Charlotte Corday walked alone Paris birds sang sugar calls Charlotte walked down lanes of stone through the haze of perfume stalls Charlotte smelt the dead's gangrene Heard the singing guillotine
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Charlotte Corday moves calmly through Paris before committing an assassination. The imagery contrasts beauty with impending death.
- In plain terms
- Charlotte walks calmly before killing a leader, sensing death nearby.
- What can you take from it?
- Calm resolve can precede violent acts.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What drives someone to assassinate?
- Is calm resolve dangerous?
Another view
It aestheticizes a violent political act too cleanly.
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