The Greenwood

"The greenwood" is a forest in full leaf. The term evokes the setting for English tales about outlaws, like Robin Hood, living in the woods. In Maurice the greenwood symbolizes a place far from society where gay men can live freely as "outlaws." For most of the novel, Maurice is convinced no possibility exists for gay men to be together. To him "the greenwood" emphasizes the imaginary nature of the place or its existence in the distant pass. Despondent about Clive's decision to marry, Maurice tells himself he is different from other people. "An outlaw in disguise," Maurice thinks, invoking the legendary outlaw resident of the greenwood. He wonders whether, "among the men who took the greenwood in the old time," there was a pair of men: "two men like himself—two." But Maurice is so heartbroken about Clive's marriage he isn't sure such a pair ever existed, even in the greenwood. Later, contemplating Alec Scudder's love, but still feeling pessimistic, Maurice tells himself not to look "towards Sherwood," the woods where Robin Hood and his band lived. The symbol recurs when in Part 4, Terminal Note, when Forster remarks, "Maurice and Alec still roam the greenwood."

"綠林 "是一片枝繁葉茂的森林。這個詞讓人想起英國關於逃犯的故事，如羅賓漢，住在樹林裡。在莫裡斯那裡，綠林象征著一個遠離社會的地方，在那裡，同誌可以作為 "逃犯 "自由生活。在小說的大部分時間裡，莫裡斯確信同性戀者沒有可能在一起。對他來說，"綠林 "強調了這個地方的想象性，或者說它存在於遙遠的過去。對克萊夫結婚的決定感到失望，莫裡斯告訴自己他與其他人不同。莫裡斯想，"一個偽裝的逃犯，"他引用了傳說中綠林中的逃犯居民。他想知道，"在舊時代占領綠林的人中，"是否有一對男人。"兩個像他一樣的人--兩個"。但莫裡斯對克萊夫的婚姻非常傷心，他不確定這樣的一對曾經存在過，即使是在綠林中。後來，考慮到亞曆克-斯卡德的愛情，但仍然感到悲觀，莫裡斯告訴自己不要 "看向舍伍德"，即羅賓漢和他的樂隊居住的樹林。這個符號在第四部分 "結束語 "中再次出現，福斯特說，"莫裡斯和亞曆克仍然在綠林中遊蕩"。

Windows

In two key moments of Maurice, lovers are united when one enters the other's bedroom through the window. When Clive utters Maurice's name aloud, Maurice appears at his window and enters. Later, when Maurice utters the ambiguous invitation, "Come!," Alec Scudder enters his bedroom window. The open window at night symbolizes secrecy and transgression. If the lovers didn't dread the restrictions of the social order, they could use the door instead.

The open window also symbolizes one lover sexually yielding to the other. But with Clive and Maurice, this part of their union remains symbolic. They kiss, but Maurice returns to his room. Later Clive refuses even a kiss from Maurice, though he still says he loves him. With Alec, however, the open window does coincide with a sexual union.

在《莫裡斯》的兩個關鍵時刻，當一個人通過窗戶進入另一個人的臥室時，一對戀人結合在一起。當克萊夫大聲說出莫裡斯的名字時，莫裡斯出現在他的窗前並進入。後來，當莫裡斯發出曖昧的邀請："來吧！"亞曆克-斯卡德就進入了他臥室的窗戶。晚上打開的窗戶象征著秘密和越軌行為。如果這對戀人不懼怕社會秩序的限製，他們可以用門來代替。