Comments by Gracie Walker Most recent public comments by Gracie Walker https://nowcomment.com/users/94167 Does "the edge" refer to the edge of the scene/crowd, or possibly on the edge of their life? https://nowcomment.com/documents/266111?scroll_to=2417849 https://nowcomment.com/documents/266111?scroll_to=2417849 Wed, 07 Apr 2021 22:24:27 -0400 The first stanza introduces the soft and delicate connection made with the elderly couple. "Slow steps", "slightly stooped", and "wrapped in soft clothes" suggest their fragile state. https://nowcomment.com/documents/266111?scroll_to=2417848 https://nowcomment.com/documents/266111?scroll_to=2417848 Wed, 07 Apr 2021 13:31:04 -0400 I agree, the "dried flowers" reference ties in how they have preserved their love for one another as one would with a wedding bouquet. https://nowcomment.com/documents/266111?scroll_to=2417831 https://nowcomment.com/documents/266111?scroll_to=2417831 Wed, 07 Apr 2021 21:34:42 -0400 It becomes pretty evident by the end that something is weighing heavily on the girls mind, most likely the issue the couple has been discussing. As a reader it's saddening to see the struggle she is facing between her mind and heart. https://nowcomment.com/documents/266110?scroll_to=2417829 https://nowcomment.com/documents/266110?scroll_to=2417829 Wed, 07 Apr 2021 13:18:38 -0400 The majority of the piece is made of short sentences which may reflect the simple repetitive life they are living, but moments of silence reiterate the fact that despite the casual banter, life isn't all sunshine and roses https://nowcomment.com/documents/266110?scroll_to=2417818 https://nowcomment.com/documents/266110?scroll_to=2417818 Wed, 07 Apr 2021 13:13:11 -0400 I saw the reference to her as a "girl" as a reflection of her personality, it seems that some of her comments come off as yes, young- especially with the many questions she asks https://nowcomment.com/documents/266110?scroll_to=2417808 https://nowcomment.com/documents/266110?scroll_to=2417808 Wed, 07 Apr 2021 13:10:11 -0400 I'm sure there's more ways to interoperate this but if Kristina's comment to the previous line is true it leads me to believe Moll is yelling for help- a child is stuck in a chimney https://nowcomment.com/documents/216034?scroll_to=2170842 https://nowcomment.com/documents/216034?scroll_to=2170842 Wed, 28 Oct 2020 18:08:49 -0400 -a gutter at the edge of a street https://nowcomment.com/documents/216034?scroll_to=2170838 https://nowcomment.com/documents/216034?scroll_to=2170838 Wed, 28 Oct 2020 18:01:09 -0400 Moll could be compared to Tom and other characters from "Chimney Sweeper" because although she may not care for her jobs, she doesn't show dislike and does them anyways https://nowcomment.com/documents/216034?scroll_to=2170835 https://nowcomment.com/documents/216034?scroll_to=2170835 Wed, 28 Oct 2020 17:59:32 -0400 Instead of doing a thorough job and actually clean the floor, instead the boy just moves the dirt around to make it appear cleaner https://nowcomment.com/documents/216034?scroll_to=2170834 https://nowcomment.com/documents/216034?scroll_to=2170834 Wed, 28 Oct 2020 17:57:29 -0400 I like that! It shows how common this event was and how it was accepted to an extent. https://nowcomment.com/documents/216034?scroll_to=2170829 https://nowcomment.com/documents/216034?scroll_to=2170829 Wed, 28 Oct 2020 18:06:27 -0400 Builds up to her idea of what rock bottom is in this circumstance. https://nowcomment.com/documents/216156?scroll_to=2149223 https://nowcomment.com/documents/216156?scroll_to=2149223 Wed, 21 Oct 2020 00:39:10 -0400 It's almost as if she's truly asking Helena to confirm her insecurities https://nowcomment.com/documents/216156?scroll_to=2149221 https://nowcomment.com/documents/216156?scroll_to=2149221 Wed, 21 Oct 2020 00:37:36 -0400 Going back to the game analogy- Hermia feels as though she lost the competition to Helena https://nowcomment.com/documents/216156?scroll_to=2149217 https://nowcomment.com/documents/216156?scroll_to=2149217 Wed, 21 Oct 2020 00:35:22 -0400 Could be Hermia making fun of what Helena sees as her "status" https://nowcomment.com/documents/216156?scroll_to=2149212 