1. The man who does not conquer anything, but has the most freedom deserves the title of king in this world.
2. Sometimes you have to be a little insane to be truly sane.
3. Those who preach that justice is revenge, do not know what justice is about.
4. To live life to the fullest is an oath men swear to God.
5. The spirit of a man grasps at the rising burning sun at the top of the summit.
6. Every man has to set out on their own with nothing but the shirt on their back and a pocket full of dreams.
7. To stand firm and take down their father to pass the corpse and set out on their own path is the obligation of every child.
8. To not run away when you are being knocked down by some misfortune, to stand back up and never giving up no matter how pathetic it looks, that's what being a man is all about.
9. Home is the place where someone is thinking about you and you are thinking of them; that is where you belong.
10. The power to protect the people that are precious to you, is what true strength is all about.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Dorian Gray: Chap 15 and 16
Definitions-
1) Corroborative- to make more certain; confirm
"If you want any corrobarative evidence on the subject you can ask him" (Wilde 186).
2) Audacious- extremely bold or daring; fearless
" Oh! she is audacious enough for anything, my dear" (182).
Quote- “A man can be happy with any woman, as long as he does not love her” (184).
Explanation- This response by Lord Henry, is disagreeing with Lady Narborough view that once you have found the perfect match, or the one in some instances, then you can have a happy marriage. This idea is seen wrong, because he begins to take a theological view toward it. When one marries he vows to commit himself entirely to the partner. Love was never stated in the vows, but it can be a good basis. If a man loves a woman, he may not generally have the idea of commitment in his mind. Furthermore after a few years a marriage can peak, and the spark that intertwined the couple in love, can began to fizzle. Just as Dorian has done with Sibyl Vane, he only loved and did not commit; which ended in a tragedy. As long as one commits and does not love; he can be happy.
Quote- “Ugliness that had once been hateful to him because it made things real, became dear to him now for that very reason. Ugliness was the one reality” (191).
Explanation- Dorian Grey could only hate the ugly in all things because it took away all the beauties out of life. It had showed Dorian all the things that he did not want to see. As Dorian wanted to be a spectator of his own life the ugliness in all things had stopped him on his path of achieving that goal. But for that same reason he needed the ugly, it was the one thing that brought him back to the real world. Dorian is acting as a teenager who hates drugs and knows the consequences of them, but he believes that he needs drugs to stay content. He believes it to be a physical need, than what it is truly a physical want. Dorian does not need ugliness; he wants it so that he may too stay content and become stabilized.
1) Corroborative- to make more certain; confirm
"If you want any corrobarative evidence on the subject you can ask him" (Wilde 186).
2) Audacious- extremely bold or daring; fearless
" Oh! she is audacious enough for anything, my dear" (182).
Quote- “A man can be happy with any woman, as long as he does not love her” (184).
Explanation- This response by Lord Henry, is disagreeing with Lady Narborough view that once you have found the perfect match, or the one in some instances, then you can have a happy marriage. This idea is seen wrong, because he begins to take a theological view toward it. When one marries he vows to commit himself entirely to the partner. Love was never stated in the vows, but it can be a good basis. If a man loves a woman, he may not generally have the idea of commitment in his mind. Furthermore after a few years a marriage can peak, and the spark that intertwined the couple in love, can began to fizzle. Just as Dorian has done with Sibyl Vane, he only loved and did not commit; which ended in a tragedy. As long as one commits and does not love; he can be happy.
Quote- “Ugliness that had once been hateful to him because it made things real, became dear to him now for that very reason. Ugliness was the one reality” (191).
Explanation- Dorian Grey could only hate the ugly in all things because it took away all the beauties out of life. It had showed Dorian all the things that he did not want to see. As Dorian wanted to be a spectator of his own life the ugliness in all things had stopped him on his path of achieving that goal. But for that same reason he needed the ugly, it was the one thing that brought him back to the real world. Dorian is acting as a teenager who hates drugs and knows the consequences of them, but he believes that he needs drugs to stay content. He believes it to be a physical need, than what it is truly a physical want. Dorian does not need ugliness; he wants it so that he may too stay content and become stabilized.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Dorian Gray: Chap 14
Defintions-
1) Precipice- cliff with a vertical, or nearly vertical or overhanging face
" Time seemed to him to be crawling with feet of lead, while he by monstrous winds was being swept toward the jagged edge of some black cleft or precipice" (Wilde 171).
