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Definition of Personification
Personification is a type of figurative language in which non-human things are described as having human attributes, as in the sentence, "The rain poured down on the wedding guests, indifferent... read full definition
Personification is a type of figurative language in which non-human things are described as having human attributes, as in the sentence, "The rain poured down... read full definition
Personification is a type of figurative language in which non-human things are described as having human attributes, as in the... read full definition
Act 3, Scene 3
Explanation and Analysis—Abigail's Conversion:
In Act 3, Scene 3, upon finding out that her father's quest for revenge led to the deaths of both Lodowick and Don Mathias, Abigail commits herself to a life of Christian piety as a nun. This culminates in her using a metaphor to compare her life thus far to a "fatal labyrinth of misbelief," associating her Jewish faith and identity with sin:
My sinful soul, alas, hath paced too long
The fatal labyrinth of misbelief,
Far from the sun that gives eternal life.
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