The very falsehood that stained her, was a proof how…
““The very falsehood that stained her, was a proof how blindly she loved another--this dark, slight, elegant, handsome man--while he himself was rough, and stern, and strongly made. He lashed himself into an agony of fierce jealousy. He thought of that look, that attitude!--how he would have laid his life at her feet for such tender glances, such fond detention! He mocked at himself, for having valued the mechanical way in which she had protected him from the fury of the mob; now he had seen how soft and bewitching she looked when with a man she really loved. He remembered, point by point, the sharpness of her words--'There was not a man in all that crowd for whom she would not have done as much, far more readily than for him.' He shared with the mob, in her desire of averting bloodshed from them; but this man, this hidden lover, shared with nobody; he had looks, words, hand-cleavings, lies, concealment, all to himself.””
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
Blind love leads to jealousy and hidden pain, revealing complex emotional dynamics
In simple terms: Blind love causes jealousy and hidden suffering
Key Takeaway
Beware of blind devotion without awareness
Themes
jealousy
blind love
emotional conflict
Mood
melancholic
dramatic
Type
narrative
descriptive
When to use this quote
- reading novels
- relationship counseling
- self-reflection
Key Concepts
literature
psychology
relationships
Questions to Reflect On
- How does jealousy affect decisions?
- What reveals hidden truths?
A Different Perspective
Blind devotion can be destructive