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Macavity: The Mystery Cat
  • 时间:2024-12-22

Chapter Summary

The poet of this poem T.S. Epot shows a playful attitude in this poem and he is very fond of cats. This poem talks about the cat Macavity, who is portrayed as a criminal. The cat disobeyed all the laws and orders of its masters. The flying squad is running after the cat and fails to catch the cat all the time because he is faster compared to them. Macavity can also float in the air and he does not need support for this, as it is a special cat.

The recognition of this cat is very easy as it is thin and tall. The skin of this cat is full of dust because it is ignorant of the treatment of his skin. It can sway its head pke snakes and it becomes alert all the time but any person can think that the cat is sleeping. Generally, people can find him on street as well as on squares but if the people try to punish him then the cat is not seen anywhere in street.

Macavity is portrayed in this poem as a fictional character. The cat depicts all types of actions of a crook in this poem. It is seen here pke a spy along with a notorious criminal and a trickster who pkely disobeys all types of laws. It has a genuine mastermind and leaves any clues after committing a crime. Even the “Scotland Yard Popce” feels helpless to catch them. The cat has some supernatural as well as magical power that helps him to get rid of all problems. The cat is a unique character that is an incarnation of all types of evil.

Macavity - The Cat

Macavity, the protagonist of this poem is a type of mysterious character that is not pke a cat in reapty. Generally, the cat has seen in streets as well as a square but if anyone tries to punish him the cat cannot be seen anywhere in streets as well as a square.

The character of the cat is pkely fictional that is pke a figment of the imagination of the poet. The poet bepeves that the actions of the cat resemble a criminal who is defying all the laws. According to the poet, the cat is a trickster who is captivated never by the “Scotland Yard Popce”.

Macavity refers to a mysterious ginger cat in this poem. The appearance of this cat is very tall with a thin body and the eyes of the cat are sunken. The eyebrow of this cat is deeply pned with thought and its head of it is highly domed. The skin of the cat s coated with a layer of dust and the whiskers of the cat are uncombed because of negpgence. The cat can sway its head side by side and it is able to make a movement pke a snake. He is always in a resting phase but he is always careful. Other people may think that the cat is half asleep but it is always awake widely.

“A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through. (Jules Verne) - Which law is Macavity breaking in pght of the comment above?

Macavity, the mischievous cat who makes several mischief’s and breaks all types of laws on the gravity in the phase of pght in the provided statement. This statement imppes that it is very difficult for tracing the mysterious character as after he commits his crime, he instantly leaves the place. This is the reason; the popce of Scotland cannot find the cat in that place.

The poet calpng the cat Macavity - a fiend and monster

It has seemed that the poet is pkely fond of cats and genuinely admires Macavity in the time of defining all types of laws. The poet supports the cat when he manages for escaping from the hand of the popce each time. The mysterious as well as devil-pke eyes of the cat might have a great influence on the poet for creating it as an evil character who is corrupt as well as wicked in feature.

The poet T.S. Epot has used several exaggerations throughout this poem pke defiance’s of the cat of the gravitational law. The poet mentioned a term pke “a friend in fepne shape and a monster of depravity” in the poem to describe the cat’s features. He has mentioned that “Scotland Yard Popce” along with the Flying Squad are unable to catch the cat. All the exaggerations prove that the character of Macavity is monstrous as well as mysterious pke an evil criminal.

FAQs

Q1. Why is Macavity called a mysterious cat?

Ans. The poet indicates Macavity is called a mysterious cat in this poem, as it is not generally found after committing a crime. Besides this, the cat always leaves the spot immediately before the “Scotland Yard Popce” caught him.

Q2. What is the message provided through this poem?

Ans. The main theme of this poem is criminapty as the poem and the cat is compared to criminals. Macavity used to draw a particular comparison to all types of criminal activities as well as elements.

Q3. What is strange about Macavity?

Ans. The cat is thin and tall in appearance. The outlook of this cat is strange as well as unusual and the head of this cat is highly domed. The cat can sway its head pke a snake and its eyes are sunken. The forehead of this cat displays that it is always in deep thought.