Yin and Yang

Create a symbol for Hermione. Why does your symbol represent her? Write a short description of your symbol. Blog it.

       Hermione, the beloved queen of Sicilia is perceived to be yang; the opposing force to yin. As yang symbolizes the bright, active, upward, hot, expanding, and strong. Hermione represented all of the good attributes which highlighted all the bad characteristics of Leontes whom is perceived to be yin. Ironically, yin and yang are considered female and male respectively. However, Leontes had similar corresponding    aspects to yin; dark, passive, downward, cold, contracting, and weak.

      These two energies are considered to cause everything to happen which in effect did happen in the book. The conflict was caused by Leontes’ (in this case yin’s) jealousy and everyone sympathized with Hermione’s (yang’s) misfortune as a result.