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Name Symbolism in "Fences"
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Name Symbolism in "Fences"
Cory
Lyons
from Cor
Rose
Bono
- an ancient measure of capacity
- an expression of admiration
- heart (in Latin)
- corner (a corner stone forms the base of a building; joins walls)
- King of the Beasts; King of the Jungle
- power; strength; authority
- courage and aggression
- nocturnal (night) - symbol
of the subconscious/dreams
- safeguards humans from ghosts and demons
- identified with the latin term pro bono which translates to "the public good"
- symbol of love and passion
- the ancient Greeks associated roses with Aphrodite, the goddesses of love
- represent confidentiality or secrets; Latin "sub rosa" = under the rose which means something told in secret
Troy
Gabriel
Raynell
- God is my strength
- often portrayed holding a trumpet
- the only female archangel
- a messenger of God
- scares those who see her
- enforcer of law and judgment
- Ray = beam of light; a beacon
- Nell is derived from a medieval endearment meaning "mine"; Also associated with light; bright shining one.
- ‘well-founded’, ‘strong-built’ and ‘well-walled’
- The walls must have been unusually strong in order to withstand a ten-year siege and, in fact, Troy fell by the ruse of a Trojan horse rather than its walls
- Troy's walls were so impressive that they were said to have been built by Poseidon (God of the Sea) and Apollo (son of Zeus - God of the Sky)
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