Pale Fire: A Magazine in 12 Projects Group Three | Page 37

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osity to Shade’s wisdom.
Poor honest man
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Instead of being undone by
“good,”
the
poem
For bounty
was
changed to say that Shade
Nothing is changed here, but
was undone by “evil.” This
the meaning is now about
changes the meaning of the
Kinbote admiring Shade, as
line from being about Ti-
opposed to Flavius admiring
mon’s downfall due to his
generosity
to
his servant. The “bounty” is
Shade’s
now Shade’s wisdom that he
death. As the novel suggests
imparted onto others with his
that Shade was murdered,
works.
this change makes sense.
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My dearest friend
When man’s worst sin
Simply by changing “lord” to
Here, “kind” was changed to
“intelligent”
to
“friend,” the meaning is no
further
longer about a servant talk-
change the meaning from
ing about his master. Kinbote
being about Timon’s gener-
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