All Quotes Flashcards
(21 cards)
unwind
Word choice- reflects her mood, shes taking time to look back on everything happening in her life right now before she finds out what her husband has done
is he putting fairy lights in the tree?
Sentence structure- it adds dramatic effects, question in last line again highlights Mrs M’s shock and disbelief and also shows how she still doesn’t know what he has done and it is going to hit her soon
what in the name of God is going on? He started to laugh
Sentence structure- this emphasises how the husband thinks it’s funny what he has done to himself and it just hasn’t hit him The reality of it. the wife is shocked about what he has done because she can’t even touch him without turning into gold and it is in disbelief about his selfish actions. Writer does this to show how he ruined their marriage for his selfishness and he literally can’t touch or eat anything, so he basically causes his death.
Spitting out the teeth of the rich
metaphor- this emphasises how he can’t touch anything at all or it will turn into gold and how he is losing body parts since his wish came true. Writer does this by showing the audience how his wish has had a negative impact on his life and how he literally can’t touch or do anything, not even eat, meaning he will probably die of starvation.
i poured with a shaking hand
Word choice- further emphasises her thoughts and her anxiety over what is happening, her fear, uncertainty, it’s not a joke to her, she is afraid of him because of what he has done.
It was then that I started to scream. He sank to his knees
Word choice- tone has become negative both of them accept full reality of what has happened, ‘scream’ demonstrate Mrs Midas horror. While Midas ‘sank to his knees’ in despair.
I made him sit on the one side of the room and keep his hands to himself
Word choice- suggest the change in the relationship and start of separation loss of touch/Intimacy. suggests Midas still seeks a physical relationship with Mrs M.
i locked the cat in the cellar. I moved the phone. The toilet I didn’t mind
sentence structure- shows the extent to which she had to change things, further comedy combined with Mrs Ms disbelief/ shock.
At least I said you’ll be able to give up smoking for good
Word choice- injects some humour into the shocking situation, humour on a more positive note. Midas will now have to stop smoking.
Separate beds
sentence structure- shows the damage done to their relationship, summarises the full effect of their relationship. shows how they’re losing their physical relationship.
I put a chair against my door near petrified
Word choice- Mrs Midas terror of her husband touching her is continued and emphasised, shows that Mrs Midas is now afraid of her husband, The tone has become more serious.
Unwrapping each other rapidly like presents Fast food
Word choice- shows how passionate they were before Midas got his wish granted, compares undressing each other to opening a gift or something that is anticipated greatly- contrast to their new relationship.
But now I feared his honeyed embrace
Word choice- she now Rightly fears Midas touch since it would be deadly to her.
the kiss that would turn my lips to a work of art.
Simile- art is something to be admired yet never changed or touched- forever frozen. effect of his touch on her shows how he can’t touch her or else he will kill her, she’s afraid of him and if he touches her, he will kill her
My drean Milk burned in my breasts
Sentence structure- milk will only ever remain a dream as she can have his child, alliteration of harsh sounds to show the pain she feels at this loss. can’t have babies as long as her husband has his gift.
So he had to move out
Word choice- Mrs Midas bluntly informs us how the consequences of the myth and the effect on their lives continues to destroy their relationship. Shows us what she has lost, her partner. Their relationship continues to fall apart due to Midas greed
the woman who married the fool who wished for gold.
Word choice- shows she is clearly blaming him for stupidly wishing for gold. she’s ashamed of what hes become and what he’s made her
he was thin
Word choice- she describes him in a sorrowful state. He’s beginning to lose his mind.
what gets me now is not the idiocy or greed but lack of thought for me.
Word choice- explores the selfish nature of relationships, not only affected him but also deprived them both of physical relationship and his wife of a chance to have her dream baby.
pure Selfishness
Right choice short sentence shows how bitter she is about his
i miss most even now his hands his warm hands on my skin his touch.
Word choice, sentence structure- she remembers fondly their once full, physical relationship and mourns its passing, the repetition of words ‘hands’ emphasises to that his touch, once a potent symbol of their intimacy is gone forever. It’s also shows even after everything she still misses her husband and misses their relationship and the physical relationship they had which can never happen again because of the wish.