2) Entreat- to ask (a person) earnestly; beg
" Alan, I entreat you" (174).
Quote- "You were stern, harsh, and offensive. You treeated me as no man has ever dared to treat me-no living man, at any rate. I bore it all. Now it is time for me to dictate terms" (175).
Explanation- Dorian has now taken the offensive, with his friend Alan Campbell. Campbell did not want anything to do with Dorian at this point. He did not want to but he has made Dorian do it. Dorian said that no man alive has dared to treat him like that; making some reference to Basil. Forshadowing the dire consequences that lay in the wake for disobeying Dorian. Instead of falling into the will of Dorian, Alan kept on denying his every requests. Dorian feels angered in a way because people wwill do just about anything he says because of his beauty, but Alan has done the opposite. Now Alan has become a ppuppet of Dorian who tried to go against him but miserably fell into the will of Dorian Gray.
Quote- " There was something in the purity and refinement of that sad face that seemed to enrage him. 'You are infamous, abosultely infamous!' " (176).
Explanation- Here Alan could not believe how the sad and beautiful expression Dorian had. Even though Dorian just boldly told him that he murdered someone without the hint of resentment. Now Dorian is crying over it. It was this sudden change in his character that angered Alan because he could not figure out Dorian at all, which is Dorian's specialty.
1) Precipice- cliff with a vertical, or nearly vertical or overhanging face
" Time seemed to him to be crawling with feet of lead, while he by monstrous winds was being swept toward the jagged edge of some black cleft or precipice" (Wilde 171).
2) Entreat- to ask (a person) earnestly; beg
" Alan, I entreat you" (174).
Quote- "You were stern, harsh, and offensive. You treeated me as no man has ever dared to treat me-no living man, at any rate. I bore it all. Now it is time for me to dictate terms" (175).
Explanation- Dorian has now taken the offensive, with his friend Alan Campbell. Campbell did not want anything to do with Dorian at this point. He did not want to but he has made Dorian do it. Dorian said that no man alive has dared to treat him like that; making some reference to Basil. Forshadowing the dire consequences that lay in the wake for disobeying Dorian. Instead of falling into the will of Dorian, Alan kept on denying his every requests. Dorian feels angered in a way because people wwill do just about anything he says because of his beauty, but Alan has done the opposite. Now Alan has become a ppuppet of Dorian who tried to go against him but miserably fell into the will of Dorian Gray.
Quote- " There was something in the purity and refinement of that sad face that seemed to enrage him. 'You are infamous, abosultely infamous!' " (176).
Explanation- Here Alan could not believe how the sad and beautiful expression Dorian had. Even though Dorian just boldly told him that he murdered someone without the hint of resentment. Now Dorian is crying over it. It was this sudden change in his character that angered Alan because he could not figure out Dorian at all, which is Dorian's specialty.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Dorian Gray: Chap 12 and 13
Definitions:
1) Debauchery- excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures;intemperance
"Did I teach the one his vices and the other his debauchery?" (Wilde 155).
2) Stanch- to stop the flowing of; to check or extinguish
" You know I have been always a stanch friend to you" (157).
Quote- "One has a right to judge of a man by the effect he has over his friends. Yours seem to to lose all sense of honor of goodness, of purity. You have filled them with a madness for pleasure" (155).
Explanation- This quote comes from Basil as he is trying to tell Dorian he is on a dangerous path. That this path Dorian is on is affecting all areas of his life including his dearest friends. The reason why people won't associae with Dorian because anyone he comes in contact with have been shamed and their reputations have been ruined. All because of Dorian's action. He has become like poison itself affecting everyone and giving them a lustful taste for pleasure. It seems as if Harry experiment has had some pretty interesting results. Anyone who comes into contact will be poisoned and ruined for life. The experimentee seems to drastically change into an abonation who can hide his true self from the world.
Quote- There was neither real sorrow in it nor real joy. There was simply the passion of the spectator, with perhaps a flicker of triumph in his eyes" (160)
Explanation- Dorian has now acheived his desire of controlling his emotions and using them to get the greatest pleasure. As he said before, "To become the spectator of one's own life, as Harry says, is to escape the suffering of life" (114). He had now become the sought after spectaator he wanted to be. Meaning that he was living out his life but at the same time he is enjoying it; whether it be good or bad. It is just satisfying his pleasures. He is just an actor going performing in the play; yet at the same time he is in the audience appluading for more. His epic triumph comes from his mastery of his life and how he bends and twists it any way he pleases.
