The Cross
While the Cross is usually a clear symbol for Christianity, in the play it more specifically represents the Master and the Commander’s false Christian values. The Cross is the emblem of the Military Orders…
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Animals
The play often uses animal characterizations to suggest that some of the men in the play adopt a predator-prey relationship with women. The Commander is often likened to a “beast” or a “wolf,” indicating how…
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The Bow
The bow has two layers of symbolic significance: first, it symbolizes the Commander’s predatory nature, just as the animal descriptions emphasize the same idea. One day, while the Commander is hunting deer, he comes…
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