The storm outside had been brewing for some time, just as it had been between Calixta and Alcee. As the storm outside increases, the sexual tension between Calixta and Alcee increases. They move through the rooms of the house until they reach Calixta’s bedroom. We see a lack of passion in marriage represented by the separate beds that Calixta and her husband, Bobinot, have. But the room’s description also hints at the mystery of passion: “The door stood open, and the room with its white, monumental bed, its closed shutters, looked dim and mysterious.” These images seem to contrast one another, the white purity of innocence versus the dark passion that lies within.

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