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interprets it.
Kinbote has a By changing the original lines
great deal of respect for his from the excerpt in Timon of
late friend, and often feels Athens , it was possible to
like he did not get the re- change the meaning of the
spect and credit he deserved. piece.
Kinbote himself said that he changes are made, the re-
“experienced a grand sense sults drastically change how
of [he] the piece is interpreted. Both
looked at [Shade].” (26). He of- poems will be cross-analyzed
ten states how he wishes that in the following lines, and the
others changes made between the
wonder
whenever
could
have
seen
Shade in the same light as he
Although
subtle
two pieces will be noted.
did, and how others should
have
admired
him
more.
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With this in mind, the intent
Kinbote speaks
for the second poem was to
not have it be Flavius grieving
over the loss of Timon’s faith
To start, the lines of the new
in humanity, but actually be
poem are not spoken by Fla-
about Kinbote grieving over
vius to his servants but are in-
the loss of his dear friend
stead written by Kinbote in
John Shade. By changing a
his commentary. This helps
few key words in the original
the new poem fit into the for-
poem, this interpretation can
mat of Pale Fire .
be seen.
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