"“Hark what light through yonder window breaks.” I struck what I judged to be a dramatic Shakespearian pose and Red laughed at me and threw the dish cloth at my face."
I found it interesting that Author Silverwood included a Romeo & Juliet quote so close to the end of the book. And it got me thinking, and pondering, and going down the rabbit hole that I call "What does it all mean?" I can't help but see comparisons between the doomed couple and our Isak & Red. Greek philosopher Aristotle describes a tragic hero has essentially having good and evil, of noble descent and should suffer greatly. But these are modern times, and they call for a more modern interpretation of tragic hero. The biggest thing even playwrights of this millennium agree on is tragedy and suffering is subjective. So could it be that Isak suffered so much in his early years that he has morphed into this conflicted man? A mesmer who takes what he thinks he deserves because he's earned the right? We learn that he was to get married at some point way before Red, but it didn't occur. We don't know why, but... Could it have been the catalyst to his tragedy arc? His mesmer powers? And in contrast, could it have been love that switches his arc from evil to good? Hmmmm.
"She was, I realized, definitely an essential part of my world. Didn’t know why. Currently, I did not care. The anger still swirled and possessed me. How dare he touch her, let alone have his men do it."
Isak makes great strides in wanting MORE. But why? Why then? I don't believe its just his encounter with another mesmer that made him more thoughtful. It seems like boredom played a part, but I couldn't help but keep thinking about why then. Why decide it was time to test the monster? Perhaps we will never know.
"As pure mesmer, the world was dull and simple. Seen through the eyes of my monster, the nuances and excitement of living was crushed. I had taken Red and used her like a toilet roll to assuage desires, then thrown her away until I wanted her again. A human man was more than lust. Should be more."
For me, Isak is pure tragic hero, but I don't think Author Silverwood made it so easy. He starts to think about consent, but we discover something else. Is it possible that Red has changed too? One can argue Pavlov's effect or Stockholm Syndrome here, but Red is a tragic hero too. She wants to do what she thinks she should: Run away from him whenever possible. And she tries. But it doesn't seem like its what she wants anymore. She's made a conscious decision to help him find his human again...his good. And the dark humor Author Silverwood is known for comes out to play.
"“We need to tack an extra bit on that list I gave you at the café: Seven: Do not murder people.”“Gotcha. Next time, Red. Next time.”"
"“Red, we are the least likely couple to be given a Great Pet Owner award.”“This is true,” she said reluctantly, as if straining the words through her heart. “He is super cute, though. But you…” She eyed me. “Best Serial-killer Award, maybe?”"
"Your toddler took his first steps today? Well, my evil @#$% monster guy made a &%$ joke. Beat that."
At some point, Red became so important to Isak that he would do anything to save her and keep her, and Red realizes that she wasn't leaving Isak. I loved how Author Silverwood described Isak's rage at the possibility of losing her.
"Hate thrived, rose in me to heights I had never felt before. I dug the hate from my bones, tasted it on my tongue, and reveled in this raw power. The hate oozed and flooded my head, thumping, thumping. My mesmer senses leaped and curled, wriggled dark tendrils, and I freed them and whipped downward through the tower, questing."
Im going to argue that Isak does come full circle as the tragic hero. He's found a new purpose, a new love and a new respect for Red...or is it simply for the word Consent? I don't think it matters really.
The Eddie Izzard mention is as random as it is profound. "What do you do in life? What do you create, what do you make, what do you add to the human existence? That is what matters." Have these two tragic heroes found peace in the mundane? That and a little side BDSM is really all you need to complete life.
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