Isabella; or, The Pot of Basil: Quotes (pt. 2)
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- Isabella; or, The Pot of Basil: Quotes (pt. 2)
- "enriched from ancestral merchandise"
- description of the brother's and their materialistic goods that make them rich; this is old money
- "weary hand did swelt"
- exploitative business of the brothers
- "torched mines"
- "noisy factories"
- "stinging whip"
- exploitative business of the brothers
- "hungry shark"
- cold moral nature of the brothers; they are quite predatory like in their business and authority
- "cold ice"
- "sharp racks to pinch and peel"
- cold moral nature of the brothers; they are quite predatory like in their business and authority
- "negative pride"
- Keats presents the brothers quite negatively, pridefully and as deceiving characters
- "gainful cowardice"
- Keats presents the brothers quite negatively, pridefully and as deceiving characters
- "downy nest"
- Isabella's "downy nest" paints her as a victim
- "money-bags"
- further description of the brothers; they are defined by the things that they value
- "the tale shall move on soberly"
- negative foreshadowing by Keats in the aside to Boccaccio's story
- "some high noble and his olive-trees"
- plan of the brothers to marry Isabella off to a noble (rich man); olive trees are a symbol of peace or victory, historically won by brides or virgins
- "men of cruel clay"
- further negative of description of the brothers
- "his dewy rosary"
- prayer beads in Catholicism; in Keats' poetry, the presence of prayer beads signifies death (e.g. Beadsman)
- "serpents' whine"
- further negative description of the brothers; these are especially animalistic
- "huntsman's dress"
- further negative description of the brothers; these are especially animalistic
- "murdered man"
- has not been killed at this point but referring to him as dead demonstrates the inevitability of his death
- alliteration reinforces/emphasises the fact that Lorenzo is now dead or is as good as dead
- "sick and wan"
- brothers' appearance
- "blood-hounds"
- brothers are once again described using animalistic imagery
- "put on thy stifling widow's weed"
- Isabella felt a matrimonial love for Lorenzo although they were never married; this grief stifles her
- Stanza 14-30
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