Quotes Flashcards
“His weak……”
“His weak spirit fails”
Death is foreshadowed from the beginning of the poem.
Many references to death could represent its inevitability for the characters, as well as potentially in real life.
“Anxious her lips,………….”
“Anxious her lips, her breathing quick and short”
Uses Chiasmus to create a special artistic effect in order to lay emphasis on what they want to communicate - Madeline being anxious and nervous.
“I will not harm……..”
“I will not harm her, by all saints I swear”
Religious imagery emphasises his good intentions and emotions
Madeline is presented as angel like
“Splendid angel”
“So pure a thing”
“Angela the……….”
“The Beadsman,…….”
“Angela the old Died palsy twitch’d”
“The Beadsman, after thousand aves told……. Slept among his ashes cold”
Gothic and cold imagery
Cyclical nature - starts with the Beadsman in the cold and ends with his death in the wintry cold.
“Numb were…..”
“Numb were the Beadman’s fingers”
“Meagre……..”
“Meagre, barefoot, wan”
“Music’s…………”
“Music’s golden tongue”
“Young virgins………”
“Young virgins might have visions of delight”
“Porphyro, with…………”
“Porphyro, with heart on fire”
“Had come………..”
“Had come young Porphyro, with heart on fire for Madeline”
Possible tragic hero status because of his great amount of love for Madeline that pushes his character through the story.
“The aged……..”
“The aged creature came, shuffling along”
Tragic victim - introduction to Angela doesn’t make her seem human. Possible foreshadowing of death.
“A cruel man………”
“A cruel man and impious thou art”
Angela’s disbelief in Porphyro’s plan
“Ah, bitter…….”
“Ah, bitter chill it was”
Immediate melancholy feeling established
Inhospitable outside
“A hundred………”
“A hundred swords”
Danger established - takes the risk despite the peril he might face.
Tragic myopia - love for Madeline’s is the most important thing.
