I love your thoughts on this opening. The opening of the box reminds me of Pandora, of course, and the courtship box choice in Merchant of Venice, where the correct casket is made of lead.
Wikipedia on Emerald myth: "The virtue of the Emerald is to counteract poison. They say that if a venomous animal should look at it, it will become bli…
I love your thoughts on this opening. The opening of the box reminds me of Pandora, of course, and the courtship box choice in Merchant of Venice, where the correct casket is made of lead.
Wikipedia on Emerald myth: "The virtue of the Emerald is to counteract poison. They say that if a venomous animal should look at it, it will become blinded. The gem also acts as a preservative against epilepsy; it cures leprosy, strengthens sight and memory, checks copulation, during which act it will break, if worn at the time on the finger.
I love your thoughts on this opening. The opening of the box reminds me of Pandora, of course, and the courtship box choice in Merchant of Venice, where the correct casket is made of lead.
Wikipedia on Emerald myth: "The virtue of the Emerald is to counteract poison. They say that if a venomous animal should look at it, it will become blinded. The gem also acts as a preservative against epilepsy; it cures leprosy, strengthens sight and memory, checks copulation, during which act it will break, if worn at the time on the finger.
Checks copulation! Ominous for Dorothea!