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Definition of Mood
The mood of a piece of writing is its general atmosphere or emotional complexion—in short, the array of feelings the work evokes in the reader. Every aspect of a piece of writing... read full definition
The mood of a piece of writing is its general atmosphere or emotional complexion—in short, the array of feelings the work evokes in the reader. Every aspect... read full definition
The mood of a piece of writing is its general atmosphere or emotional complexion—in short, the array of feelings the work evokes... read full definition
Rappaccini’s Daughter
Explanation and Analysis—A Gloomy Mood:
The mood of "Rappaccini's Daughter" is initially apprehensive and foreboding. The narrator's early descriptions of Giovanni's lodgings as "high and gloomy" create a sense of foreboding, which intensifies when the narrator refers to a member of the family that owns the mansion "[partaking] of the immortal agonies of [Dante's] Inferno." Rich descriptions of the bewitching sensory beauty of Beatrice and Rappaccini's garden also cultivate a mysterious and suspenseful mood as the reader waits for the dark realities of the garden to be revealed.
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