1) Debauchery- excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures;intemperance
"Did I teach the one his vices and the other his debauchery?" (Wilde 155).
2) Stanch- to stop the flowing of; to check or extinguish
" You know I have been always a stanch friend to you" (157).
Quote- "One has a right to judge of a man by the effect he has over his friends. Yours seem to to lose all sense of honor of goodness, of purity. You have filled them with a madness for pleasure" (155).
Explanation- This quote comes from Basil as he is trying to tell Dorian he is on a dangerous path. That this path Dorian is on is affecting all areas of his life including his dearest friends. The reason why people won't associae with Dorian because anyone he comes in contact with have been shamed and their reputations have been ruined. All because of Dorian's action. He has become like poison itself affecting everyone and giving them a lustful taste for pleasure. It seems as if Harry experiment has had some pretty interesting results. Anyone who comes into contact will be poisoned and ruined for life. The experimentee seems to drastically change into an abonation who can hide his true self from the world.
Quote- There was neither real sorrow in it nor real joy. There was simply the passion of the spectator, with perhaps a flicker of triumph in his eyes" (160)
Explanation- Dorian has now acheived his desire of controlling his emotions and using them to get the greatest pleasure. As he said before, "To become the spectator of one's own life, as Harry says, is to escape the suffering of life" (114). He had now become the sought after spectaator he wanted to be. Meaning that he was living out his life but at the same time he is enjoying it; whether it be good or bad. It is just satisfying his pleasures. He is just an actor going performing in the play; yet at the same time he is in the audience appluading for more. His epic triumph comes from his mastery of his life and how he bends and twists it any way he pleases.
Dorian Gray: Chap 11
Defintions:
1) Macerted- to soften or separate into parts by steeping in a liquid
"She may hide the macerated body that is worn by the suffering that she seeks for,and wounded by self-inflicted pain" (Wilde 143).
2) Anchorite- a person who has retired to a solitary placefpr a life of religious seclusion; hermit
Quote- "There was somnething in the purity of his face that rebuked them. His mere presence seemed to recall to them the memory of the innocence that they had once turnished" (131).
Explanation- This would be a certain truth that Dorian has; that he can believe until they see him. Dorian Grey is beautiful. People have heard dark tales about him and will gossip about his devilish behavoir. Although as soon as he enters a room no one can believe that this purest of angels could do wrong. It is like believing that a cute innocent rabbit commited a murder, it is just too improbable and farfetched to be true.
Quote- He would suddenly leave his guests and rush to town to see that his portrait had not been tampered with. . . Perhaps the world already suspected it" (144- 145).
Explanation- Dorian Gray is being paranoid, that is his biggest problem. He can not enjoy himself because hefears that somehow, someone will tamper with the door and see the true essence of his soul; his true shame. He is so paranoid that he thinks the world is against him. This is revealing the truth because many are gossiping to see if he has any scandals.
1) Macerted- to soften or separate into parts by steeping in a liquid
"She may hide the macerated body that is worn by the suffering that she seeks for,and wounded by self-inflicted pain" (Wilde 143).
2) Anchorite- a person who has retired to a solitary placefpr a life of religious seclusion; hermit
Quote- "There was somnething in the purity of his face that rebuked them. His mere presence seemed to recall to them the memory of the innocence that they had once turnished" (131).
Explanation- This would be a certain truth that Dorian has; that he can believe until they see him. Dorian Grey is beautiful. People have heard dark tales about him and will gossip about his devilish behavoir. Although as soon as he enters a room no one can believe that this purest of angels could do wrong. It is like believing that a cute innocent rabbit commited a murder, it is just too improbable and farfetched to be true.
Quote- He would suddenly leave his guests and rush to town to see that his portrait had not been tampered with. . . Perhaps the world already suspected it" (144- 145).
Explanation- Dorian Gray is being paranoid, that is his biggest problem. He can not enjoy himself because hefears that somehow, someone will tamper with the door and see the true essence of his soul; his true shame. He is so paranoid that he thinks the world is against him. This is revealing the truth because many are gossiping to see if he has any scandals.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Dorian Gray: Chap 9 and 10
Definitions:
1) Ennui- a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from a lack of interest; boredom (dictionary.com)
"He had absolutely nothing to do, almost died of ennui, and became a confirmed misanthrope" (Wilde 113).
