THE COURTSHIP OF MR LYON QUOTES Flashcards
the father’s little worry for his daughter
“he tried to call Beauty” - no real attempt
the father’s perhaps an alcoholic?
“time for another whiskey”
location of Mr Lyon’s house?
solitary - removed from society
“iron” gates
“hide itself shyly”
although Mr Lyon’s house seems suspicious, it also holds beauty
“meloncholy grace”
- oxymoron - contridictory
the contridictory description of the house, linking to Mr Lyon’s personality
(“meloncholy grace”)
“rose” and “thorns”
- thorn-like appearance? beast? but gentle? rose?
the wealth of Mr Lyon
“diamond”
“crystal”
“solid gold”
“great chandelier”
the beast’s personality is nothing like his apperance
- goes against ‘hairy on the inside’
“hospitable”
“so mysterious, so kind”
internal vs external?
the beast is used to be categorised, so at times, acts like this
“you must call me beast”
- orders this
- perhaps humiliation? for either?
animalistic descriptions of Mr Lyon
“paws”
“roaring”
“mazy head of hair”
“beast of prey”
lack of human description of Mr Lyon
“the host”
“the being”
- lacks pronouns or adjectives to humanise him - instead treating like object or something ‘other’
Beauty’s care for Mr Lyon
“she loved dearly”
“I hope he’ll be safe”
“she smiled with both her mouth and her eyes”
fairytale setting
“outside her kitchen”
- domesticated
the beast appearing like his apperance; scary
“he reared on his hind legs like an angry lion”
the beast’s shy personality
“he forced himself to master his shyness”
Beauty’s assumption that he will act like his apperance
“flinching at his touch”
