orisons
is a prayer or worship
32 Matching Annotations
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veneration
Veneration means respect, adoration, or admiration
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“Presumptuous villain!” cried Manfred; “dost thou provoke my wrath? Tell me, how hast thou escaped from above? Thou hast corrupted thy guards, and their lives shall answer it.”
shows Manfred knows or is aware of stranger's presence.
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Begone! I do not want a daughter;” and flinging back abruptly, clapped the door against the terrified Matilda.
is there any specific reason why he does not want daughter?
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cloisters
like a walkway
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spectre
ghost
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should pass from the present family, whenever the real owner should be grown too large to inhabit it
curse!
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“I desired you once before,
The main topic highlighted by these words is incest because Manfred is insinuating that he loved his son’s fiancée before even their marriage
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enormous helmet, an hundred times more large than any casque ever made for human being,
element of gothic novel
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no promising disposition;
The author meant that Conrad was no similar to his ruthless father. He was completely different from Manfred’s aggressive, ruthless, and oppressive nature. Conrad was homely-sick
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“Villain! Monster! Sorcerer
Why did Manfred call the magician a “villain, monster, and sorcerer?
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“A bystander often sees more of the game than those that play,”
very true!! observers know more, as they are watching or observing every side of the story.
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espousals.
It implies a marriage or engagement
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surmises
The term is used as a way of assuming that something is perhaps true, although there is a lack of evidence to support the supposition
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She related the adventure of the young peasant
indicates that the villagers of Otranto are farmers.
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The shocking fate of her brother had deeply affected he
This portrays Matilda as a very passionate, loving, and concerned individual.
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Manfred’s impatience for this ceremonial
The choice of words in this passage is particularly intended to inform the readers that the main character, Manfred, is famed for his lack of perseverance and endurance.
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Manfred, Prince of Otranto, had one son and one daughte
This first paragraph introduces Manfred as the most important character, who will take center stage in shaping other characters and the entire flow of the book
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melancholy
meaning : Sadness
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But Conrad was not worthy of your beauty.”
I see here his intentions!!
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ejaculations
declarations
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whence
meaning : where
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but she never received any other answer than reflections on her own sterility, who had given him but one heir.
keep in mind the element of inheritance!
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black feathers.
feathers can be seen as of huge bird's feathers.
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the first sounds that dropped from Manfred’s lips were, “Take care of the Lady Isabella.”
why?? was He concerned about her being sad? or there is any other intention?
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but what a sight for a father’s eyes! — he beheld his child dashed to pieces, and almost buried under an enormous helmet, an hundred times more large than any casque ever made for human being, and shaded with a proportionable quantity of black feathers
feathers can be seen as of huge bird's feathers.
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melancholy
sadness
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but she never received any other answer than reflections on her own sterility, who had given him but one heir.
keep in mind the element of inheritance!
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the first sounds that dropped from Manfred’s lips were, “Take care of the Lady Isabella.”
why?? was He concerned about her being sad? or there is any other intention?
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ejaculations
declarations
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But Conrad was not worthy of your beauty.”
I see here his intentions!!
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whence
meaning : where
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