The first line of the book talks about the "Veiled Lady,"" which is, of course, Priscilla. The book begins and ends with Priscilla. Throughout the book, Priscilla rarely stands on her own. ... Priscilla's character throughout the book is defined through her relationships with other characters. ... The "embrace- makes this sound like it should be a mutually beneficial relationship, much like the vine in Washington Irving's "The Wife ,"" but in fact it is not. ...

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Rosetti uses onomatopoeia as she describes the "rustling" hedgerow tops which imply the reality of the dream at the present moment, to the extent where the speaker can even hear the sounds around her, and this is further used by the sound of "far-off piteous bleat of lambs and sheep." This image which appeals to the sense of sound and also to basic human compassion is very striking as it is clear that there continue to be more victims of the "broadening darkness", which represents in this poem something which has destroyed a genuine and lively love. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Relationships define who a person is and what they will become in life. Their relationships shape their moods from day to day, and are often the focus of the many thoughts that go through their heads. The building and start of a relationship can be an extremely exciting and happy time, while the e...

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The word appears three times in Troilus and Criseyde, once in the above instance, and twice in Book III (Tatlock 294). ... This is a clear reference to Dante, as he also calls upon the Holy Trinity in Canto 14 of the book of Paradise: "The One and Two and Three that there is King, And lives for ever Three and Two and One, By naught contained, containing everything- (28-30). ...

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