The Courtship of Mr Lyon Flashcards
bridal
“unmarked as a spilled bolt of bridal satin”
describing the white road, introduction of theme of virginity
restore
“slow attempt to restore his fortunes”
poverty
pet
“his Beauty, his girl-child, his pet”
patronising, endearment
sheepskin
“old sheepskin coat around him”
wolf in sheep’s clothing, dichotomy of “nice guy”, still perpetuating patriarchal stereotypes
Palladian
“perfect, Palladian house that seemed to hide itself shyly behind snow-laden skirts of an antique cypress”
personification of house, beast - shy and hidden, like a child behind a mother’s skirt
drink
“Eat me” “Drink me”
consumerism, alice themes
moon
“as the moon rose…. the curtains revealed a landscape as of ivory with an inlay of silver.”
sublime
daughter
“because he loved his daughter, Beauty’s father stole the rose.”
good fellow
“I am no good fellow! I am the Beast”
pierce
“as if her eyes might pierce appearances and see your soul.”
abt the photo, wants smn to see him for him
bewildering
“She found his bewildering difference from herself almost intolerable”
the other, foreign threat, orientalism
reciprocal scale
“on some magically reciprocal scale, the price of her father’s good fortune.”
the quote highlights the interconnectedness of actions and consequences within the story’s magical and moral framework.
apocalypse
“she thought of the first great beast of the Apocalypse, the winged lion with his paw upon the Gospel, Saint Mark.”
reference to the winged lion enriches the narrative by deepening Mr. Lyon’s symbolic resonance, his otherworldly power and grace, and setting the stage for Beauty’s emotional and transformative journey.
pearl
in awe of a young girl who looked as if she had been carved out of a single pearl
law
her father’s law case; and her dead mother
compassion
with a flood of compassion, understood: all he is doing is kissing my hands.
indescribable
with an indescribable shock, he went on all fours.
retreat
she would retreat nervously into her skin, flinching at his touch.
soon
she said; I will come back. Soon, before the winter is over.
resplendent
A resplendent hotel; the opera, theatres; a whole new wardrobe for his darling,
timeless
far away from the timeless spell of his house it seemed to possess the radiant and finite quality of dream and the Beast himself
monstrous
, so monstrous, so benign, some kind of spirit of good fortune who had smiled on them and let them go.
flowers
Since the flowers in the shop were the same all the year round, nothing in the window could tell her that winter had almost gone.
mite
her gravity could sometimes turn a mite petulant when things went not quite as she wanted them to go.
spoiled
