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Definition of Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing is a literary device in which authors hint at plot developments that don't actually occur until later in the story. Foreshadowing can be achieved directly or indirectly, by making... read full definition
Foreshadowing is a literary device in which authors hint at plot developments that don't actually occur until later in the story. Foreshadowing can be achieved... read full definition
Foreshadowing is a literary device in which authors hint at plot developments that don't actually occur until later in the... read full definition
Chapter 1. Never Talk with Strangers
Explanation and Analysis—Berlioz's Death:
Challenged by Berlioz to predict the future, the thin, wily stranger assesses his new acquaintance and nails the bet. Woland’s appraisal of the editor’s fate in Chapter 1 is the first of many foreshadowed misfortunes to come:
‘Willingly,’ responded the stranger. He looked Berlioz up and down as though measuring him for a new suit, and muttered through his teeth something that sounded like ‘One, two... Mercury in the second house….. the Moon is gone... six—misfortune….. evening—seven.’ Then he announced loudly and gaily, ‘Your head will be cut off!’
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