And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Death and decay rule absolutely over everything, leaving no escape from their universal dominion.
- In plain terms
- Darkness and death control everything completely with no limits.
- What can you take from it?
- Mortality and decay are inescapable forces that rule all life.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do we live under inevitable death?
- What escapes decay?
Another view
This view leaves no room for hope or human agency.
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