2) Garrulous- excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner especially about trivial matters (dictionary.com)
"She lingered for a few moments, and was garrulous over some detail of the household" (122).
Quote: "To become the spectator of one's own life, as Harry says, is to escape the suffering of life. I know...this. You have not realized now how much I have developed. I was a schoolboy when you knew me" (114).
Explanation- Dorian is explaining to Basil that when he knew Dorian, he was a pure, kind, and sincere child and he loved his innocent life back then. But now because of Harry's influence, Dorian has learned that he has been squandering his good looks and has learned the truths behind his beauty. Harry has turned Dorian from this innocent child to this knowledgeable man. Instead of Dorian living his own life, as he did before. He will now live his life and be a spectator as well. He won't be at the mercy of his emotions; he will now use them when ever he pleases to give him pleasure. He will now master his life to give him the most excitement while he is still beautiful.
Quote: "Yet he could not help feeling infinite pity for the painter who had just made this strange confession to him, and wondered if he himself would ever be so dominated by the personality of a friend" (119).
Explanation- This quote comes after Basil's confession to Dorian about the true nature of his art and how he feels about Dorian himself. Basil told Dorian that he was completely dominated by Dorian's beauty but he feared that he put too much into the painting but realizes now that his art would conceal his feelings toward Dorian. Dorian thought this painter was pitiful for being so dominated by his presence, but what Dorian has yet to realize is that, to some extent, he is the same as Basil. Whenever Dorian begins to talk about his perspective on life he will always quote Harry. He feels that he can never lie to Harry; Dorian will always forgive Harry for any of his actions. What Dorian has to realize is that he has become dominated by Harry and is in the palm of his hands. He has been wrapped up in Harry's Philosophy and has become more than fond of him.
1) Ennui- a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from a lack of interest; boredom (dictionary.com)
"He had absolutely nothing to do, almost died of ennui, and became a confirmed misanthrope" (Wilde 113).
2) Garrulous- excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner especially about trivial matters (dictionary.com)
"She lingered for a few moments, and was garrulous over some detail of the household" (122).
Quote: "To become the spectator of one's own life, as Harry says, is to escape the suffering of life. I know...this. You have not realized now how much I have developed. I was a schoolboy when you knew me" (114).
Explanation- Dorian is explaining to Basil that when he knew Dorian, he was a pure, kind, and sincere child and he loved his innocent life back then. But now because of Harry's influence, Dorian has learned that he has been squandering his good looks and has learned the truths behind his beauty. Harry has turned Dorian from this innocent child to this knowledgeable man. Instead of Dorian living his own life, as he did before. He will now live his life and be a spectator as well. He won't be at the mercy of his emotions; he will now use them when ever he pleases to give him pleasure. He will now master his life to give him the most excitement while he is still beautiful.
Quote: "Yet he could not help feeling infinite pity for the painter who had just made this strange confession to him, and wondered if he himself would ever be so dominated by the personality of a friend" (119).
Explanation- This quote comes after Basil's confession to Dorian about the true nature of his art and how he feels about Dorian himself. Basil told Dorian that he was completely dominated by Dorian's beauty but he feared that he put too much into the painting but realizes now that his art would conceal his feelings toward Dorian. Dorian thought this painter was pitiful for being so dominated by his presence, but what Dorian has yet to realize is that, to some extent, he is the same as Basil. Whenever Dorian begins to talk about his perspective on life he will always quote Harry. He feels that he can never lie to Harry; Dorian will always forgive Harry for any of his actions. What Dorian has to realize is that he has become dominated by Harry and is in the palm of his hands. He has been wrapped up in Harry's Philosophy and has become more than fond of him.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Dorian Gray: Chap 8
Definitions:
1) sanguine- cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident; bloody
"to find his way through the sanguine labyrinth of passion through which he was wandering" (Wilde 100).
2) cognizance- awareness, realization, or knowledge; perception
"Did it merely take cognizance of what passed within the soul" (109)
Quote- "When we blame ourselves we feel that no one else has a right to blame us. It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution. When Dorian Gray had finished the letter, he felt that he had been forgiven" (100).
