This poem thus seems an analysis and critical appreciation of the Greek epic poem the Udysses’ in which Ulysses was a war hero and Alfred Lord Tennyson beautifully interpreted it. He says that although he alone travelled different continents yet he enjoyed and he was never worried going alone even on difficult journeys. The speaker tells us more about himself and his journeys. He shows his will to travel the world again. People like Ulysses want to flee from their daily routine and boring life.
ULYSSES BY ALFRED LORD TENNYSON FULL
Life has no worth if it is not full of hardships and opportunities. He wants to continue doing so but he is unable to do so. Ulysses is among those adventurer heroes, who explored the world. I am a part of all that I have met Yet all experience is an arch wherethro’ Gleams that untravell’d world whose margin fades For ever and forever when I move.Īll these lines are required to be discussed at once as they are all dependent on each other. I cannot rest from travel: I will drink Life to the lees: All times I have enjoy’d Greatly, have suffer’d greatly, both with those That loved me, and alone, on shore, and when Thro’ scudding drifts the rainy Hyades Vext the dim sea: I am become a name For always roaming with a hungry heart Much have I seen and known cities of men And manners, climates, councils, governments, Myself not least, but honour’d of them all And drunk delight of battle with my peers, Far on the ringing plains of windy Troy. He is of the view that his people do not know him therefore, he considers his introduction very much necessary for the public. He doesn’t like sitting and wearing a crown as he is not a king by birth but a war hero and explorer. In his eyes, his people have nothing else to do except eat, sleep, drink and be merry. It seems the case with the speaker/warrior, who has gained so much in his life but he now has to stay there to civilize his people whom he calls “s a v a g e”. If we compare these lines with history then we realize that once a king/general captured a settlement, it was much necessary for him to stay there to avoid restlessness among the people to stop a revolt. Now, he has to sit on the king’s chair and make laws for the welfare of his people, whom he thinks are very uncivilized. The warrior, whom we talked about previously, has been retired. Match’d with an aged wife, I mete and dole Unequal laws unto s a v a g e race, That hoard, and sleep, and feed, and know not me. It seems to the audience/readers that the king is a warrior too and not limited only to the king’s chair. In depth if we do analysis of “barren crags” then it seems a clear-cut critical situation of the speaker and seems that it is a metaphor that Alfred Lord Tennyson uses for appreciation of the adventurous life of Ulysses in this poem as he feels himself in a prison. Second line of the poem strengthens this stance. It seems from the very first line of the poem the king does not want a robotic life. The speaker’s frustration is very much transparent. It seems that he is no more interested in machine-like kingship. The king of Ithaca uses this for himself.
Idle is a word usually used for a person, who has nothing to do and mostly for one who is lazy. Ulysses is the speaker and he directly talks to the audience/readers and starts his discussion: It little profits that an idle king, By this still hearth, among these barren crags, Critical analysis and appreciation of the poem Ulysses by Alfred Lord TennysonĪs mentioned earlier, the poem is a dramatic monologue. In short, in this poem the poet has revoked Greek mythology like most of the poets of Victorian age. All in all, critical analysis of this poem reveals that Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote memories of Ulysses as an appreciation of the courage and bravery of the Trojan hero. He does not wish for this kind of life thus, he talks about the good old days. He knows that he is going to die and death is approaching him, hence, he is very much displeased because of unpleasant days. Ulysses starts discussion of his life in descending order. The poem is a dramatic monologue therefore, there is no other dialogue of any second character. Odyssey is also the second name of Ulysses therefore, we can use both these names interchangeably.Ĭertain qualities of the aforementioned hero are obvious in this poem. He was also mentioned in Homer’s epic poem the Odyssey.
The poem is about a Greek hero also the king of Ithaca. Alfred Lord Tennyson is especially remembered due to portrayal of Victorian age in his poetry as evident from critical analysis as well as appreciation of his dramatic monologue “Ulysses”. We, being students of literature, know him because of his remarkable contribution to English poetry. Like other poets, Tennyson has also been known as a good representative poet of his era.
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