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Commentary more interesting, seems to be a tie between Kinbote’s Zembla ramblings and Shade’s death. Notable contradictions in poem and Kinbote’s interpretation and blatant disinterest in contents (such as Hazel) as opposed to own contextually irrelevant ramblings. Nonetheless still very intriguing and Kinbote’s obsession is further intriguing—did Shade know? Sybil definitely did

I just started the commentary and its kinda wild how the narrator feels so much entitlement

Within cells interlinked

This book is wild

The Ophelia reference now has me thinking about Hamlet with regards to this novel. "To be or not to be?" may well be the question of Pale Fire.

The more I read, the more I realize just how clever that opening couplet is.

I don't even know how to interpret any of this. I'm starting to think that Kinbote and Shade are not the same person. Then again, Botkin-is-Kinbote feels too obvious. I don't even know man