Mrs Midas Flashcards
(13 cards)
The woman who married the fool
Reveals embarrassment of her husbands greed and selfishness blames her husband for relationship falling apart and his stupidity
Separate beds
Sentence structure factual statement emphasises effect of Midas wish
We were passionate then in those halcyon days, unwrapping each other
Connotations of words convey idea that their relationship was loving
At first, I visited odd times parking the car a good way off
Metaphor for them growing apart breaks relationship becomes more distant as time passes
I miss most even now his hands, his warm hands on my skin, his touch
Sense of loss repetition of hands emphasises what she missed warm contrasts gold
Once a bowl of apples stopped me dead
Sense of loss as she reflects on her lost husband and is reminded of him and his gift even all this later the feelings of pain still linger
He was thin, delirious
Word choice connotations of illness/desperation consequences of greed
That look in his eyes was strange, wild, vain
Described as king like, vain shows greed and selfishness, strange and wild suggests contemplating what has happened
So he had to move out
Resigned tone sentence structure gives sense that has given up hope for relationships future
My dream milk burned in my breasts
Word choice reveals she’s been longing for a child word choice of burned shows dreams have been destroyed
I started to scream
Demonstrates her horror, accept full reality of what’s happened
The lack of thought for me
Word choice we sympathise with Mrs Midas emphasise anger but also hurt by his selfish decision/thoughtlessness
We had a car and in the wilds in a glade of its own
Word choice breaks how she has to isolate Midas metaphor for distance that has grown in their relationship
