The position of the box holding Carmilla and her late ex−husband’s rings is quite intriguing: the ring box sits on her left, while the teacups of her daughters, herself, and Zestial are on her right. Her entire right side is filled with the teacups of her current family and her loved ones, while the left side is empty—save only for the ring box of the deceased.
In traditional Spanish religious culture, the left and right sides have the following interpretations:
- Right (Derecha): Symbolizes life, good fortune, justice, and heaven
- It is said that good people step into heaven with their right foot first, so the right side is regarded as an auspicious symbol.
- In Spanish, both "derecho" (straight) and "derecha" (right) are associated with positive connotations.
- Wedding rings are traditionally worn on the right hand, representing honor and trust, a tradition originating from Roman culture.
- Left (Izquierda): Symbolizes death, inauspiciousness, misfortune, and bad luck
- In Spanish, "left" is "izquierda", derived from the Latin word "sinister"—a root that inherently carries the meaning of "ominous".
- In Spanish superstition, the left side is often seen as a direction that brings bad luck.
1. Religious and Spiritual Beliefs
- In traditional Spanish Catholic culture, the right side is linked to heaven and redemption, while the left is tied to hell and curses.
- In religious art, symbols of death (such as skeletons) are often placed on the left side of works, while symbols of life/redemption are positioned on the right.
- Spanish folk tradition holds that leaving open scissors on the left is a symbol of sudden death, as the scissors are thought to "cut the thread of life".
- In some regions, a twitching left eyelid is believed to foreshadow misfortune, while a twitching right eyelid signifies good luck.
The deceased she has lost rests on the left, while the living—those she loves now—are on the right. This means Carmilla’s daughters and Zestial are redemption for her in the present, and the ring box of her late husband on the left? It is her hell.
What’s even more intriguing is that Zestial has been standing firmly on Carmilla’s right—the side of redemption—as he admonishes her, yet the choices Carmilla makes are rooted in the left, in the ring of her late husband—that of hell and destruction.
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