Since his wife’s death a month earlier, Uther woke in his bedchamber each night at the same time, trembling, short of breath, and his heart hammering against his ribs. A nauseating mixture of terror and loss coursed through him, and it was as if Ygraine was dying all over again. He would never recuperate from her passing. His only solace was that she had given him a son moments before she slipped from this world. Then there was the guilt making his chest burn and his bowels twist. He had killed his wife. As surely as the sun rose and set, he had all but murdered her. Uther had gone behind his wife’s back and demanded his sorceress friend, Nimueh, use magic to help Ygraine conceive. “A life for a life,” Nimueh had cautioned, but Uther had never known that life was to have been Ygraine’s, damn it all! Beautiful, sweet, caring Ygraine, the woman he cherished above all others. …show more content…
“I am so sorry, my love. I did not know, I swear. Please forgive me, Ygraine. And please take me to join her, gods.” Rage swelled within him and he beat his fist against his chest. “I cannot stand it! This was my doing! I demand to be punished!” Out of the corner of his eye, Uther caught something moving, a swish of fabric, gauzy and ethereal. A gentle, golden glow emanated from the amorphous figure. Uther shot to his feet and rushed toward it. “Ygraine? Is that
The first passage reveals the parallel suffering occurring in the lives of different members of the family, which emphasizes the echoes between the sufferings of the father and the narrator. The narrator’s father’s despair over having watched
Girroir and the girls out so they would not get wet; from the look on their faces I knew it wasn’t good. I parked the car and opened my umbrella I felt the sloshing of the water beneath my feet with each step. I sat in the waiting room, anticipating the moment when they would come out of Mr. Girroir’s room. I saw Mrs. Girroir first; she had a blank expression on her face. No tears, only shock. I could hear Annabelle and Helens whimpers down the hall. I knew he was gone, what a day to die.
He came in every night and sat with her.....' shhh, I'm here, it's alright'. "(Zusak 36). The simple action of being there for her at her worst, and comforting her whenever she needed it, no matter the lack of sleep, ignited a trust and love of a lifetime. His love for her stayed with her even after his death, "...
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The book Wife of His Youth written by Charles W. Chesnutt. It is a short story about a woman name Liza who has been searching for her husband for twenty-five years. Her husband name is Sam Taylor whom she had help escape from slavery when she found out that his family was going to sell him. Sam Taylor is Ryder who is now a head of Blue Veins Society. Blue Veins Society is a group for light-colored people.
Female Resolutions in Celtic Mythology (#1) Although a handful of female characters in Celtic Mythology embody a great deal of power, such as, Morrígan, a war goddess, who “[can] destroy those who might be subdued”, most of them are unable to deal with repercussions, that is, the result and effect of their actions. In the text, “The Exile of the Sons of Uisliu”, king Conchubur separates Derdriu, daughter of Fedilmid, from the rest of the Ulaid as a mean to “rear her as [he] see[s] fit [because]…she will be [his] companion [since] none of the Ulaid warriors dare [to] oppose him” (Gantz, 260). In other words, the story in the text begins with a submissive theme where neither the warriors nor Derdriu have any power over the situation, therefore,
The futuristic story begins by familiarizing the reader with this house that can do pretty much anything a normal family would do, such as cook, clean, and read. “There Will Come Soft Rains” is set in chronological order, beginning on August 4th, 2026. Every hour a mechanical voice box stops to announce the date, weather, or event that is happening at that particular time. At first there doesn’t seem to be anything apparently wrong, but you soon realize that there is no family occupying the house any longer. All that is left of the family that previously lived in the house is a silhouette of the woman, man, two children, and their play ball described as being burnt into the side of a wall. There is never an explanation as to why the family
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As the tale begins we immediately can sympathize with the repressive plight of the protagonist. Her romantic imagination is obvious as she describes the "hereditary estate" (Gilman, Wallpaper 170) or the "haunted house" (170) as she would like it to be. She tells us of her husband, John, who "scoffs" (170) at her romantic sentiments and is "practical to the extreme" (170). However, in a time
Through character development, the story also portrays the theme of escaping the past. Sethe’s actions are influenced heavily by her dead child, Beloved. When the “human” form of Beloved arrives while sleeping
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She and Uther had been lovers for months before Ygraine turned up, and what started out as a nonchalant dalliance had turned into so much more. Nimueh had fallen deeply in love and had been about to divulge her feelings when Uther summoned her for supper in his chambers.
He began to perspire. "Where are your father and mother?"The children looked up and smiled. "Oh, they'll be here directly." "Good, we must get going." but then Mr.McClean heard loud scream coming from the nursery. He run to the nursery as fast as he could. While Peter and wandy ran after him, she yelled at Mr.McClean to not open the door.As he slammed the door open, he saw the lions closing in on George Hadley and his wife and he yelled “Mr and Ms handly are you okay?” and then he turned to the kids behind him and told them to command the nursery to shut it down.” They are your parents; they raised you, fed you and most importantly, they loved you! Are you two really that heartless to try to kill them
From a feminist critical perspective, it is clear to perceive that her husband’s death was a release of freedom from her marriage. The text describes that at times, she did and did not love her husband. However, love had not mattered anymore because she was now free. Whether they loved each other or not, she would have still been his property. This restriction of freedom was no longer her cross to bear. The death of her husband would pave her a path for a new life.
Just because of this tiresome transfer from one place to another, his father was always preoccupied arranging different odds and ends that; he failed to provide ample time to a motherless child. And just because of it, a huge gap was formed between son and father, which remained till the last breath of his father. To make the matter worse, his father remarried in persuasion of other people. At first Premchand was delighted with a hope