Motif
personified envy infects a human heart
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A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Envy, Jealousy, and Rivalry. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 4054-4143 confidence: high
Envy enters Aglauros’ chamber, touches her breast with a rust-stained hand, fills her heart with jagged thorns, breathes venom into her, and spreads black poison through her bones and lungs.
Envy is treated as an acting figure who physically and breathlessly implants poison, thorns, and jealousy into Aglauros.
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