https://nowcomment.com/documents/216156?scroll_to=2149212 Wed, 21 Oct 2020 00:32:53 -0400 personage definition: a person (used to express elevated status) OR a character in a play or work https://nowcomment.com/documents/216156?scroll_to=2149208 https://nowcomment.com/documents/216156?scroll_to=2149208 Wed, 21 Oct 2020 00:32:53 -0400 Could mean that not only was he willing to murder Duncan- but also potentially Banquo if it means he gets the crown (End justifies the means) https://nowcomment.com/documents/216153?scroll_to=2149191 https://nowcomment.com/documents/216153?scroll_to=2149191 Wed, 21 Oct 2020 08:59:43 -0400 Or what I thought was maybe it's not that he already had peace- but was hoping to be at peace once he had the crown https://nowcomment.com/documents/216153?scroll_to=2149189 https://nowcomment.com/documents/216153?scroll_to=2149189 Wed, 21 Oct 2020 00:22:40 -0400 Unlineal: not of a family line https://nowcomment.com/documents/216153?scroll_to=2149174 https://nowcomment.com/documents/216153?scroll_to=2149174 Wed, 21 Oct 2020 00:18:46 -0400 Funny that after killing a King and framing the son that his greatest fear stems from his own friend https://nowcomment.com/documents/216153?scroll_to=2149173 https://nowcomment.com/documents/216153?scroll_to=2149173 Wed, 21 Oct 2020 00:14:55 -0400 Banquo is seen as a threat even though he is/was his friend...which could get the best of him https://nowcomment.com/documents/216153?scroll_to=2149171 https://nowcomment.com/documents/216153?scroll_to=2149171 Wed, 21 Oct 2020 00:13:18 -0400 Macbeth is aware that Banquo is more cautious in his actions than he-even if they have similar desires https://nowcomment.com/documents/216153?scroll_to=2149170 https://nowcomment.com/documents/216153?scroll_to=2149170 Wed, 21 Oct 2020 00:11:25 -0400 The "wealth" is instead an abundance of love and happiness instead of possessions like he had earlier thought. A change in point of view was all he needed to remember what truly mattered. https://nowcomment.com/documents/216031?scroll_to=2141813 https://nowcomment.com/documents/216031?scroll_to=2141813 Sun, 18 Oct 2020 00:41:42 -0400 Has a materialistic point of view..At this time in the poem worth is based on ones possessions or status-both of which he has none of https://nowcomment.com/documents/216031?scroll_to=2141810 https://nowcomment.com/documents/216031?scroll_to=2141810 Sun, 18 Oct 2020 00:38:04 -0400 He feels so lonely and unwanted to the point where he feels his own Heaven and God wouldn't want to hear or don't care about his problems. https://nowcomment.com/documents/216031?scroll_to=2141809 https://nowcomment.com/documents/216031?scroll_to=2141809 Sun, 18 Oct 2020 00:35:00 -0400 He is well aware of his state of loneliness and others distaste or dislike for him. https://nowcomment.com/documents/216031?scroll_to=2141808 https://nowcomment.com/documents/216031?scroll_to=2141808 Sun, 18 Oct 2020 00:33:22 -0400 Once again he attacks the woman for her lies but subconsciously may be ridiculing his own broken vows. https://nowcomment.com/documents/216029?scroll_to=2141804 https://nowcomment.com/documents/216029?scroll_to=2141804 Sun, 18 Oct 2020 00:25:41 -0400 These are all the oaths he has broken- yet he hates and blames the mistress even more https://nowcomment.com/documents/216029?scroll_to=2141801 https://nowcomment.com/documents/216029?scroll_to=2141801 Sun, 18 Oct 2020 00:12:36 -0400 He is willfully lying against the "law" of his marriage https://nowcomment.com/documents/216029?scroll_to=2141800 https://nowcomment.com/documents/216029?scroll_to=2141800 Sun, 18 Oct 2020 00:09:49 -0400 Immediately targets the mistress by saying she is "twice forsworn" or twice as guilty as he for their actions https://nowcomment.com/documents/216029?scroll_to=2141797 https://nowcomment.com/documents/216029?scroll_to=2141797 Sun, 18 Oct 2020 00:06:44 -0400 By "two oath's breach" he means they both failed to promise their love only to their spouse https://nowcomment.com/documents/216029?scroll_to=2141795 https://nowcomment.com/documents/216029?scroll_to=2141795 Sun, 18 Oct 2020 00:01:22 -0400