Quotation: “Just over the external jugular vein there were two punctures, not large, but not wholesome-looking. There was no sign of disease, but the edges were white and worn-looking, as if by some trituration. It at once occurred to me that this wound, or whatever it was, might be the means of that manifest loss of blood; but I abandoned the idea as soon as it formed, for such a thing could not be.” (115) Comment: This was the first…
Quotation: “Be so good as not to trifle, Mr. Atherton. If what you say is correct, and the wretch to whom you allude really has Miss Lindon at her mercy, then the woman I love – and whom you also pretend to love – stand in imminent peril not only of a ghastly death, but of what is infinitely worse than death.” (254) Comment: This is one of the first times Lessington begins to acknowledge what happened in his past…
Quotation: “In my sudden passage from one mood to another, I was filled with the desire to shake the life half out of him. But so soon as I moved a step in his direction, intending war instead of peace, he altered the position of his hand, holding it out towards me as if forbidding my approach. Directly he did so, quite involuntarily, I pulled up dead, – as if my progress had been stayed by bars of iron and…
Quotation: “But this picture will remain always young. It will never be older than this particular day of June… If it were only the other way! If it were I who was to be always young, and the picture that was to grow old! For that – for that – I would give anything!” (66) Comment: This marks the beginning of Dorian Gray’s struggle with the concepts of aging and beauty. Before Lord Henry discussed the idea with him he…
Quotation: “Right in the midst there lay the body of a man sorely contorted and still twitching. They drew near on tiptoe, turned it on its back and beheld the face of Edward Hyde. He was dressed in clothes far too large for him, clothes of the doctor’s bigness; the cords of his face still moved with a semblance of life, but life was quite gone; and by the crushed phial in the hand and the strong smell of kernels…
Quotation: “But I feel this Helen: I must dislike those who, whatever I do to please them, persist in disliking me; I must resist those who punish me unjustly. It is as natural as that I should love those who show me affection, or submit to punishment when I feel it is deserved.” “Heathens and savage tribes hold that doctrine, but Christians and civilized nations disown it” (Bronte, 119). Comment: Jane Eyre is discussing with Helen Burns how she feels…
Quotation: “The nearer I approached to you habitation, the more deeply did I feel the spirit of revenge enkindled in my heart” (pg 124) Comment: Frankenstein’s creature only feels resentment and wants revenge when he thinks about Frankenstein and any other human after his encounter with the family from the cottage. The Creature had expressed earlier a questioning as to why he was alive and a wish to not have been given life, but this was the first time he…
When most people think of monsters they think of vampires, zombies, and werewolves to name a few. One of the most popular in culture right now is the vampire. They are seen in many different lights such as the villain, the mysterious, sexy man that no one can get close to but everyone wants to, along with others. It is interesting how the feelings about vampires have changed due to teen fiction books and popular movies. In earlier books, vampires…
