Love: Key Quotes
Love: Key Quotes
“Valentine” Key Quotes
- “I give you an onion” – This metaphor symbolises deep layered affection, acknowledging the multifaceted nature of love.
- “It promises light like the careful undressing of love” – This connection between light and love suggests honesty and revelation in a relationship.
“Before You Were Mine” Key Quotes
- “Before you were mine, your Ma stands at the close” – The possessive tone indicates a deep, encompassing love a child has for their mother.
- “That glamorous love lasts where you sparkle and waltz and laugh” – The use of vivacious verbs implies a nostalgic yearning for a time the speaker never experienced.
“Anne Hathaway” Key Quotes
- “My lover’s words were shooting stars” – This metaphor portrays their love as extraordinary and celestial, highlighting the potency of Shakespeare’s love through his words.
- “In the other bed, the best, our guests dozed on, dribbling their prose” – The contrast between Shakespeare’s poetic love and the ordinary prose of others underscores the unique intimacy between Anne and Shakespeare.
“Warming Her Pearls” Key Quotes
- “I see her every night; go to her” – The repetition of personal pronouns indicates a deeply personal and forbidden affection.
- “I dream about her” – The continuous dream motif encapsulates the unattainable and yearned nature of their love.
“Havisham” Key Quotes
- “Beloved sweetheart, bastard” – The juxtaposition of affectionate and harsh language emphasises the bitterness and anger stemming from a love turned sour.
- “I stink and remember” – The physiological imagery conveys the depth of her pain, showing an enduring and tormenting effect of a broken relationship.
“Disgrace” Key Quotes
- “Disgraceful. Surely not the kind of love I‘d choose” – The direct address reflects the speaker’s regret and disappointment, indicating love’s potential to derail.
- “Last night in bed, I was a Titanic of a woman” – The Titanic metaphor signals an unfolding disaster, symbolic of a failing relationship.