Explanation- In a sense this is true because when one admits to their sin they feel better. Through a theological approach, the more you admit to your sin the better you feel accustomed to it; instead of feeling ashamed of it. One feels like they can openly admit their sin whenever they are asked. But Dorian Gray is only half right in his quote. He feels that it is only necessary to confess his sin openly and without the help of the priest;ergo without the help of God. As we have seen in "The Crucible" and "The Scarlet Letter" you need to bear your sin to God and openly; so both privately and publicly to be absolved of one's sin. You can not have one without the other. Ergo you can not be absolved and be lead into the eternal kingdom of God.
"I am afraid that women appreciate cruelty, downright cruelty, more than anything else. They have wonderfully primitive instincts. We have emancipated them, but they remain slaves looking for their masters, all the same. They love being dominated" (106-107).
Explanation- Lord Henry seems to believe in an age where women are not too bright and are seemingly second-class to men. As he says,"My dear boy, no woman is a genius. Women are a decorative sex" (51). He is telling Dorian that women are just play things to men. Harry is trying to pass on these principles to Dorian, making Dorian believe that what he did to Sibyl was the right thing to do. In essence that is what she wanted from. In Lord Henry's age, men are at the 'head' of society, and women have no say in the matter. In the modern age this idea is thought as an 'old school' thought( or how the churches view marriages). In this present age society has moved on to equality throughout all things: marriages, families, etc. They are no longer decorative. They are a smart and intellectual gender.
1) sanguine- cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident; bloody
"to find his way through the sanguine labyrinth of passion through which he was wandering" (Wilde 100).
2) cognizance- awareness, realization, or knowledge; perception
"Did it merely take cognizance of what passed within the soul" (109)
Quote- "When we blame ourselves we feel that no one else has a right to blame us. It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution. When Dorian Gray had finished the letter, he felt that he had been forgiven" (100).
Explanation- In a sense this is true because when one admits to their sin they feel better. Through a theological approach, the more you admit to your sin the better you feel accustomed to it; instead of feeling ashamed of it. One feels like they can openly admit their sin whenever they are asked. But Dorian Gray is only half right in his quote. He feels that it is only necessary to confess his sin openly and without the help of the priest;ergo without the help of God. As we have seen in "The Crucible" and "The Scarlet Letter" you need to bear your sin to God and openly; so both privately and publicly to be absolved of one's sin. You can not have one without the other. Ergo you can not be absolved and be lead into the eternal kingdom of God.
"I am afraid that women appreciate cruelty, downright cruelty, more than anything else. They have wonderfully primitive instincts. We have emancipated them, but they remain slaves looking for their masters, all the same. They love being dominated" (106-107).
Explanation- Lord Henry seems to believe in an age where women are not too bright and are seemingly second-class to men. As he says,"My dear boy, no woman is a genius. Women are a decorative sex" (51). He is telling Dorian that women are just play things to men. Harry is trying to pass on these principles to Dorian, making Dorian believe that what he did to Sibyl was the right thing to do. In essence that is what she wanted from. In Lord Henry's age, men are at the 'head' of society, and women have no say in the matter. In the modern age this idea is thought as an 'old school' thought( or how the churches view marriages). In this present age society has moved on to equality throughout all things: marriages, families, etc. They are no longer decorative. They are a smart and intellectual gender.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Dorian Gray: Chap 7
Definitions-
1) Sordid- ignoble or base; vile
"[...] if she can create some sense of beauty in people whose lives have been sordid and ugly" (Wilde 86).
2) callousness- devoid of feeling or passion; halfheartedness
"He remembered with what callousness he had watched her" (95).
Quote: "I knew nothing but the shadows, and I thought them real. You came-oh, my beautiful love!-and freed my soul from prison. You thought me what reality really is" (90).
Explanation- Sibyl may have given the poorest performance of her acting career but she is happy as can be. No longer will she be all these characters and pretend their realities to be her own. Instead of everything being her reality, Dorian is now her one and only reality. She will never act as she once did because the words she utters seem fake and hollow. They do not give her meaning as they once did. Her Prince Charming has freed her from the redundancy of stage life into the warm embrace of love.
Quote: "I don't wish to be unkind, but I can't see you again. You have disappointed me" (92).
Explanation- Dorian was not in love with Sibyl, he was in love with all the characters she played. He was in love with the genius and pure beauty of her acting; he loved her art. Dorian loved how passionate she was about her character, but when she acted so horrible. He lost all interest. She was no longer Juliet or Rosalind; she was just plain Sibyl. She no longer had the same enthusiasm as she once had. She played her role as Sibyl and not like Juliet, because of this Sibyl had killed Dorian's love. All she was now, was some third rate actress who "had been shallow and unworthy" (95) of his love. This is different then the way we experience love because we seem to love the person and not the action; for Dorian it seems to be the other way around.
