Elizabeth begins to show her resentment, and John responds, “I have gone tiptoe in this house all seven month since she [Abigail] is gone. I have not moved from there to there without I think to please you, and still an everlasting funeral marches round your heart”. (54) John has done everything since the affair with extreme diligence to make Elizabeth happy. Going tiptoe implies that he is being very careful about literally where he puts his feet, but figuratively how exact he is with his actions. He takes very careful steps for an entire seven months! He continues saying that he has not moved without taking Elizabeth’s wants into consideration. He is very careful about what he does in order to please Elizabeth. He still feels a overwhelming resentment towards him. He is trying to find his way back towards Elizabeth’s heart yet with all of his efforts, he only finds Elizabeth’s heart to be dark, lifeless, and in mourning. He also finds these emotions to be marching round the heart, which is interesting diction because it makes it seem as if the dark emotions are acting as an army protecting a
Elizabeth begins to show her resentment, and John responds, “I have gone tiptoe in this house all seven month since she [Abigail] is gone. I have not moved from there to there without I think to please you, and still an everlasting funeral marches round your heart”. (54) John has done everything since the affair with extreme diligence to make Elizabeth happy. Going tiptoe implies that he is being very careful about literally where he puts his feet, but figuratively how exact he is with his actions. He takes very careful steps for an entire seven months! He continues saying that he has not moved without taking Elizabeth’s wants into consideration. He is very careful about what he does in order to please Elizabeth. He still feels a overwhelming resentment towards him. He is trying to find his way back towards Elizabeth’s heart yet with all of his efforts, he only finds Elizabeth’s heart to be dark, lifeless, and in mourning. He also finds these emotions to be marching round the heart, which is interesting diction because it makes it seem as if the dark emotions are acting as an army protecting a