Genre
Fantasy
Setting and Context
Set in the 1970s in the fictional Lankhmar and Ilthmar
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Tense, optimistic, and reflective
Protagonist and Antagonist
The primary protagonists are Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser.
Major Conflict
There is a major conflict between the Master of Thieves’ Guild and the Votishal temple. The priests stole Ohmphal’s skull and hands from the Guild warehouse and hid them in the Votishal temple. The Master of Thieves' Guild wants his treasure back.
Climax
The climax comes in the "Circle Curse" when Fafhrd and the Gray Mouse finally return to Lankhmar after living in Ilthmar for several years.
Foreshadowing
The stone house in “Jewels in the Forest” foreshadows the end of anyone who steps inside.
Understatement
Fafhrd and The Mouse Gray understated the challenges they could face in Ilthmar. They finally decide to return to Lankhmar.
Allusions
N/A
Imagery
N/A
Paradox
The main paradox is that when Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser leave Lankhmar for Ilthmar, they vow they will never come again. Paradoxically, they return after three years.
Parallelism
There is a parallelism between the Master of Thieves' Guild's interests in the Votishal temple and stealing the relics from F & GM once they acquire them.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
The stone house is used as a metonymy for end times.
Personification
The stone house in “The Jewels in the Forest is personified as a living creature.
