The Lady Of The House Of Love Key Quotes And Analysis Flashcards
“Revenants”
“Revenants” (noun) - Supernatural - perhaps haunting the area.
“Subtle”
“Subtle”(adjective) - not as visible - secretive/hidden.
“Vindicative”
“Vindicative” - (adjective) - viciously cruel/vengefulness.
“too many shadows”
“derelict bedroom”
“too many shadows” “derelict bedroom” - Both of which are gothic conventions.
“Sound”
“Sound” - (noun) - ghostly/eerie/haunting
“Cracked mirror suspended from a wall does not reflect a presence.”
“Cracked mirror suspended from a wall does not reflect a presence.” - superstition/bad luck - supernatural - gothic convention
“Still gushes spring water from a faucet in a stone lion’s mouth”
“Still gushes spring water from a faucet in a stone lion’s mouth” - ordinary in an extraordinary setting
“Somnambulist”
“Somnambulist” - sleep walker
“Wearing an antique bridal gown”
“Wearing an antique bridal gown” - corpsebride: based on a 17th century Jewish Folktale. She is based on Miss Havisham from Great Expectations - Charles Dickens - allusion
“beautiful queen of the vampires”
“beautiful queen of the vampires” - a vampire. “queen” - connotes aristocracy.
“She counts out the tarot cards, ceaselessly construing a constellation of possibilities”
“She counts out the tarot cards, ceaselessly construing a constellation of possibilities” - Gothic Convention
“red plush tablecloth”
“red plush tablecloth” - plush = same feeling as velvet.
red = passion, blood, sexuality and anger.
“perennial sadness of a girl who is both death and the maiden”
“perennial sadness of a girl who is both death and the maiden”
- “perennial” (adjective): ongoing/everlasting
- “girl” (noun): vulnerable, damsel in distress, innocence, naivety, purity
- “death” (noun): destructive/dangerous
- “maiden” (noun): bringer of life/youth
“Sonorities”
“Sonorities” - deep and full voice.
“annihilation”
“annihilation” - total destruction/
highlights her violent nature.
