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Elixir: (from Middle English, a substance of transmutative properties) (1) a sweetened aromatic solution of alcohol and water, used as a vehicle for medicine. (2) a medicine regarded as a cure for all ills. (3) the philosopher's stone. (4) the quintessence or underlying principle. (from Webster's Dictionary) How do these different definitions shed light on her revelation? Just what is coming through an "open window"? Close Window 19. Why "running riot"? Note the repetition of the idea of time. Look back to the title and consider the role of time in this story. Close Window 20. What has she conquered that would make her seem victorious? Note the physical position of each person as she "descends." Close Window 21. Why is he "stained"? This is our major description of him; does it go beyond the condition of his clothing? It is a "grip-sack" that he carries, not a "briefcase" or "suitcase"; what does this word suggest (again, given that we have been told almost nothing else about him)? Does his distance echo, in figurative terms, the nature of their marriage? Close Window 22. Whose interests does this diagnosis serve? How is it reflective of Chopin's implied view of marriage? How is the final phrase both ironic and serious?------------------------- 1.
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Title: true love
Words: 1027
Rating: None
Pages: 4.1
submitted by: WILDGIRL
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