Mrs Midas Flashcards
(6 cards)
What are the main themes of Mrs. Midas?
Change and loss, love, interesting character.
What is a quote that shows how the Midases become separated after the wish?
“Seperate beds” show how they have become physically further apart and also emotionally as sharing a bed is an act of trust.
What is a quote that shows how the gold is worthless to the couple?
“Tomb of Tutankhamen” shows how, like how a dead person can’t make use if the treasure they’re buried with, having a lot of gold and wealth is useless to the couple as they can’t be physically and emotionally close anymore die to the betrayal of trust.
What is a quote that shows how Mrs Midas has lost her dream of having a child?
“Pupils like flies” after a passage describing a superficially beautiful child shows how, like dead flies trapped in amber, her dream has been extinguished and, in realising that her relationship with Mr Midas is never going to improve after this, she decides to leave him.
What is a quote that shows Mrs Midas still feels regret about what happened?
“His warm hands” shows how she still thinks about the lost intimacy between her and Mr Midas, and the warm of his hands contrasts with the cold gold that they created.
What is a quote that shows how Mrs Midas feels betrayal about what her husband has done?
“Pure selfishness” is one of the abrupt parts of the narrative that show how Mrs Midas has been in control of her story from the start, and shows us how she sees Mr Midas’ actions as thoughtless and greedy.
