He started to laugh”
•shows she is in disbelief, he laughs nervously as he realises hes messed up, his laugh contrasts with her anger
“I served up the meal”. For starters, “corn on the cob”
- ”i served up the meal”- comic effect- mrs midas continues to go about her domestic chores, despite absurd situation
- ”corn on the cob”- visually fitting, he cant eat as what has happened becomes apparent to him
Within seconds he was “spitting out the teeth of the rich”
•visually fitting, he cant eat as what had happened becomes apparent to him
He toyed wih his “spoon, then mine, then with the knives, the forks”
•list, one thing then another, reflects growing realisation of mrs midas
He asked where was the wine. I poured with “shaking hand”
•emphasises the realisation and anxiety over what is happening
“as he picked up the “glass, goblet, golden chalice , drank”
•alliteration and harsh constanant sounds adds to the drama. “Chalice” associated with the last supper, suggest this is his last meal
“It was then that i started to scream. He sank to his knees”
•dramatic opening to the stanza as they both accept whats happened, scream shows horror and midas sinking to his knees shows despair
“after we both calmed down, i finished the wine”
•horror/shock is combined with comedy- it seems absurd that they both have calmed so quickly
“on my own” hearing him out. “I made him sit”
•enjambment-emphasies the humour of mrs m finishing the wine on her own, she cant handle the news
“on the other side of the room and keep his hands to himself”
•suggests midas still seeks a physical relationship with his wife. Him sitting on the other side of the room show distance in their relationship, that has been brought on by these circumstances
