I'll be honest, this was another very confusing line to me. I tried to look up this specific term and wasn't really able to find anything resembling a hood made of bone. However I did find several images of a skull wearing a hood, and that's an image that is very symbolic of death, or even the Grim Reaper. Being the one who ferries souls to the afterlife, it could even signify that the moon is in fact instigating the many deaths that it observes. Worth noting that the term Lunacy used to be derived from Lunaticus, which was a form of delirium or madness brought on by phases of the moon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH7_fWKxs3o I thought this was one of the more confusing lines, but ultimately after some searching I found out that "Blacks" could refer to stage curtains, and that they made a particularly loud noise as they dragged along the floor. I attached the image of black curtains, and also the noise of curtains being opened repeatedly. If you listen, the sound has a slight pop to it that really lets you hear the contrast between just a dragging noise and the sort of crackling noise that Plath is describing.

I decided to insert the epitome of a perfect Greek woman in this passage, that of Penelope, the wife of Odysseus. I picked a sculpture of her because I felt that is closer to the idea of being "perfected", almost like a work of art. Since the woman is perfected after death, a living person is no longer possible to represent her, and so this degraded marble bust seems a more fitting medium.

The above image is of a runner's callused feed. I think this is an image that really gets to the heart of what Plath is saying here, where you can literally see the distance and movement in the wear and tear of the persons foot. While the woman herself might be perfected, the degradation of her feet makes it clear just how much she has traveled, and I think having a visceral image of that lets you understand the implications better.

Above I attached an image of a rose not in bloom. I picked this particular image because I think it more matches the idea of a rose folding back into itself, which isn't really what happens when a rose withers. I think being able to witness this image and picturing it as a rose being un-bloomed so to speak lets you imagine this line as more of a reversal of birth, rather then death.

This particular sentence reminded me of this image, which is the Rod of Caduceus. It's commonly adapted as a medical symbol in America, although in classical Greek it's actual the symbol of Hermes. I think its allusion to the American healing symbol is more interesting considering the dead children, especially the image of it being coiled around the staff like it is shown.

The illusion of "a greek necessity" was an interesting line to me, and I found out that the personification in Greek mythology is Ananke. She is also noted to be compulsive and obsessive, with her mate being the snake like Chronos. I attached an image of Ananke, and I think it's important to note the rather angelic image that seems to appear, contrasting with the dead woman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZfSuh1kl-8 The video I linked is a short explanatory video of what a zocalo is. What most interested me about the video is that within the plaza they hold formal establishments of power, such as a priest being promoted or swearing in of royalty/viceroys. So it's position as a place of power, not just a place of gathering adds a lot of power to the metaphor.

https://youtu.be/EEojme5s7_s I attached the following video of a snake twitching. I was looking for a video of a snake approaching something and writhing, but while looking found this video of a snake twitching involuntarily and unconsciously. I actually thought that represented the drug induced spasms more.

Attached is a stray dog pack. They've been known to attack people in groups, and are generally much more aggressive in numbers. I wanted to find some that looked...well more hostile. But dogs tend to look cute unless they're super sick, and even though these dogs are dangerous they still look pretty adorable. So this image comparison might be a failure.

I think this picture of a dry and withered honey suckle bush really does add an idea of how old and dilapidated the stress has made the parents. The absence of color, the drooping limbs, and sickly tone of the rush really lets you imagine how worn down the parents are.

Now this is quite interesting. In terms of the industrialism effect on the planet' we'd assume that humans would be blamed for tearing down trees or fences in order to make room for new development. And yet the Earth itself is responsible for these actions. Either Earth is being seen as a sentient being devouring the world in its own expansion, or perhaps the author is saying that humans are in fact the will of the planet? Confusing line for sure.

Somehow tar is straightforward and honest, and acid is angry? I suppose I understand how acid might be interpreted as angry due to its physical nature and actions on other objects, but the adjective used for tar is confusing to me.

Interesting contrast, because living in the basement would imply a lack of power if anything, but sacrificing someone implies you have control over them.

First mentions of explicit physical violence. Up to this point the abuse had been mostly mental and exploitative, not actually violent. The dark belly seems a comparison to the sacrificing to a god, and yet with the brother being the Aztec, its unknown what dark god he is worshipping.

Contradictory and deep line. Their physical desires are in conflict with their spirit and faith. Whether that be a faith in faith, religion, or something else is unclear.

Courtesans in bright clothes?

Son is a rusted cage, symbolizing his corroded and decayed self. Also worth noting that a cage is empty inside unless it currently houses a prisoner, his whole existence is derived from his imprisonment of others.

This line confuses me. We've already seen that there's very little distance between the brother and his subjects. They follow him into the basement, they party in his home, they feed eachother drugs by hand. And yet suddenly there is a fence separating the two, and the existence of Maiz? As the drugs were strictly food up to this point, the Maiz is either a metaphor for something else, or strictly corn. Either way, the point is lost on me.

Interesting comparison. King abuses his subjects, and subjects in turn worship him regardless. Could be indicative of patriarchal relationships in the traditional family. Inheritance of power to the eldest son.

Draining color can also be indicative of a lack of happiness in life, a colorless and joyless existence.

Hummingbirds survive by sucking nectar from flowers, much in the same way the brother is sucking sustenance from his parents. Much in the same way that the relationship between the flower and bird is a mutual coexistence, this too is an example of both parties needing eachother, even in abuse.

Crack cocaine? Matches up with burning sensation and jewel like appearance.

Twitching like snakes is indicative of a predator. However can also be drug related shakes/spasms. Prey and beast.

Comparison between carnival/circus, and the apparent joke of the situation. Author is demeaning all those involved, while seemingly keeping a personal distance. Worth nothing that the women walk up and down the stairs, indicating that they do are inside the brothers basement, and thus inside the parents home.

Contrast between duty and punishment. Parents should be there in times of suffering and torment for the child, and yet by bearing witness and in turn enabling their child's destruction, they too are destroyed.

Stumbling and burning are two of the more significant words in this passage. Stumbling brings to mind a lack of coordination or dexterity, drunk or injured. Effigies and burning however make it more contextual, some sort of addiction. High and drunk, or perhaps just high.

The "Every morning" part brings to mind a repeated habit. Sacrifice is obviously a stand in for something, and it's morally reprehensible by the authors use of "Unforgivable".