1) Sordid- ignoble or base; vile
"[...] if she can create some sense of beauty in people whose lives have been sordid and ugly" (Wilde 86).
2) callousness- devoid of feeling or passion; halfheartedness
"He remembered with what callousness he had watched her" (95).
Quote: "I knew nothing but the shadows, and I thought them real. You came-oh, my beautiful love!-and freed my soul from prison. You thought me what reality really is" (90).
Explanation- Sibyl may have given the poorest performance of her acting career but she is happy as can be. No longer will she be all these characters and pretend their realities to be her own. Instead of everything being her reality, Dorian is now her one and only reality. She will never act as she once did because the words she utters seem fake and hollow. They do not give her meaning as they once did. Her Prince Charming has freed her from the redundancy of stage life into the warm embrace of love.
Quote: "I don't wish to be unkind, but I can't see you again. You have disappointed me" (92).
Explanation- Dorian was not in love with Sibyl, he was in love with all the characters she played. He was in love with the genius and pure beauty of her acting; he loved her art. Dorian loved how passionate she was about her character, but when she acted so horrible. He lost all interest. She was no longer Juliet or Rosalind; she was just plain Sibyl. She no longer had the same enthusiasm as she once had. She played her role as Sibyl and not like Juliet, because of this Sibyl had killed Dorian's love. All she was now, was some third rate actress who "had been shallow and unworthy" (95) of his love. This is different then the way we experience love because we seem to love the person and not the action; for Dorian it seems to be the other way around.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Dorian Gray: Chap 5 and 6
Definitions:
1)Incorrigible- bad beyond correction or reform. (dictionary.com)
"You are quite incorrigible, Harry; but I don't mind" (Wilde 86).
2) Leaden- dull, spiritless, or gloomy, as in mood or thought. (dictionary.com)
"Leaden with fear, his mother watched him" (74).
Quote: "I wish I had, for as sure as there is a God in heaven, if he ever does you any wrong, I shall kill him"(73).
Explanation- James is very protective of her big sister. He thinks that this love between Sibyl and this "prince charming" is just a farce to use sibyl; he won't allow anything bad to happen to her. He is willing to put his life and his reputation on the line for her. He was even thinking about dropping his whole trip. He is the only one who can protect her and as long as she is in live she could get hurt like their mother. Therefore he will not allow that to happen.
Quote: "Being adored is a nuisance. Women treat us just as humanity treats its gods. They worship us, and are always bothering us to do something for them" (83).
Explanation- Harry believes that being adored is not all its cracked up to be.When humans are worshiping gods, we only bother them when we want something or in dire need for help. And from time to time this can feel nostalgic to the gods. Harry is taking that same concept and applying it to marriage. Harry is saying that marriage can feel a little nostalgic too. Your wife may worship you but will only ask for your services when she wants it and never when you want it.
1)Incorrigible- bad beyond correction or reform. (dictionary.com)
"You are quite incorrigible, Harry; but I don't mind" (Wilde 86).
2) Leaden- dull, spiritless, or gloomy, as in mood or thought. (dictionary.com)
"Leaden with fear, his mother watched him" (74).
Quote: "I wish I had, for as sure as there is a God in heaven, if he ever does you any wrong, I shall kill him"(73).
Explanation- James is very protective of her big sister. He thinks that this love between Sibyl and this "prince charming" is just a farce to use sibyl; he won't allow anything bad to happen to her. He is willing to put his life and his reputation on the line for her. He was even thinking about dropping his whole trip. He is the only one who can protect her and as long as she is in live she could get hurt like their mother. Therefore he will not allow that to happen.
Quote: "Being adored is a nuisance. Women treat us just as humanity treats its gods. They worship us, and are always bothering us to do something for them" (83).
Explanation- Harry believes that being adored is not all its cracked up to be.When humans are worshiping gods, we only bother them when we want something or in dire need for help. And from time to time this can feel nostalgic to the gods. Harry is taking that same concept and applying it to marriage. Harry is saying that marriage can feel a little nostalgic too. Your wife may worship you but will only ask for your services when she wants it and never when you want it.
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