The actions occurring in the passage aren’t really vivid to the reader. Other than the fact the woman is faced with the two choices of either marriage or perseverance on accomplishing and staying in her career. Also we can say that there is only one idea available in this passage and that is the power of love and how it can affect a person’s life and choices. Other than that, we can’t say much due to the focusing of the author more on style rather than actions and ideas.
The author of this passage concentrated mostly on the use of diction to describe the events and to portray the hidden meaning behind this mysterious work. He tends to describe the senses of violence, Ridiculousness, Confusion, Indecision, fear, sadness, joy and finally excitement, through the art of words and elocution. I shall describe how each one of these senses are portrayed in the passage, and its significance to its general meaning.
Firstly, the act of violence is portrayed in the play with utmost clearness. The phrase “More like a lion” is used to show animal imagery, and how the man’s violence is resembled to that of the barbaric lion. In addition, the use of the two words “charged” and “charging” as a sort of repetition to emphasize on that violent trait. Also the use of many words to resemble it as “slammed”, “violently”, “exclaimed”, “panting fiercely”, and finally “jumped out of her”. We notice how the word “jumped” here is used in an unusual way, in a sense of he was forced to jump.
Secondly, the feel of ridiculousness is also produced by the author through the use of diction in the passage. The author mentions the phrase “Too pink where it was pink and too white where it was white”, as a resemblance to the man’s face which is more clown like, or painted to look doll like. Additionally, the use of the words “fumbly… clumsy” is also used as a resemblance to the man’s clown like posture. In addition that, the author also uses the phrase “Like tending your baby!” which shows that despite the threatening behavior of the man he is yet considered to be helpless. And finally the phrase “repeating that ridiculous thing!” this shows how the lady is also acting oddly and weirdly.
Moving on to diction used to create the feel of confusion through the passage. Where the author includes phrases “like having a fit” which could represent the loss of control from the man and how this has also ended up in the loss of awareness. Also the use of the words “tottered” and “presumably” could refer to the indecision of the characters and how they couldn’t make up their minds. The phrase “she had forgotten” shows how after all the events that are occurring on this important day, she is yet carried away and forgets. As a final point, the use of the phrases “if he were mad” and “Perhaps he did not recognize her also emphasize on that hidden feeling of confusion and tend to bring it out a little.
Now we shall move on to the emotions of fear, sadness, joy and excitement, and how the author makes them available in the passage by use of diction. At first, we shall begin with fear. The phrases “sheer nerves” and “she was afraid” highly represent that emotion and reveal its existence. Also the two sentences “She was waiting for a madam in an empty house. Noises whispered up the empty stairway”, tend to give a feel of horror since this is the type of phrasing used in horror scripts and works. Sadness is notice in the passage by the emptiness of the house and use of the word “cloistered”. Yet joy and excitement are realized by the phrase “the most exciting spot on earth”, and also by the fact that the man might become a baby she can look after. And as a final point, the repetition of the phrase “My beloved in mine and I am his” which shows the hope the lady has in her lover.
Finally, we reach the feeling of indecision and this is displayed quite clearly yet generally throughout the passage. The fact that she can’t make up her mind whether his mad or not, or whether to stay or go. And this shows how she is unable to decided or make up her decisions about some judgments that lie before her.
Now after discussing the common feelings allocated in the passage, I’m going to move on to discussing the more general use of diction and grammar in the passage. For example, the use of the word “diminutive” makes the man seem to be more powerful and more dominant. We also notice how the sentence structure is very short, and that the author tends to end phrases quickly. This is done to provide the ability to make sudden changes in direction of both themes, and emotions. The author also uses informal language more like the common language spoken ‘Colloquial’. In addition we notice how the paragraphs come randomly, displaying how unstructured the passage is and how unorganized the writer made it be. And finally we get a feel that occurring event are kind of dramatic and have a strong impact on the reader.
In conclusion, after explaining the whole passage and analyzing it step by step, I think that the passage lacks clarity and comprehension. It could be considered more of a stylistic passage rather than a comprehensive one. Since the author tends to hide the true meaning of the passage, therefore putting many conclusions in the reader’s head.
