The very first line is Bernardo asking "Who's there?" - if delivered
correctly, considering what happens after, it would have a fearful,
apprehensive quality to it. It creates a certain amount of tension and
unknowing, which plays into the central theme and actions of the play.
Hard to thing two words can do all of that, but that is their purpose.
- Question #3 on page 350, making specific references to the play-
Question 3 of page 350 is not about a play. It is a fiction piece, called "Girl".
- Question #4 on p. 385, referring to all three sonnets in this section
The solace in remembering a loved one compares to the speaker's
definition on love, because love is so pure and true to the speaker, it
can lift them out of their lowliest state, and would not be traded for
anything.
- Question #4 on page 517 making specific references to the story
The fact that she is making the journey to obtain medicine for her sick
grandson shows us that they are both alive. I mean, why does a dead
child need medicine? It never actually crossed my mind that she might be
dead, although I did suspect she suffered from dementia. The vision
that she sees of the boy (her grandson?) with the marble cake might
convince others that she and her grandson are dead, but I just felt she
was hallucinating. She says that her and her grandson are the only two
left, and she makes plans to buy him a gift. I feel that they are both
very much alive, and I never felt otherwise. If I think about them being
dead, my perception of the story changes, but only a bit- because if
death is the same arduous journey as life, then- well, that is very
depressing.
- Question #3 on p. 532 making specific references to the poem
The neighbors meet to mend the wall. One neighbor has pines, the other
(narrator) apple orchards. One believes the wall is necessary, one
wonders why that is. The narrator does not see the need for the wall,
the neighbor thinks "Good fences make good neighbors", so clearly, he
likes his privacy and enjoys keeping people at bay. You cannot be
bothered by a neighbor, if they are not allowed in to bother you. The
wall is destroyed by hunters passing through, as I understand it, so the
wall plays the part of a barrier in the world. I think the narrator has
a more balanced view of the world, and thinks perhaps, the wall would
not have to be mended yearly if there were no wall. The other neighbor
enjoys the wall, and his privacy.
The wordplay indicates his face reflected in the memorial, but also facing the loss of life from the war.
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