What does a ring mean? Based upon the giver, receiver, character, and composition, the ring carries a specific meaning and always has a story.
In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Antique Ring,” when Mr. Edward Caryl gives his betrothed, Clara Pembertou, an antique diamond ring, she immediately asks about the ring’s history. The ring’s gem is so bright and set in so curious a fashion that it must have a unique story.
She wants to know “how many times it has been the pledge of faith between two lovers, and whether the vows, of which it was the symbol, were always kept or often broken.” She entrusts Edward with producing a story that will bring the ring to life….
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