: When his quills and paper are seized, he uses blood and wine to write on his bedsheets and clothing.
: Finally, he uses his own feces to write across the very walls of his cell, turning his environment into a living manuscript. Thematic Significance of "Paper" Quills(2000)
The film's most striking visual motif is the Marquis’s resourcefulness when his writing tools are stripped away by Dr. Royer-Collard and the Abbé du Coulmier. As he is denied traditional parchment and ink, his concept of "paper" evolves through stages of increasing desperation: : When his quills and paper are seized,
: By removing physical paper, the authorities only force the Marquis to find more permanent and shocking ways to preserve his work. Quills(2000)