ðə tˈaɪɾəl ʌvðə nˈɑːvəl ɐlˈuːdz tʊ ɐ pˈæsɪdʒ fɹʌm məkbˈɛθ, wˌɛɹ lˈeɪdi məkbˈɛθ tʃˈaɪdz hɜː hˈʌsbənd, hˌuː hɐz dʒˈʌst kˈɪld ðə kˈɪŋ: "tˈɪz ðɪ ˈaɪ ʌv tʃˈaɪldhʊd slˈæʃ
The title of the novel alludes to a passage from Macbeth, where Lady Macbeth chides her husband, who has just killed the king: "Tis the eye of childhood /