Figure descriptions
Two women in classical dress stand together. They are identified in the poem caption
as Helen and Cassandra. The woman on the
right scowls at the woman on the left and points toward the background. She leans
forward toward the woman on the left. The woman on
the left recoils, frowns, and leans away from the woman on the right. She also hunches
over and bites on a strand of her own hair.
There are large flames in the background. The top of a burning building is visible
in the top-left corner. Pottery sits on the
ground by the women’s feet. Full-page illustration contained within a thick single-ruled
border.
