<Li> Dilsey Gibson--the matriarch of the servant family, which includes her three children--Versh, Frony, and T.P.--and her grandchild Luster (Frony's son); they serve as Benjamin's caretakers throughout his life . An observer of the Compson family's destruction . </Li> <Li> Miss Quentin Compson--daughter of Caddy who goes to live with the Compsons under Jason IV's care when Herbert divorces Caddy . She is very wild and promiscuous, and eventually runs away from home . Often referred to as Quentin II or Miss Quentin by readers to distinguish her from her uncle, for whom she was named . </Li> <P> The four parts of the novel relate many of the same episodes, each from a different point of view and therefore with emphasis on different themes and events . This interweaving and nonlinear structure makes any true synopsis of the novel difficult, especially since the narrators are all unreliable in their own way, making their accounts not necessarily trustworthy at all times . Also in this novel, Faulkner uses italics to indicate points in each section where the narrative is moving into a significant moment in the past . The use of these italics can be confusing, however, as time shifts are not always marked by the use of italics, and periods of different time in each section do not necessarily stay in italics for the duration of the flashback . Thus, these time shifts can often be jarring and confusing, and require particularly close reading . </P> <P> The title of the novel is taken from Macbeth's famous soliloquy of act 5, scene 5 of William Shakespeare's Macbeth: </P>

What do the italics mean in the sound and the fury